Crisis in Europe could breed greater cooperation in outbound logistics

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As ECG celebrates 25 years, carmakers may be more open to the idea of volume guarantees, while the EU is more supportive of harmonised truck lengths.

Speaking in Brussels during the 25th anniversary of the founding of the ECG (the Association of European Vehicle Logistics) on June 28, its president Wolfgang Göbel recalled that, during the last celebration, vehicle production and sales were growing and heading towards historic peaks. It is a stark contrast to 2022 when the European automotive industry is struggling with a panoply of disruption and capacity in the outbound sector has been diminished by the Covid pandemic. However, the ECG reports optimism in dialogue between OEMs and logistics providers, and with EU officials

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