All News and Features articles – Page 3
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NewsDaimler Truck wins VDA logistics award for electrifying inbound logistics
Daimler Truck is scaling e-trucks for inbound logistics in Germany, cutting emissions with its Electrify Inbound Logistics project by 2026.
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NewsTariffs threat drives uncertainty into North American cross-border parts trade
The US Trump government is hitting its North American neighbours with 25% tariffs on metals and looking to add cross-border auto parts.
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AnalysisEurope makes strong investment in artificial intelligence for future innovation
The EU’s €200 billion InvestAI Initiative is set to transform Europe’s industries with AI-driven solutions, enhancing data-driven decision-making and optimising manufacturing efficiency.
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NewsToyota ready to ship US-made batteries for local electric vehicle production
Toyota is building its own lithium batteries in the US for the first time and will begin with deliveries for Camry hybrid production at the Kentucky plant from April
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AnalysisEurope’s shift from export dominance to import growth
Europe’s automotive logistics landscape is undergoing rapid transformation as market forces, geopolitical shifts and Chinese OEM investments reshape the region’s supply chains.
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NewsBarcelona port doubles containerised car imports in 2024
Vehicle exports from the Spanish port Barcelona continue to recover and while imports are down there has been a doubling of cars in containers imported.
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NewsFord says protracted tariffs would wipe out billions in profit from auto sector
Ford’s chief James Farley said the carmaker’s latest earnings call that if Trump’s tariffs were to persist Ford “would have to make some major strategy shifts in the US”.
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NewsNigel Blenkinsop replaces Barbara Bergmeier as JLR’s head of industrial operations
Barbara Bergmeier has handed her role as executive director of industrial operations at JLR to Nigel Blenkinsop who will oversee the carmaker’s end-to-end supply chain
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NewsUS tariff threats stoke uncertainty in North American supply chain
The North American automotive supply chain finds itself on fickle ground in the face of Trump’s tariff bluster on imports from Canada and Mexico.
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NewsDP World builds on containerised vehicle service for Chery in Turkey
Following the merger of port operations at Izmit in Turkey, DP World is moving more imported cars in containers for Chinese brand Chery.
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NewsVW Group moves over 1.2m vehicles through Emden port in 2024
VW Group saw a decline in vehicle throughput at Emden in 2024 and mixed fortunes in the sale of battery electric vehicles worldwide.
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NewsChina-Europe trade gets boost from CEX container service
Kawa Ningbo vessel makes first China-Europe maritime express container shipment to Zhejiang Seaport Logistics at JadeWeserPort in Germany.
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NewsIndonesia waives tariffs on BYD imports ahead of local production
The Chinese carmaker is building a plant in Subang, West Java, which is due to open by the end of 2025 and is importing vehicles tariff free until then.
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NewsPolestar to make compact SUV in Europe from 2027
The Chinese-owned Swedish electric vehicle maker will make the Polestar 7 in Europe to improve commercial performance.
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NewsBuelent Ileri leads global supply chain and logistics at AGCO
Buelent Ileri has a successful track record of optimising logistics and supply chain planning, according to AGCO, following 15 years with the company
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NewsVehicle throughput dropped last year at Antwerp-Bruges ports
Car volumes were down through ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge last year, in part because of tariffs and disruption to international shipping.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen officially opens Brunswick terminal facility
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has officially opened its South Atlantic vehicle and equipment processing hub at the US port of Brunswick
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NewsHouthis release crew of Galaxy Leader car carrier
The 25 crew members of the hijacked car carrier have been released after 14 months in captivity.
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NewsDP World opens finished vehicle hub at Zeebrugge port
The new 25-hectare operation has a storage capacity for 7,000 cars and will offer a full range of finished vehicle logistics services.
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NewsHolger Bätz moves to head supply chain development for VW Group After Sales
Holger Bätz will now responsible for optimising parts flow within the VW Group’s global aftersales supply chain and for planning logistics infrastructure