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How tariffs, tech & trade shifts are reshaping logistics
New tariffs, EV localisation and digitalisation are reshaping global auto logistics. Explore key trends and strategies for supply chain resilience.
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Toyota 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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Jack Cooper winds down after GM relationship ends
Jack Cooper’s workforce faces uncertainty as it winds down operations, following troubled relationships with its OEM clients GM and Ford.
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Barcelona 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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US-Panama Canal row escalates, threatens supply chain disruption
Further US threats to the Panama Canal are escalating tensions and fears of automotive supply chain distruption.
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Ford 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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China retaliates against Trump’s auto tariffs
China has imposed 10% tariffs on US vehicle imports in response to Trump’s trade measures, escalating tensions in the automotive sector.
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Chinese OEMs continue vertical integration of FVL
Chinese OEMs like BYD and SAIC Motor expand ro-ro fleets to ease export logistics amid global shipping capacity constraints.
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Nigel 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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US 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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DP 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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VW 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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China-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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Indonesia 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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Polestar 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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Buelent 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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Vehicle 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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Wallenius 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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Houthis 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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DP 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.