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Seismic shifts in the global trade of electric vehicles: 2024 in review

The car industry is going through a volatile adaptation as it seeks to decarbonise mobility and clean up the logistics supporting production. This year it has also been dealing with trade and labour disruption but the focus is adamantly on a more resilient supply chain and the adoption of digital technology.

Dräxlmaier to use first MAN electric truck for Porsche battery deliveries

MAN Truck & Bus has delivered its first fully electric 40-tonne truck for use by tier one supplier Dräxlmaier to deliver batteries to the Porsche plant in Leipzig, Germany which makes the Macan Electric model.

Porsche forecast dented by aluminium supply shortage

Porsche’s supply chain has been hit by a shortage of aluminium alloys as the result of flooding at an unnamed European supplier. Heavy rains in France, Switzerland and Italy at the very end of June caused flooding and fatal landslides as well as disrupting manufacturing. Porsche said the supplier had notified customers of the occurrence of a force majeure event.

Porsche using electric and biogas trucks for parts moves

Porsche is using six new electric trucks to transport production materials between its German plants in Zuffenhausen, Weissach and Leipzig. Porsche’s logistics partners Keller Group, Müller – Die lila Logistik and Elflein have also committed to operating the electric trucks using renewable electricity.

Porsche boosts logistics efficiency at Zuffenhausen with MHP software

Porsche’s IT and process consulting subsidiary, MHP, is supplying the carmaker with a centralised fleet management system to control automated logistics at its Zuffenhausen assembly plant in Germany. Porsche said MHP FleetExecuter will help increase efficiency and flexibility in production at the plant.

How Group Logistics is overcoming crises and shaping Volkswagen's future supply chain

Volkswagen Group Logistics can increasingly master disruptions thanks to greater resiliency, but its managing director Simon Motter is making sure the group is ready to deliver on long-term goals for electrification, sustainability and cost.

ICL CEO steps down, firm acquired by Valsoft

FVL visibility platform ICL, Inc. has been acquired by Canadian software acquisition firm Valsoft.

Porsche retrofitting headlights after supply shortage

Porsche has resolved a supply chain bottleneck that forced it to delay deliveries this month of Macan and Panamera models made at its Leipzig plant in Germany.

Charting a course to bypass Russia

Carmakers have been looking for alternative routes to deliver finished vehicles and automotive parts between Europe and China since the latter invaded Ukraine. Prior to that, Russia was the preferred route for shipping cargo between the two regions because of the lower costs and lower number of customs checkpoints.

Oliver Blume to replace Diess as CEO of Volkswagen Group

Oliver Blume will take over as chief executive of the Volkswagen Group in September this year, replacing Herbert Diess. Blume, currently Porsche CEO and a former head of production and logistics for the premium OEM, will take over as the VW Group transforms its manufacturing and supply chain to meet electrification targets.

Ukraine’s vital link in the European supply chain

The shutdown of much industry, trade and logistics out of Ukraine is hurting automotive production and driving up logistics and bunker costs for European logistics providers.

Felicity Ace car carrier sinks in Atlantic

Two weeks after fire took hold of the car carrier vessel Felicity Ace, the vessel has sunk in the Atlantic, around 220 nautical miles south of the Azores.

VW Group vehicles burn aboard abandoned MOL vessel in Atlantic

The Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) vessel Felicity Ace is on fire in the mid-Atlantic with large consignment of VW Group vehicles aboard. The 22-person crew has been forced to abandon the vessel. All have been rescued safely.

Material shortages are forcing a supply chain rethink in automotive

Widespread shortages in range of materials used to make cars are impacting production but OEMs and suppliers are responding by accelerating the development of alternative closed-loop supply chains

Tramosa using robots for vehicle yard management

Stanley Robotics is supplying Tramosa with mobile robots for the movement of vehicles at its outbound logistics compound in Creutzwald, France. Tramosa, which is the French subsidiary of Spanish logistics provider Tradisa, is aiming to deploy the robots at its other compounds in Europe following this first trial.

Audi using AI to assess supply chain sustainability

Audi has been piloting an AI tool that analyses information about suppliers to assess their sustainability in terms of environmental pollution, human rights and corruption. It also monitors information about potential cyber-crimes.

Electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle plant database

Track factory locations for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid and hybrid vehicles by manufacturer, model and location, in a comprehensive listing of the changing geography of electric vehicle manufacturing

Pandemic gives finished vehicle logistics a fresh perspective

According to speakers at the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain North America Live conference there was a silver lining to the disruption inflicted on the automotive industry by the coronavirus pandemic: it allowed companies to look at things afresh and identify where existing problems in the outbound supply chain lay hidden by day-to-day activity.

Porsche turns to ICL for better visibility on vehicle deliveries

The continuing need for accurate tracking of vehicles in the outbound supply chain became more of a critical issue last year as assembly plants ramped up production after the Covid shutdowns. Demand for new cars remained strong throughout the crisis, which shrank available inventory 32%, from 3.8m to 2.6m when plants were shut or operating on restricted schedules and according to new safety protocols.

Watch: Ensuring finished vehicle logistics keeps pace with demand

Senior managers from Porsche, Glovis and ICL Systems talk about how they have been keeping dealer lots stocked as consumer demand has returned since the end of stay-at-home orders across America.

VW to use sustainable electricity for all shipments by rail in Germany

The medium is the message

An industry-wide initiative in Europe aims to set a standard for digital communication across all outbound delivery processes from factory to dealer. Joanne Perry talks to some of those involved

Porsche's PDC in Canada to shorten lead times

Porsche partners with Sap to innovate digital processes

Steering the future using AI

German start-up Kopernikus has developed self-driving technology that can be used to move vehicles inside production facilities and workshops, and potentially even at ports

VW sets up new components division to drive efficiency

Proficient Auto Transport appoints new president and CEO

Volkswagen Group part 2: Talking ‘then and now’ with head of group logistics, Thomas Zernechel

The group’s head of group logistics talks about the major changes seen over the past two decades – and why he is optimistic about the future of logistics

Different digital paces

Volkswagen Group Logistics: Come together, right now

The end of the line?

Looking for the human-machine touch