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Best practices to reduce shipping costs with major carriers

Freight pricing specialists AFMS gives an inside track on best practices to negotiate best-in-class shipping rates with major carriers in North America and beyond.

A game of two halves at Europe’s vehicle ports

Volatility at Europe’s leading finished vehicle handling ports was made worse in 2020 by the impact of restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of the year and then by resurgent demand in the second half. Marcus Williams reports

How Bosch is connecting its business for the AIoT era

Robert Bosch CIO Vijay Ratnaparkhe is continuing a revolution in the company’s corporate IT division as it takes a starring role in connecting Bosch operating units and products – expanding the possibility for data-driven services and AI across the business and supply chain. Interview by Ralf Bretting and Christopher Ludwig

Credit where credit is due

Despite a tough 2020, General Motors is bouncing back to beat the industry sales average thanks to a dedicated workforce, robust processes and some smart outbound logistics technology. Marcus Williams reports

Second-hand cars, first-rate opportunities

As people seek to save money and avoid public transport, they have increasingly been turning to used vehicles, pushing up demand and causing new challenges and some opportunities for the logistics sector, writes Illya Verpraet

Bridge over troubled waters

Kuehne + Nagel is supporting its automotive customers’ transition to an electrified future with the provision of battery chain services. At an event the company held in December, mobility and materials experts discussed the challenges facing the industry. Marcus Williams reports

Watch: A brand new Element at commercial EV startup Arrival

Tracey Yi, who is leading Arrival’s new component and procurement division, Elements, talks to Christopher Ludwig about the electric bus manufacturer’s unique supply chain and manufacturing localisation strategy.

Setting the scope for recovery and resilience at Seat

Seat’s investment in supply chain visibility and logistics automation has helped it to better manage the disruption caused by the coronavirus. Marcus Williams talks to Juan Vivas, inbound manager at the carmaker’s plant in Martorell

Watch: Livestream Hour Episode 13 – Start-up OEM supply chains with INEOS Automotive

Watch this discussion to hear key insights and ask questions to our special guest panel including INEOS Automotive’s head of supply chain management, Marko Weisshaar

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Watch: Livestream | The Coronavirus Series – Automotive Supply Chain March Update

Presented by Automotive from Ultima Media, hear from our analysts as they share insight on how the coronavirus crisis will impact global vehicle sales and what it will mean for automotive manufacturing and logistics. You will also hear from Supply Chain and Technology Strategist, Wolfgang Lehmacher, and his views on how supply chains could the crisis could lead to permanent changes in the wider supply chain.

US rail: tracking in the right direction

Shifts in consumer preferences, including more SUVs, have left the American rail industry struggling to catch up – but providers are investing in new technology and equipment

Suppliers will charge the change: opportunities in the EV value chain

While much focus is put on OEM plans to launch more electric vehicles, a great deal of the technology, value, production and services will come from both existing and emerging suppliers across the value chain. We expect many new opportunities for these companies over the next decade.

Oh so simple? US start-up confident of delivering autonomous trucks

Much self-driving technology has focused on passenger cars, but it is being applied to commercial vehicles too. Here’s why TuSimple believes it can solve the key challenges

CEE: At the heart of Europe’s electric future

OEMs and tier suppliers are investing in Central and Eastern Europe with a particular focus on electric, connected and autonomous mobility. Delegates at the Automotive Logistics CEE Summit in Budapest heard about the latest challenges and opportunities

What took the air out of Dyson’s electric car project?

The iconic manufacturer of vacuum cleaners has cancelled plans to develop and build an EV. That was probably a smart decision, considering the huge costs, competition and struggling market that Dyson would have been entering.

Comment: It’s carmaking, Jim, but not as we know it – Grenadier turns industry logic on its head

AL Global Detroit: Dark times ahead for US automotive industry

As overall US vehicle sales slow down and EV sales remain stagnant, there are concerns that some OEMs are chasing new-generation technologies at the expense of their existing business – potentially setting up a ‘make or break’ scenario in the near future

Russia takes a slice of the new Silk Road

As vehicle shipments increase on overland routes between Europe and China, Russian companies such as state-owned RZD are aiming to capitalise on the new business

Used but not confused: How battery diagnostics can help EV resales

Resales of EVs are currently complicated by lack of clarity on the health of their batteries. Austrian start-up Aviloo has developed a diagnostic tool that can be used at dealerships

Data and the digitisation of the supply chain

The automotive industry is being transformed by new vehicle technology, but operational processes are also undergoing profound changes driven by unprecedented levels of data

Tariffs, trade and technology driving the European supply chain into a new era

North American ports go in search of the promised land

US east coast ports have been grabbing land to handle increased volumes while some on the west coast deal with dramatic volume fluctuations. In Mexico, meanwhile, private investment is helping to deal with congestion. Marcus Williams reports on the performance of North American vehicle handling ports in 2018

Revealed: AL Awards Europe winners 2019

The Automotive Logistics Europe Awards, now in their second year, were presented at the Kesselhaus at Motorworld, as part of this year’s AL Global Munich conference

Why all eyes are on Israel for AI

In the race to perfect autonomous driving, Israel has proven to be a hotspot of technological innovation – driven, in part, by its military expertise and surveillance tools

China leads digital reinvention of supply chain

Electra Meccanica ships Solo from China to North America

The Canadian electric vehicle startup has contracted Crane Worldwide to manage its exports from Chongqing to the US and Canada

Containerisation: Why finished vehicle logistics needs to think inside the box

While ro-ro is the traditional method of shipping finished vehicles, containerisation is becoming increasingly viable as the automotive industry decentralises and introduces more EVs. Growth in China and South East Asia offers particularly good opportunities

Technology drives massive change in the supply chain

The rise of EVs and higher customer expectations are putting pressure on inbound supply chains and forcing structural changes. Marcus Williams reports from The Supply Chain Conference in Atlanta

Smarter about spot loads

Logistics technology company Loadsmart promises to automate full truckload shipments to the benefit of both shippers and carriers

CLdN ups frequency on Zeebrugge-Santander route

Turkish exports bolster falling domestic sales

Innovation and smart tech: Why BMW is driving both

BMW ups the pace on industry 4.0 technology

Mapping for Mercedes

BAIC opens compact SUV plant in South Africa

Valmet starts production of new Mercedes-Benz

When will services be back on track?

Keeping up with the pace of change

Making sense from the noise for the future of logistics

Volvo Cars: Leaning towards greater stability

Russian carmakers to export vehicles to Latin America

How autonomous vehicles will impact on the supply chain

Service parts part 1: Moving fast towards the customer

Twenty years of automotive service parts logistics

Production & logistics part 4: Logistics organisations and skills

How has your company’s supply chain and logistics management organisation changed over the past 20 years?

Still breaking down barriers in automotive supply chains…

What has changed in 20 years of covering the automotive supply chain?

A supplier renaissance

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

Volkswagen Group part 1: Present and prepared for the future

Volkswagen Konzernlogistik (group logistics), the carmaker’s central logistics steering and purchasing organisation, has taken on new dimensions in managing the group’s complex and expanding supply chain

Groupe PSA special report: Refait à neuf

A five-part feature assays the recent fortunes of Groupe PSA – and the effects on its logistics functions – under the leadership of Carlos Tavares and senior vice-president of supply chain, Francesca Gamboni.

Seat: A megatruckload of progress

E-commerce automation: Ocado bags a revolution

Latin America: The good, the bad & the uncertainty

ETA accuracy: Going up in the customer’s estimation

American Honda: Looking for smart, sustainable solutions

BMW e logística de automação: do protótipo à realidade (aumentada)

BMW and logistics automation: from prototype to (augmented) reality

European vehicle logistics could get left behind in the digital dust

JLR part 1: Ensuring logistics is not a victim of success

With so much expansion, change and inevitable risk still ahead of the carmaker, JLR’s director of global material planning and logistics, David Dyke, is pushing his department’s influence across the company and the supply chain to gain efficiency and further strength

Volvo Trucks: High, heavy and smart

China conference: preparing for the new and the old, for growth and decline

The progress and possibilities of ePOD

Trying to tie down demand

UPS strengthens US-Mexico cross border services

Japan: The ripple effects of a global sea change

Europe regulators approve FedEx acquisition of TNT

A new train of thought

ECG Conference: From the connected car to the connected train

ECG Panel discussion: Talk is cheap, what is needed is action

Are European vehicle logistics going back to the past or the future?

Recalls issued on BMW vehicles damaged by winter conditions at Halifax

Ford veteran Ware joins AIAG

Toyota part 3: On time, any time, all of the time

Toyota part 1: Cornerstone of a strong supply chain

The cross-border crawl

Symbols for better days ahead

Yards apart

Magna puts more in providers’ hands