OEMs face financial losses as tariffs bite OEMs are beginning to see the real impact of the tariffs imposed by the US, with profits and operating income for the first half of the year taking hits of billions of dollars. Megan Kelly
Actions taken by OEMs to curb effects of tariffs Since January, OEMs have been making strategic decisions to reshape their supply chains to mitigate against the effects of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade shifts. Megan Kelly James McLoughlin
How trade shifts are reshaping FVL strategies Trade changes and tariffs are reshaping vehicle logistics routes and leading to delays, port congestion and compliance complexity. As OEMs strategically redesign their networks to gain opportunities from the chaos, communication with the FVL sector is key. Megan Kelly
Hanging in the balance Lower production output, slower growth in export markets and several regulatory and operational issues are threatening to unbalance Poland’s finished vehicle market Vladislav Vorotnikov
Audi’s logistics part 2: Pursuing practical progression There is little question that finished vehicle logistics has been among the least automated segments of the overall automotive production and supply chain process. From loading and unloading vehicles to and from trucks, ships and rail wagons to inspection and parking, as well as scanning vehicles into inventory and tracking systems, outbound logistics has remained, by and large, a manual, labour-intensive operation Christopher Ludwig
Audi’s logistics part 1: Prepared for a new reality The recent history of the Audi brand is written deeply into the company’s supply chain and logistics, and can be read across the carmaker’s expanding geography, plant and parts handling operations Christopher Ludwig
Service parts part 3: Aftermarket operations and network 20 years of change in automotive service parts logistics Christopher Ludwig
Service parts part 1: Moving fast towards the customer Twenty years of automotive service parts logistics Christopher Ludwig
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? Christopher Ludwig
Production & logistics part 3: Operations, packaging and IT How have supply chain operations for logistics changed over the past 20 years? Christopher Ludwig
Production & logistics part 2: Questioning the future This article is one of a series of pieces celebrating Automotive Logistics’ 20th anniversary issue that together take an extended look at the way top executives feel automotive production and logistics have changed in the last two decades – and where they see them heading in the future. Christopher Ludwig
