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AnalysisTrade disputes accelerate nearshoring trend with implications for logistics providers
Escalating trade disputes are pushing automotive companies towards nearshoring, reshaping logistics and supply chains across North America and beyond.
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AnalysisTop trends for automotive logistics in 2025
Explore the top automotive logistics trends for Q1 2025, including industry turmoil, cost-cutting strategies, and the rise of nearshoring.
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NewsTrump’s inaugural speech threatens automotive supply chain
Trump’s tariff threats on Mexico and Canada could disrupt the North American automotive supply chain, impacting production, nearshoring and trade.
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NewsABP to develop finished vehicle services at Stallingborough
Associated British Ports will provide services for finished vehicles imported and exported through the ports of Grimsby and Immingham.
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NewsMazda localising battery supply for EV production in Japan
Mazda is going to assemble battery module packs from cylindrical lithium-ion batteries supplied by Panasonic Energy in Yamaguchi.
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NewsVW looks at digital architecture for rapid, local EV roll-out in China
VW China is looking at rapid battery EV development on a new digital architecture supported by a local supply chain that will enable it to produce value over volume.
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NewsHonda and Nissan include supply chain synergies in business integration talks
Honda and Nissan have signed an MoU to explore closer business inegration and a joint holding company that could also include Mitsubishi
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FeatureMixed fortunes in the race for electric vehicle adoption: 2024 in review
EV sales have been volatile in 2024, including changes in fortune for Volkswagen and Stellantis, while trade disputes have disrupted supply chains.
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NewsVDA releases updated auditing standard to optimise supply chain logistics
VDA 6.8 Process Audit Supply Chain includes updates on service provider management and procurement, to transport and in-house logistics
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FeatureHow GM is tackling EV logistics challenges through nearshoring and improving supplier relations
GM boosts supply chain resilience by enhancing supplier relations, nearshoring strategies, and digitalisation to tackle EV logistics challenges.
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FeatureFinished Vehicle Logistics North America: Recap blog
Follow our recap blog below to get the most important insights from Finished Vehicle Logistics North America 2024
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NewsDHL Freight deploys eActros trucks from Mercedes-Benz
DHL Freight is using eActros 300 electric trucks (etrucks) at two sites in Germany, including for deliveries of parts to the Mercedes-Benz axle plant in Kassel
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NewsGeodis pilots electric Volvo FE truck for parts deliveries in Australia
Logistics provider Geodis is piloting a project with Volvo Trucks in Australia for the delivery of automotive parts to dealers and services centres
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FeatureCooper Tire opens new site in Mississippi
Cooper Tire and Rubber has opened a 93,000 sq.m distribution centre in Byhalia, Mississippi. Built by Panattoni Development Company, it is the tyremaker’s largest such centre. According to the Mississippi Development Authority, Cooper is investing $10m in it, in an overall project worth $50.5m.The facility, which is situated in the ...
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FeatureThe future of logistics?
A manufacturing plant in Pittsburgh with an urgent requirement to send a pallet of freight to Chicago has few attractive options, as there is currently no direct highway route between the two. But if the visionaries at Virgin Hyperloop One have their way, that will soon change. By loading the ...
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FeatureKuehne + Nagel expands services for BMW
Kuehne + Nagel and BMW have expanded their partnership in Europe and Asia.In a phased development, the logistics company set up a regional distribution centre in Kleinaitingen (Germany) last April and one in Słubice (Poland) a month later. It is also establishing dealer distribution centres in Beijing and Shanghai, China, ...
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FeaturePanama Canal ro-ro terminal could handle Mexican output
The operator of the Panama Canal is reconsidering building a new ro-ro terminal at the western end of the site to help take advantage of strong growth in Mexico’s automotive export sector.The $200m project was first mooted in 2015 by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).According to ACP’s executive vice-president of ...
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FeatureService parts part 4: Skills and service providers
Have you changed your outsourcing strategy for service parts operations? As with other parts of the automotive supply chain, outsourcing strategies tend to vary by OEM, region and operation. Transport services, of course, remain outsourced, although some carmakers – such as Toyota on the west coast of the US or ...
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FeatureService parts part 3: Aftermarket operations and network
20 years of change in automotive service parts logistics
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FeatureBeijing Changjiu Logistics: Independence, investment and internationalisation
Beijing Changjiu Logistics has grown to become one of the largest third-party providers serving the automotive sector in China, both for handling parts and especially for finished vehicles, of which last year it moved 3.08m. The company began its life in 1992 as Jilin Changjiu Logistics but registered as Beijing ...