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Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation in packaging for the automotive sector
The battery changes everything: How the automotive industry is rebuilding aftersales logistics from the ground up
Toyota's Andy Winebloom discusses PPWR compliance, design-for-packaging and Toyota's strategy for smarter vehicle launches
Disruption is the new normal: Key themes and takeaways from ALSC Europe 2026

Supply chain

JLR suspends production at Solihull due to supplier issue

Megan Kelly

Production and sales forecasts

Europe's OEMs face pressure as Chinese carmakers drive global growth, S&P Global data shows

James McLoughlin

EV and battery

MG opens new European engineering centre, plans to mass produce semi-solid-state batteries for EVs in Europe by end of 2026

MG opens new European engineering centre, announces SolidCore batteries for European EVs

James McLoughlin

Developments in the Middle EastView more

Iran war continues to impact automotive supply chain: Strait of Hormuz access and energy price volatility remain key concerns

As the conflict in the Middle East continues, with the Strait of Hormuz blocked and energy prices in flux, the automotive supply chain impact could be severe.

Iran conflict threatens key shipping routes in the Middle East; shippers halt operations, re-route vessels and introduce surcharges

Oil prices surge due to US-Israel war on Iran, impacting automotive logistics and supply chains

‘Maximum disruption’ in Strait of Hormuz as 16 vessels are hit during US-Israel war on Iran

That's a wrap on ALSC EuropeView more

Executive profilesView more

Cummins, Robin Newing

Cummins is turning packaging into a managed supply chain asset

Aston Martin; Daimler Truck

Building resilience from the ground up is a daily discipline at Aston Martin and Daimler Truck

Matthias Bartels, VW Group Logistics

Volkswagen readies its container network for PPWR

IN FOCUS: EV & BatteryView more

On the red sofaView more

Marcio Lucon, GM

GM’s Marcio Lucon on agility, packaging strategy and EV logistics transformation

Marcio Lucon discusses how GM is embedding logistics early in decision-making, optimising packaging, adapting to EV growth and transforming aftersales supply chains.

Levent Yuksel, JLR

Driving sustainable logistics together: Insights from JLR’s Levent Yuksel

At ALSC Europe 2026, Jaguar Land Rover’s Freight Operations Director shares how industry-wide collaboration, green corridors, and innovative network strategies are key to achieving sustainable automotive logistics.

Anu Goel, Volkswagen Group of America

Strategies for dealing with uncertainty and the impact of tariffs on parts and service

Anu Goel, executive vice president, group aftersales and service at VW, discusses how automotive supply chains have adapted to address uncertainty since the US' introduction of global tariffs.

Features View more

Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation: How the right packaging strategy can support the ambitions of the automotive supply chain

Packaging trends and challenges

Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation in packaging for the automotive sector

AT ALSC Europe, experts from the likes of JLR and Toyota identified the biggest challenges and opportunities in packaging today, including design-for-packaging, standardisation and PPWR compliance.

James McLoughlin

Red Sofa interview

PowerCo's Matthias Braun on scaling EV battery supply chains in Europe

Join Automotive Logistics on the Red Sofa with Matthias Braun, senior vice-president of logistics at PowerCo, as he shares insights on EV battery supply chain challenges, scaling production, and building resilient logistics networks in Europe.

Automotive Logistics

EV and battery

Europe’s battery supply chain shifts to ‘marathon’ phase

Uneven EV demand, global overcapacity and rising complexity are reshaping battery logistics in, as leaders from PowerCo and CATL highlight the shift from sprint to marathon with a need for resilient supply chains, deeper partnerships and localisation across Europe and beyond.

Megan Kelly

Analysis View more

Trump's tariff moves

US Customs and Border Protection prepares for tariff refunds after Supreme Court decision on Trump's IEEPA global tariffs

EV & Battery

The battery changes everything: How the automotive industry is rebuilding aftersales logistics from the ground up

EV batteries cannot be managed like conventional spare parts, they are high-value, heavily regulated and subject to producer responsibility obligations that follow them through their entire lifecycle. At ALSC Europe 2026, Renault and CATL laid out what it takes to build aftersales networks fit for the electric era, and why data sharing, recycling infrastructure and ecosystem collaboration are now the industry's unresolved challenges.

Anushka Dixit

EV and battery

EV slowdown drives hybrid shift as Stellantis, Ford, GM and Honda reset automotive logistics

Global EV demand slows, driving hybrid growth as Stellantis, Ford, GM and Honda reset strategies. Automotive logistics providers face greater complexity and volatility, needing flexible, multi-powertrain supply chains and selective battery investment to match uneven electrification.

Megan Kelly

Supply chain

VW Group speeds up production cycle with ‘In China, for China’ strategy

VW Group has delivered its first vehicle off the production line through its “In China, for China” strategy, with the ID.UNYX 08 having been developed in just 24 months and now entering series production.

Megan Kelly

Business intelligence reportsView more

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Partner content

FlexLink Online Store is open for business

FlexLink has launched an online platform to help customers identify, configure and purchase material handling systems, including for EV battery cell conveyance.

Automotive Logistics

Thirty years of urgency: lessons in resilience in time-critical logistics

Expedited logistics services have evolved over the last 30 years from an emergency measure to a strategy of resilience as supply chains have become more complex and disruption has increased.

Automotive Logistics

Logistics is a strategic tool to stay competitive

In the face of supply chain disruption and the EV evolution, European carmakers need to treat logistics as a strategic and flexible tool, says DP World.

Automotive Logistics

Inbound logistics View more

Red Sofa interview

Toyota's Andy Winebloom discusses PPWR compliance, design-for-packaging and Toyota's strategy for smarter vehicle launches

At ALSC Europe, Toyota's Andy Winebloom discussed design-for-packaging, PPWR compliance and Toyota's six-step approach to smart vehicle launches and packaging.

Automotive Logistics

AI-driven supply chains

From firefighting to foresight: how automotive supply chains are learning to trust their data

At ALSC Europe 2026, leaders from ZF Lifetec, Stellantis, Shippeo and Blue Yonder laid out why closing the gap between data and it's use is less about the sophistication of the technology and more about the unglamorous work that has to come first; and why, once the foundations are right, the transformation can move faster than most organisations expect.

Anushka Dixit

Mergers and acquisitions

Tawin Holdings acquires transport provider inTime Group

Tawin Holdings, which owns of Priority Freight, has agreed with Mutares SE & Co to purchase inTime Express Logistik and its subsidiaries: TLT and Routewise.

James McLoughlin

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Automotive resilience lessons

Disruption is the new normal: Key themes and takeaways from ALSC Europe 2026

From AI and data strategy to green logistics, packaging regulation and the evolving role of supply chain in boardroom decisions, ALSC Europe 2026 brought together industry leaders in Bonn. What emerged was a clear and increasingly confident argument that the companies investing in collaboration, technology and talent are building competitive advantage from uncertainty.

James McLoughlin

Sustainable logistics

Going green at scale demands more than ambition; it demands a different kind of partnership

As leaders from JLR, Volvo Group and Wallenius Wilhelmsen made clear at ALSC Europe 2026, the gap between what is possible and what is deployed for low-emission logistics at scale is not primarily a technology problem. It is a collaboration, affordability and ecosystem problem and solving it will require the industry to work in ways it has never worked before.

Anushka Dixit

Vehicle logistics

Volkswagen Group: AI and automated driving set to transform vehicle logistics and yard operations

At Volkswagen Group Logistics, automated driving, AI and data-driven optimisation are reshaping vehicle logistics, helping to improve efficiency, forecasting and yard management across the OEM’s global networks.

Megan Kelly

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Digitalisation

XPeng and Vinturas partner on blockchain visibility tech for European expansion

Chinese EV firm XPeng has partnered with Vinturas to scale the OEM’s operations in Europe, using interoperable blockchain technology to increase visibility in its finished vehicle logistics.

Megan Kelly

European supply chain uncertainty

Uncertainty looms for automotive supply chains in Europe

Geopolitical instability, trade volatility, policy ambiguity and economic stagnation are contributing to uncertainty for automotive supply chains across Europe in 2026.

James McLoughlin

Tariffs and trade

Vehicles and parts exempt from new global tariffs after US Supreme Court rules initial tariffs illegal

The US Supreme Court has ruled Trump's global tariffs under the IEEPA illegal. They've been replaced by a new 15% tariff, from which auto products are exempt.

James McLoughlin

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Must reads

Latest newsView more

Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation in packaging for the automotive sector

The battery changes everything: How the automotive industry is rebuilding aftersales logistics from the ground up

Toyota's Andy Winebloom discusses PPWR compliance, design-for-packaging and Toyota's strategy for smarter vehicle launches

Disruption is the new normal: Key themes and takeaways from ALSC Europe 2026

JLR suspends production at Solihull due to supplier issue

Europe's OEMs face pressure as Chinese carmakers drive global growth, S&P Global data shows

MG opens new European engineering centre, announces SolidCore batteries for European EVs

Developments in the Middle EastView more

Iran war continues to impact automotive supply chain: Strait of Hormuz access and energy price volatility remain key concerns

Iran conflict threatens key shipping routes in the Middle East; shippers halt operations, re-route vessels and introduce surcharges

Oil prices surge due to US-Israel war on Iran, impacting automotive logistics and supply chains

‘Maximum disruption’ in Strait of Hormuz as 16 vessels are hit during US-Israel war on Iran

That's a wrap on ALSC EuropeView more

Packaging

Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation in packaging for the automotive sector

Production and sales forecasts

Europe's OEMs face pressure as Chinese carmakers drive global growth, S&P Global data shows

EV & Battery

The battery changes everything: How the automotive industry is rebuilding aftersales logistics from the ground up

Red sofa interview

From a 'dumb box' to a 'smart device': How packaging has become a strategic lever within the automotive industry

Red Sofa interview

Toyota's Andy Winebloom discusses PPWR compliance, design-for-packaging and Toyota's strategy for smarter vehicle launches

Executive profilesView more

Cummins is turning packaging into a managed supply chain asset

Building resilience from the ground up is a daily discipline at Aston Martin and Daimler Truck

Volkswagen readies its container network for PPWR

IN FOCUS: EV & BatteryView more

Europe's OEMs face pressure as Chinese carmakers drive global growth, S&P Global data shows

The battery changes everything: How the automotive industry is rebuilding aftersales logistics from the ground up

MG opens new European engineering centre, announces SolidCore batteries for European EVs

PowerCo's Matthias Braun on scaling EV battery supply chains in Europe

Sony Honda JV pulls North American EV models

On the red sofaView more

GM’s Marcio Lucon on agility, packaging strategy and EV logistics transformation

Driving sustainable logistics together: Insights from JLR’s Levent Yuksel

Strategies for dealing with uncertainty and the impact of tariffs on parts and service

Features View more

Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation in packaging for the automotive sector

PowerCo's Matthias Braun on scaling EV battery supply chains in Europe

Europe’s battery supply chain shifts to ‘marathon’ phase

Analysis View more

US Customs and Border Protection prepares for tariff refunds after Supreme Court decision on Trump's IEEPA global tariffs

The battery changes everything: How the automotive industry is rebuilding aftersales logistics from the ground up

EV slowdown drives hybrid shift as Stellantis, Ford, GM and Honda reset automotive logistics

VW Group speeds up production cycle with ‘In China, for China’ strategy

Business intelligence reportsView more

Partner contentView more

FlexLink Online Store is open for business

Thirty years of urgency: lessons in resilience in time-critical logistics

Logistics is a strategic tool to stay competitive

Inbound logistics View more

Toyota's Andy Winebloom discusses PPWR compliance, design-for-packaging and Toyota's strategy for smarter vehicle launches

From firefighting to foresight: how automotive supply chains are learning to trust their data

Tawin Holdings acquires transport provider inTime Group

Vehicle logisticsView more

Disruption is the new normal: Key themes and takeaways from ALSC Europe 2026

Going green at scale demands more than ambition; it demands a different kind of partnership

Volkswagen Group: AI and automated driving set to transform vehicle logistics and yard operations

Supply chain View more

XPeng and Vinturas partner on blockchain visibility tech for European expansion

Uncertainty looms for automotive supply chains in Europe

Vehicles and parts exempt from new global tariffs after US Supreme Court rules initial tariffs illegal

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