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Register now: Leading automotive logistics through 2025 – key turning points and trends livestream
Join Automotive Logistics’ livestream, ”Leading automotive logistics through 2025: Key turning points and trends”, to hear from industry thought leaders and gain actionable insights on overcoming today’s toughest automotive supply chain challenges. Discover strategies to stay ahead of disruption and lead the way toward more profitable operations.
Top 10 nearshoring Red Sofa interviews
Discover key insights on nearshoring from top automotive executives in our Red Sofa interviews, exploring supply chain strategy and challenges.
How Trump will affect EV logistics in North America and beyond
EV supply chains are in flux after Trump’s IRA pause. How will this affect North American logistics and global automotive strategies?
Wallenius Wilhelmsen officially opens Brunswick terminal facility
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has officially opened its South Atlantic vehicle and equipment processing hub at the US port of Brunswick
What Trump’s Panama Canal threat could mean for supply chains
Trump’s Panama Canal claim could disrupt global trade, with serious implications for the automotive supply chain and logistics strategies.
John Perkovich takes over as RPM’s president of North America
John Perkovich is moving to become president of RPM Freight Systems in North America as company founder Barry Spilman steps back from his CEO role
Trade 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.
Trump’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.
US prohibits import and sale of connected technology from China and Russia
The US will prohibit the sale and import of connected vehicle hardware and software systems, as well as completed connected vehicles, from China and Russia.
How diversity powers automotive resilience and innovation
Discover how automotive leaders are leveraging diversity in talent and strategy to drive innovation, navigate supply chain challenges and stay competitive.
Hyundai starts selling vehicles through Amazon Autos
Car buyers looking for a Hyundai can now buy their preferred model through the Amazon Autos website.
Register now: Data: Silos, Security & Sovereignty livestream
Join Automotive Logistics’ livestream, Data: Silos, Security & Sovereignty, to learn how supply chain and technology leaders can work together to future-proof their data. With a mix of interviews and market intelligence, this livestream session will detail the steps organisations can take to manage their datasets effectively, ensure they are shared with trusted partners and can be utilised in real-time to provide actionable information.
Register now: Finished vehicle logistics: Mitigating complexity through innovation
Join Automotive Logistics’ livestream, Finished vehicle logistics: Mitigating complexity through innovation, to take the pulse of the finished vehicle supply chains in Europe and North America, as we address the critical trends and challenges shaping the industry. We’ll explore key aspects of vehicle logistics and service requirements—from capacity and infrastructure to technology and equipment—and delve into the strategies and game-changing innovations that are giving carmakers and service providers a competitive advantage in an ever-evolving landscape.
Ford drops Jack Cooper mid-contract, threatening union jobs
Ford ends contract with Jack Cooper, risking union jobs. Teamsters and analysts weigh in on the impact for logistics and workforce stability.
Register now: Building trust and partnerships to effectively digitize supply chains
Join Automotive Logistics’ exclusive livestream, Building trust and partnerships to effectively digitize supply chains, to explore how organisations can foster a collaborative mindset to overcome industry silos and encourage open communication, break down barriers and establish the trust needed to share real-time data and critical insights, develop actionable strategies for creating long-term partnerships that drive digital transformation and unlock the benefits of real-time collaboration and data exchange to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.
Register now: Automotive logistics & supply chain – review of 2025 and opportunities in 2026
Join Automotive Logistics’ exclusive livestream, Automotive logistics & supply chain – Review of 2025 and opportunities in 2026, to hear from thought leaders and experts and learn not just the lessons of the year, but how to be best placed to take advantage of the opportunities in 2026 and beyond.
Volkswagen to cut production in Germany and move Golf assembly to Mexico
The Future Volkswagen agreement will reduce production capacity “on a lasting basis” across German plants by 734,000 units and 35,000 jobs will go by 2030
Continental to make Automotive a separate European company
As tier one suppliers look for greater resilience Continental announces it will spin off its Automotive business by the end of 2025
Senior management changes for VW Group of America
VW Group of America has appointed Kjell Gruner as president and CEO, and promoted Henning Habicht to head of Chattanooga operations.
Mixed 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.
