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Car carriers stuck in Strait of Hormuz disrupt Chinese car imports to Middle East
1+ week, 3+ day ago (689+ words) A total of 15 car carriers have been held up due to the ongoing conflict, representing about 3% of the total global fleet, according to Robert Willmington, markets editor at Lloyd's List Intelligence. The vessels typically carry between 6,000 to 8,000 cars, most originated…...
Volkswagen's automated vehicle movement pilot 'promising"
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (331+ words) Joining'Automotive Logistics'on the Red Sofa at ALSC Europe, Peter'H'rndlein, managing director of vehicle logistics at Volkswagen Group Logistics (part of Volkwagen Group), discussed some of the key takeaways so far from Volkwagen's ongoing pilot project at the Port of Emden…...
CATL expands EV battery aftersales network across EMEA with digital, data-driven services
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (211+ words) At Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Europe 2026 in Bonn, Saba Azizi, head of service network and business development, aftersales EMEA at CATL, outlined'the operational, regulatory and technological challenges of building a reliable, multi-country EV battery service ecosystem, and how digitalisation…...
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3+ day, 9+ hour ago (10+ words) Stellantis deepens supplier collaboration with new European advisory council'Automotive Logistics...
Aston Martin supply chain strategy: End-to-end logistics for ultra-luxury and £1m hypercars
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (295+ words) At Automotive Logistics Europe in Bonn, Martin Corner, executive director of supply chain management and logistics at Aston Martin, joined the Red Sofa to discuss how the carmaker is reshaping its supply chain strategy for a new generation of high-value…...
Circularity, compliance and cost optimisation in packaging for the automotive sector
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1137+ words) ALSC Europe 2026 saw the debut of the first conference stream dedicated to packaging in the automotive supply chain, and within these sessions one message resonated throughout: packaging is finally being recognised as the strategic lever it is and the opportunities…...
JLR suspends Solihull production as supplier parts shortage hits Range Rover lines
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (264+ words) JLR suspends Solihull production as supplier parts shortage hits Range Rover lines'Automotive Logistics JLR suspends production at Solihull due to supplier issue JLR has temporarily paused production lines for some vehicles at its Solihull manufacturing plant due to a supply…...
European OEMs facing pressure as Chinese brands' grow
1+ week, 1+ day ago (351+ words) Production and sales forecasts Hristov identified a number of challenges and opportunities that within the automotive supply chain industry today. These included: According to S&P data, global light vehicle production volumes increased from 89.6 million units in 2024 to 93.1 million in…...
EV battery aftersales logistics: how Renault, CATL are rebuilding automotive service networks from the ground up
1+ week, 1+ day ago (873+ words) As electric vehicle adoption accelerates across Europe, with BEVs reaching 19% of new car registrations in 2025 and projected to hit 23% in 2026, the automotive aftersales supply chain is tackling structural problems: For Beker, the starting point was the realisation that the aftersales…...
MG's new European engineering centre and SolidCore battery
1+ week, 1+ day ago (628+ words) MG's new engineering centre in Frankfurt will focus on'developing vehicles tailored to the specific needs of European customers, including regional climate conditions, road environments and driving lifestyles. 17-18 June | Mercedes Benz World, Weybridge, UK MG has said that its SolidCore battery,…...