Automotive

Trump's Push for American-Made Could Disrupt NAFTA Supply Chains and Raise Consumer Prices

March 6, 2017

Shopping for a new set of wheels at a Chevy dealership recently, Patrick Spradlin had a few priorities: a good commuter car, room for his family of five, low maintenance costs and no more than $20,000.

North America's Biggest Car-Parts Maker Sees Border Tax Risk

March 1, 2017

Bloomberg

North America's largest auto parts maker said a border adjustment tax being studied by President Donald Trump would probably hurt the automobile industry, while also increasing the odds that future factories will be located in the U.S.

Top 5 Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains

February 28, 2017

Environmental Leader

The key to a sustainable supply chain is trust between customers and suppliers - and this can also create more profitable supplier relationships, according to Suhas Apte and Jagdish Sheth, the authors of The Sustainability Edge: How To Drive Top-Line Growth With Triple-Bottom-Line Thinking.

Shell Takes Small Step to Fuel Toyota's Giant Hydrogen Leap

February 27, 2017

Industryweek

Royal Dutch Shell Plc. will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., laying down their latest bet on the demise of the internal-combustion engine.

How Can We Save American Manufacturing?

February 24, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

American manufacturing is in need of a reboot.

Ford's Engineers Side With Google in Full Autonomy Push

February 23, 2017

Industryweek

As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off.

China Is Getting Under the Hoods of More American Cars

February 17, 2017

Bloomberg

Chinese companies started talking a decade ago about cracking the U.S. auto market with an array of low-cost passenger vehicles. That hasn't happened, so instead they're getting under the hoods of American cars by buying up parts makers at a record pace.

Creating Global Data Standards

February 15, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

To successfully work with cross-functional groups around the world, you must be able to share data of every description, says David G. Thomas, director of global capacity planning for Ford Motor Co.

Taxes and NAFTA: Can Trump's Cure for American Manufacturing Bolster the Auto Industry?

February 15, 2017

Los Angeles Times

President Trump is not a fan of recent trade deals. He condemned the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) during the campaign and called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) "the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere."

Trump's Threats to Booming Mexico Auto Industry Worry Executives

February 10, 2017

Los Angeles Times

It was supposed to be a victory party. Carmakers from across the globe had planned to celebrate their head-spinning boom in Mexico at the Automotive Logistics conference held in Mexico City last week. Then Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election.

Automotive

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