Automotive

Toyota Warns That Mexico Tariffs Could Raise Costs by $1Bn

Supply Snags Threaten EV Revolution, Top Toyota Scientist Says

June 3, 2022

Surging battery prices and shortages of metals and materials are likely to last for some time, Toyota Motor Corp.’s chief scientist warned, trends that could weigh on the world’s embrace of electric vehicles.

World’s Biggest Truck Manufacturer Says Chip Crunch Easing

June 3, 2022

Bloomberg

Daimler Truck Holding AG sees promising signs of moving past the prolonged chip shortage that has beset manufacturers globally, the head of the company’s Mercedes truck brand said.

If Tesla Isn’t Good Enough for an ESG Index, Then Who Is?

May 20, 2022

Bloomberg

Tesla Inc.’s removal this week from an industry benchmark index is raising new questions about what ESG actually means to investors.

From Sneakers to Teslas, China Lockdowns Upend Global Supply Chains

May 16, 2022

Bloomberg

Here’s a breakdown of how the situation in China is intensifying global supply chain chaos.

Coronavirus: Supply-Chain Disruption Looks Like Natural Disasters

Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering

May 12, 2022

Bloomberg

The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.

Allianz Warns of Car Ship Pain After 4,000 Vehicles Lost at Sea

May 10, 2022

Bloomberg

Car-shipping incidents have become a major cause of loss for the insurance industry, according to a report.

Truck Idling Is Burning Up Profits. Here Are Four Solutions.

May 8, 2022

Will Chu, SCB Contributor

Rising transportation costs are hitting more store shelves as shippers and carriers — particularly truckers — pass on to consumers the impact of soaring gas prices and an ongoing capacity crunch.

Essential Workers Shafted by Ongoing Chip Shortage

May 3, 2022

Dustin Siggins, SupplyChainBrain Contributor

Soaring car prices have the most impact on lower-paid employees who drive to work every day.

After Nickel, Lithium Is Next Concern for Battery Makers

April 28, 2022

Bloomberg

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for several industries.

Chip-Starved Firms Are Scavenging Silicon From Washing Machines

April 22, 2022

Bloomberg

A major industrial conglomerate has resorted to buying washing machines and tearing out the semiconductors inside for use in its own chip modules, according to the CEO of a company central to the chipmaking supply chain.

Automotive

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