Automotive

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Watch: Auto Supply Chains in the Age of the Electric Vehicle

July 7, 2021

Rick Kozole, senior leader of automotive and industrials with Alvarez & Marsal, discusses how automotive supply chains must change their sourcing and production strategies as they transition to the making of electric vehicles.

As Car-Lot Inventories Dwindle, Sales Take a Turn for the Worse

July 1, 2021

Bloomberg

A year ago, Ford Motor Co. dealer Rhett Ricart had a lot full of cars and hardly any customers. This year, he has a lot full of customers and hardly any cars.

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Watch: The Current Plight of Auto Manufacturers

June 29, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Ambrose Conroy, founder and chief executive officer of Seraph, discloses the findings of the firm’s latest weekly Auto Shutdown Report.

European Companies Plan to Invest More in China After the Pandemic

June 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Nearly 60% of European companies plan to expand their China operations in 2021, up from 51% last year, according to an annual survey.

Retail Sales, Factory Data Show Growing Pains for U.S. Recovery

June 16, 2021

Bloomberg

An onslaught of economic reports on Tuesday added to evidence of a U.S. recovery in full swing, yet one experiencing growing pains.

Biden Needs More Than $52 Billion to Counter China in Chips

June 10, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden’s blueprint for the U.S. semiconductor industry marks an ambitious effort to set industrial policy for a critical sector of the economy, but the strategy will need more money and global support to take back chip supremacy and preempt a rival effort from China.

Biden’s Supply Chain Plan Aims to Boost Medicine, Chip Output

June 9, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden released a multi-pronged strategy to secure critical supply chains in products ranging from medicines to microchips, and is also weighing a potential trade probe that could result in U.S. tariffs on certain magnet imports.

Covid Outbreak at Chip-Testing Plant Elevates Supply Fears

June 7, 2021

Bloomberg

A cluster of COVID-19 infections at a factory in central Taiwan temporarily stopped operations at one of the world’s largest chip-testing companies.

Three Key Lessons From the Chip Shortage Crisis

June 3, 2021

Ishan Sood, SCB Contributor

What exactly can supply chain leaders do now to avoid revenue losses due to stock-outs?

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Watch: How Automakers Are Weathering the Chip Shortage

June 1, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A discussion about the impact of the semiconductor shortage on automotive manufacturers, with Dan Hearsch, Managing Director, lead of the Automotive Practice in the Americas, and co-lead of the Global Automotive and Industrials Practice, with AlixPartners.

Automotive

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the automotive industry — which consists of companies that produce automobiles, utility vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and heavy trucks. Learn how automotive companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.