Automotive

Global Chip Shortage Is Good for Cargo, ANA Says

March 18, 2021

ANA Holdings Inc. expects its cargo unit to receive a boost this year from the global chip shortage as planes loaded with semiconductors help speed deliveries to automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers.

If Tesla Is the Apple of Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Bets It Can Be Samsung

March 17, 2021

Bloomberg

Volkswagen has big plans for becoming the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles. But analysts aren't sure Tesla can be dethroned.

Used Electric Car Batteries Are Heading to Factories and Farms

March 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Retired electric vehicle batteries that are repackaged into energy-storage systems are being targeted at industrial consumers who’ve been slower to adopt the technology than utilities or homeowners.

Vorto Introduces Reload, an End-to-End Supply Chain Automation Platform

March 15, 2021

SupplyChainBrain and IBM Cognos

Vorto, a provider of supply chain sustainability solutions, recently announced the launch of Reload, a new platform powered by artificial intelligence that automates procurement, logistics and back-office activities.

Huawei Pivots to Fish Farms, Mining After U.S. Blocks Its Phones

March 15, 2021

Bloomberg

Six months after the Trump administration dealt a crushing blow to Huawei Technologies Co.’s smartphone business, the Chinese telecommunications giant is turning to less glamorous alternatives that may eventually offset the decline of its biggest revenue contributor.

Industry Groups Welcome Biden’s Supply-Chain Executive Order

February 25, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Manufacturing and telecommunications industry groups are celebrating President Biden's order aimed at improving U.S. supply chains to reduce reliance on foreign-made products.

Chip Crisis Baffles Congress in a World Where U.S. Output Lags

February 22, 2021

Bloomberg

Lawmakers hoping to revitalize U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in response to a global chip shortage will find it tough to do in the near term, even if Congress throws billions in cash subsidies at the problem.

Texas Power Failures Push Chip Shortage From Bad to Worse

February 18, 2021

Bloomberg

Power outages across Texas caused by historically cold weather have shut down semiconductor plants clustered around Austin, further disrupting a supply chain that has already been falling short of customer needs.

Biden Team Pledges Aggressive Steps to Address Chip Shortage

February 12, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration is identifying choke points in semiconductor supply chains and discussing an immediate path forward with businesses and trading partners.

Bringing the Battery Supply Chain Back Home

Battery Trade Dispute Could Test Biden’s Green Policy Plans

February 10, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration’s first test of its climate change policy could come this week in a legal dispute over battery components seen as key to growing electric vehicle adoption in the U.S.

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.