Automotive

There’s No End in Sight for Chip-Constrained Auto Sales Slump

January 4, 2022

Last year's historically low auto sales reflect a global microchip shortage that forced carmakers to limit output or ship some vehicles without fully functioning features.

Why Major OEMs Are Moving to In-House Chip Production

December 20, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The recent announcement by Ford Motor Co. that it was planning to develop and produce at least some of its own semiconductor chips signals a sharp reversal of a decades-long practice.

Automakers to Battle Chip Crisis for Years, Report Says

December 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Carmakers like Volkswagen and General Motors should brace for the global semiconductor shortage to last beyond next year and redesign cars so they need fewer of the high-tech components, according to analysts.

The World's Relentless Demand for Chips Turns Deadly in Malaysia

December 7, 2021

Bloomberg

The tragedy in Muar shows the little-understood human cost of keeping supply chains running in a pandemic.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Human Rights in the DRC’s ‘Artisanal’ Cobalt Mines

December 3, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Are workers’ rights in the mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo being sacrificed to the world’s hunger for cobalt?

Biden Sees Progress in Supply Crisis Amid Faster Inflation

December 2, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden said his administration’s work has begun to alleviate supply chain disruptions and that higher inflation is a “natural byproduct” of the global economy’s recovery from the pandemic.

A lithium-ion automotive battery pack sits on a chassis.

Rising Battery Costs Hit Carmakers, Threaten Climate-Change Push

December 2, 2021

Bloomberg

Soaring commodity prices and supply chain bottlenecks are threatening to push up the cost of batteries seen as crucial in the fight against climate change.

Biden Signed the $550 Billion Infrastructure Deal. Here's Who Gets the Money.

November 16, 2021

Bloomberg

President Biden signed the $550 billion measure at a White House ceremony on Monday, after appointing a group of officials to guide the law’s enactment.

White House Spurns Intel Plan to Boost Chip Production in China

November 15, 2021

Bloomberg

The Biden administration spurned a plan by Intel Corp. to increase production in China over security concerns, dealing a setback to an idea pitched as a fix for U.S. chip shortages.

VIDEO

Watch: Permanent Changes Are Coming to Automotive Supply Chains

November 12, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Richard Kilgore, associate professor of management and business administration at Maryville University, describes the plight that automakers are currently facing, due to multiple causes of disruption in the supply chain.

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.