Automotive

A Glimpse at the Factory of the Future

February 27, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What will the typical factory look like five years from now?

Lubricants Market to See Nearly 2 Percent Growth Through 2020, Study Finds

February 19, 2015

Transparency Market Research

The global lubricants market is estimated to reach a demand totaling 44,165 kilo tons by 2020, up from 39,140 kilo tons in 2013, according to a report from Transparency Market Research. The increase is based on growth rates of 1.72 percent between 2014 and 2020.

Automakers Are Bound to Design, Build and Sell Anywhere

February 18, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: Car ownership in developing economies is on the rise. By 2020, annual world vehicle production could reach 85 to 90 million units. That will mean another 75 to 100 plants, each producing around 300,000 cars a year, will be needed, essentially in or close to the world's fastest-developing countries. Automakers have to create new global production strategies to serve these multiple diverse markets. – Pierfrancesco Manenti, Vice President, Research, SCM World

Russia's Light-Vehicle Market Takes a Major Hit

February 17, 2015

IHS Automotive

The Russian light-vehicle market suffered a highly accelerated decline in sales in January 2015 due to the ongoing macroeconomic stress the market is facing, recording a 24.4 percent year-on-year decline to 115,390 units, according to the latest data released by the Association of European Businesses.

3D Printing Has Accomplished So Much Already - Where Can It Go From Here?

February 10, 2015

Wired

Before we ask where 3D printing is taking us, let's look at what has been already achieved or is near achievement across markets beyond printing prototypes, toys and models.

How Long Will It Be Before the Entire Car Can Be 3D-Printed?

February 9, 2015

EBN

Efficient supply chains can be identified by a handful of components: proximity, flexibility and minimal waste. Now, the automotive industry is hoping to capture some of these same benefits through the use of 3D printing.

Via the Internet of Things, Automotive Industry Presents the Connected Car

February 9, 2015

EE Times

The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently the big thing in technology, and the automotive version of the IoT is the Connected Car.

How Supply Chain Affects Corporate Reputation

February 6, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A company's reputation rests on much more than the quality of the products that it makes.

Auto Sales Expected to Continue Unbroken Recovery Since Worst of Economic Recession

February 4, 2015

IHS Automotive

With 2015 off to a good start, IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 million, an increase of 2.4 percent over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. However, a slowdown is being signaled with just two of the high-potential BRIC markets likely to see increased sales this year.

CDM Media Announces Partnership with SupplyChainBrain

January 22, 2015

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.