Automotive

China’s Steel Sector Braces as Virus Impacts Top Producer

January 30, 2020

The world’s top steelmaker is wrestling with the effects of the deadly, rapidly spreading virus that’s seen impacting labor, logistics and demand across China.

SAP – IDC Design to Operate – Leveraging an Intelligent Digital Supply Chain

January 30, 2020

SAP

Advanced supply-chain capabilities can transform a “cost center” into an “opportunity center.”

Coronavirus Update: How the Virus Is Affecting Global Business

January 27, 2020

Bloomberg

As the death toll from the pneumonia-like illness rises and cases are found in more Asian countries, as well as in the U.S., the economic impact of the novel coronavirous could be widespread.

India’s Electric Car Ambitions Could Stumble on Lack of Lithium

January 22, 2020

Bloomberg

Home to some of the most polluted cities on the planet, the South Asian nation is pivoting toward new-energy vehicles to clean up its toxic air. But with meager resources of lithium, it's having to scour for resources overseas.

U.S. Companies and Consumers Are Paying Bulk of Tariff Costs

January 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Americans are paying almost the full cost of U.S. tariffs, and the impact of those duties on import volume magnifies over time, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

How the Smart Factory Is Impacting Auto and Food Producers

January 2, 2020

Shreshtha Dhatrak, SCB Contributor

The rise of smart factories promises to impact the future of manufacturing in emerging economies.

Vietnam-Linked Hacking Group Targets Toyota, Other Companies

December 27, 2019

Bloomberg

A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook — using increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cybersecurity experts.

EDITOR'S Q&A

Can Domestic Battery Production for Electric Vehicles Keep Pace With Demand?

December 27, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The production of electric vehicles has surged over the past year, and with it an increased need for batteries.

Chrysler Discounts Are Biggest in a Decade

December 23, 2019

Bloomberg

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is making an all-out push to clear away tens of thousands of vehicles that its dealers haven’t ordered, adding to tensions over a new data-driven production strategy that can lead to swelling inventory.

Lime's Chinese-Made Scooters Get Caught Up in Trump's Trade War

December 13, 2019

Bloomberg

Paying new tariffs on Chinese vehicles would require Lime either to absorb significant new costs, charge customers more or fundamentally reshape its 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.