Automotive

China Has Whole Towns Focused Entirely on Making Electric Cars

June 12, 2019

President Xi Jinping wants the nation’s 500 electric car makers to be magnets for ancillary industries as he pushes to build a manufacturing superpower by 2025.

VW Brand to Trim as Many as 4,000 Jobs Amid Digital Overhaul

June 11, 2019

Bloomberg

The prospect of deeper cutbacks had alarmed VW’s union leaders as manufacturers wrestle with the transformation of sprawling industrial operations.

CEOs Are Hedging Against the Chaos of a Full-On Trade War

June 10, 2019

Bloomberg

Toyota now has a "virtual war room" of about 150 employees mapping out the impact of various U.S. trade policy scenarios.

How to Modernize Your EDI Effectively

June 10, 2019

Comarch

Toyota Warns That Mexico Tariffs Could Raise Costs by $1Bn

June 6, 2019

Bloomberg

“This is not just an issue for our company. These tariffs will have an effect industry-wide,” a Toyota executive says.

These Mining Superpowers Supply the World's Lithium. Now They Want to Make Batteries, Too.

June 5, 2019

Bloomberg

The race by Tesla, Samsung and other technology giants to secure supplies of lithium — a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles and smartphones — is creating a unique chance for two global mining superpowers to reap more value from their natural resources.

FedEx Probe Shows Trade War Chill for Global Companies

June 3, 2019

David Fickling, Bloomberg Opinion

From FedEx to Huawei to Nissan, the atmosphere is turning chilly for cross-border companies and executives.

Ford’s Way to Finish Driverless Deliveries: Package-Carrying Robots

May 31, 2019

Bloomberg

Ford is working on a way to resolve what self-driving researchers refer to as “the last 50-foot problem.”

How HERE Helped One Manufacturer Identify Supply Chain Cost Savings

May 30, 2019

HERE - Heavy Equipment

Challenge: Global automakers have highly optimized supply chains, yet a lack of end-to-end visibility limits their ability to make further gains. For one carmaker, this made it difficult to provide accurate ETAs. In turn, this led to significant buffering and higher opportunity costs.

U.S. Risks ‘Devastating’ Blow From China’s Rare Earths Monopoly

May 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Beijing’s threat to use its dominance of rare earths in the trade war risks serious disruption to U.S. industry, by starving manufacturers of components commonplace in everything from cars to dishwashers and military equipment.

Automotive

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