Automotive

Driverless Delivery Vans Are Here as Production Begins in China

May 29, 2019

Bloomberg

Forget drones. The future of deliveries may be robo-vans.

UPS Signs Biggest Renewable Gas Deal With Clean Energy Fuels

May 24, 2019

Bloomberg

The company said renewable natural gas will ultimately make up 40 percent of its total fuel purchases for ground transportation.

Self-Driving Trucks Will Carry Mail in U.S. for the First Time

May 23, 2019

Bloomberg

Starting this week, letters and packages moving between Phoenix and Dallas will travel on customized Peterbilt trucks run by TuSimple, an autonomous startup based in San Diego.

Manufacturing Network Restructuring Is a Top Supply-Chain Risk for 2019

May 13, 2019

Shehrina Kamal, SCB Contributor

This year’s global trade tensions have forced new challenges and difficult decisions upon many companies — including tariff increases, shipping delays and complete restructuring of operations and manufacturing networks.

See Everything: Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges With Location Intelligence From HERE

May 1, 2019

HERE

U.S. Has Battery Problem in Race for Electric Car Supremacy

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.

Ford Partners With Amazon to Enable Package Deliveries to Trunks

May 1, 2019

Bloomberg

Ford follows General Motors and Volvo in joining with the online retailing giant to offer Key by Amazon In-Car delivery service.

See Everything: Overcoming Supply Chain Challenges With Location Intelligence From HERE

April 26, 2019

HERE

BMW to Source Cobalt Directly From Australia, Morocco Mines

April 26, 2019

Bloomberg

The measure comes as the London Metal Exchange carries out a supply-chain review to address concerns that cobalt stored in its warehouses may be linked to child labor.

Global Supply Chain Analytics eBook: You Can't Manage What You Can't See

April 25, 2019

Amber Road

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.