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Mastering Automotive Shipping Challenges: Strategies for Shippers

Prepare your automotive supply chain for changing consumer demands that affect car manufacturers, suppliers, logistics providers and retailers.
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The automotive industry is in the middle of many big changes. From electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) to the push for more sustainable solutions, these major trends are impacting everyone in the industry. In fact, it’s predicted that as many as 55% of all new car sales could be electrified by 2030. At the same time, challenges like parts and labour shortages, difficulties in shipping aftermarket parts, poor shipment visibility and routing, increased product recalls and the decline of vehicle sales are overwhelming many automotive supply chains. The good news? There are now more opportunities for your business to adapt, thrive and prepare for the future. We’ve identified the top trends in the automotive supply chain industry, and the current challenges that many businesses are trying to solve. In each section, we explain how the trend or challenge affects your supply chain. We also provide advice on how you can make the most of these changes, and offer solutions to minimize or overcome the roadblocks you encounter. Download our whitepaper to discover the latest trends and challenges facing the automotive industry. We’ll take a deep dive into topics like:

  • How to adapt to sustainable logistics and manage your customer expectations
  • Ways to deal with the auto parts and labour shortages
  • How to pivot from selling vehicles to selling aftermarket auto parts 
  • Why a digitized supply chain needs to consider cybersecurity threats 
  • How to seamlessly ship auto parts across the border
  • Shipping and packing EV batteries and other vehicle parts
  • Forecasting your supply chain to avoid last-minute rushes
  • Improving visibility for your warehouse inventory management process
  • How to fill the increasing talent and skills gap
  • Creating a resilient just-in-time (J.I.T.) manufacturing procedure
  • Ways to tighten your quality control measures

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