Supply Chain Edge: Red Sea meets Black Friday, cars impounded, PlayStation cut February 16, 2024 • In new research this week, we take a deep dive into the impact of Red Sea shipping disruptions on the apparel industry. Should delays last until later in the year, the peak shipping season could be affected, while most firms for now see higher costs as a bigger challenge than delays. Elsewhe... Read more →
Strikes join chips, costs and COVID-19 in Volkswagen’s list of woes June 2, 2021 Volkswagen, like many other automakers, has had to contend with demand volatility, a shortage of semiconductors, rising raw material costs and staff sickness during the pandemic. Added to these is the threat of a new round of strikes at the firm’s Puebla, Mexico factory in August. Exports of v... Read more →
Volkswagen, BMW face power component patent case June 1, 2021 The U.S. International Trade Commission received just two petitions to investigate trade policy infractions in May, the lowest since Jan. 2019. Both were intellectual property infraction suits. One involved the energy drink Electrolit imported from Mexico where shipments fell by 42.0% year ove... Read more →
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