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This year started with record-breaking snowfall in Madrid, a ‘once in a generation’ storm in the UK and a category 5 cyclone hitting Fiji.

For many of us around the world we are now entering our second year with a large number of our colleagues working from home.

Pressure on the automotive industry continues to grow, with legislation and customer demand forcing vehicle manufacturers to aggressively cut emissions across their fleet.

After an extremely tough year for the automotive industry supply chain, suffering from Covid disruption, air-freight capacity shortages and a sharp pivot towards EVs a shortage of vital microchips across the industry is causing further challenges for OEMs and suppliers.

Coronavirus – April 2020 Update In a few short weeks, COVID-19 has spread on an unprecedented scale, touching every corner of the globe and impacting all walks of life.

 28.02.2020 UPDATE: As the Coronavirus spreads further and human cost of the virus worsens, as does the impact on supply chains. Italy has the largest number of cases outside of Asia, with more than 400 confirmed cases, mostly in the north of the country.   The Northwest of Italy is a highly industrial region and local authorities … Continued

New marine regulations could impact supply chains without proper planning The International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 Regulations, which cut the maximum allowable sulphur content in fuel by more than 85%, officially come into force on 1st January, but could start to impact operations as early as Quarter 4 this year.

Evolution Time Critical extends ability to simplify high-speed global logistics New Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) accreditation demonstrates robust customs compliance and supply chain security standards that are critical in a changing global regulatory environment.

Emergency logistics doyen Brad Brennan strengthens newly-formed Evolution Group advisory board; Graham Little appointed Evolution Time Critical MD Evolution Time Critical managing director Brad Brennan to join the Group’s newly-formed advisory board, complementing and further reinforcing world-class executive team.

Review of 2018 reveals drive to digital vehicle development must remove logistics roadblocks Vehicle manufacturers will be able to release additional time and cost benefits from evolving virtual development tools if they integrate a new approach to the manufacturing logistics challenges these techniques can create for Start of Production (SOP).

Evolving buying patterns results in need for accelerated production switchover as diesel sales continue to fall, increasing premium freight demand.

New WLTP standards and new car buying patterns result in perfect automotive supply chain storm The rise in prominence of Low Emission Zones (LEZ) in major cities and the future banning of older diesel vehicles is driving a downturn in diesel sales and a sharp rise in the popularity of gasoline and electrified vehicle powertrains.