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Port Compound Dwell Time: What "Normal" Is Costing OEMs
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Inefficiency
Rail Freight Delays Are Hitting Car Deliveries. Here's Where.
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Regulation
Cabotage Rules for Car Carriers in the EU: What OEMs Must Know
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Industry
What Is a Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC)? The OEM Planner's Guide
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Inefficiency
One-Way Rentals in Europe: The Repatriation Problem Nobody Solves
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Regulation
Documents to Import Vehicles into the EU: The 2026 Stack
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AI
Where machine intelligence actually moves cars.
AI for Finished Vehicle Logistics Planning: What Works Now
European OEM logistics planners are replacing spreadsheets with AI-driven forecasting, dynamic slot allocation, and multi-modal routing. Here's what's actually working in 2026.
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AI's DRAM Hunger Will Stall Your Production Line by 2027
AI data centres have captured the memory chip market. For OEMs, that means price shocks, production risk, and compounding delays all the way to the European forecourt.
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The AI Tipping Point in Car Logistics Is Here. The Industry Is Still Deciding Whether to Notice.
AI is no longer a future bet in car logistics — it's reshaping forecasting, routing, and PDI sequencing now. OEMs that wait will pay for it in margin.
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Digitalization
The slow, overdue software rewiring of vehicle logistics.
Yard Management Systems for Car Compounds: What They Do
A yard management system gives compound operators real-time slot, gate, and dwell-time control. Without one, throughput and billing accuracy bleed silently.
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Best Vehicle Logistics Tracking Software: OEM Buyer's Guide
Compound TMS or VIN-level visibility tool? European OEM logistics managers need both — and most tenders spec only one. Here's what to demand from each.
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How Electric Vehicles Are Transported Safely: The 2026 Rules
ADR 2025 is live and the 30% SOC limit is now mandatory. Here's the exact EV transport protocol OEM logistics teams must enforce to avoid port rejections and insurance voids.
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Inefficiency
Where the money leaks between factory and forecourt.
Port Compound Dwell Time: What "Normal" Is Costing OEMs
Average vehicle dwell time at European port compounds is running far beyond OEM budgets. Here's where the clock bleeds money — and why it's structural now.
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Rail Freight Delays Are Hitting Car Deliveries. Here's Where.
Brenner half-closed, Germany buckling, TEN-T running 17 years late. Here's which rail bottlenecks hit OEM finished-vehicle flows hardest — and what actually works.
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Transit Damage Claims for New Cars: What Dealers Miss
A step-by-step guide for European dealers on documenting, filing and escalating transit damage claims — covering inspection windows, evidence that holds up, and the contractual leverage most dealers leave on the table.
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Regulation
Customs, compliance and the rules reshaping cross-border vehicle flows.
EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs 2026: The OEM Planner's Real Numbers
EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in 2026 stack MFN plus CVD up to 45.3%. Here's what every OEM import planner needs to know about rates, MIPs, and strategy.
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Cabotage Rules for Car Carriers in the EU: What OEMs Must Know
EU cabotage rules cap foreign car-carrier drops after cross-border delivery. Here's the precise limits, reset clocks, and enforcement gaps OEM planners must know.
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Documents to Import Vehicles into the EU: The 2026 Stack
The complete document checklist for clearing finished vehicles through EU customs in 2026 — eCoC, ENS/ICS2, EUR.1, ELO and more. Get it right first time.
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Sustainability
Decarbonising vehicle transport — EVs, low-emission haulage, modal shift.
Why Carmakers Are Shifting to Rail: 3 Hard Pressures
Carmakers aren't shifting to rail logistics for green PR. Driver shortages, toll hikes, and compound dwell costs are making rail a strategic default for OEM distribution planners.
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OEMs' Green Pledge Has a Dirty Secret: Their Own Trucks
OEMs publish net-zero roadmaps while their outbound logistics fleets run on diesel. ECG's Parliament lobbying reveals the collision no one wants to name.
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Startups
The companies and funding reshaping automotive logistics and mobility.
Chery in Sunderland: STR Fleets, Your Sourcing Model Is Stale
Chinese OEMs manufacturing in distressed European plants signals a supply wave is coming. Short-term rental fleets need to rethink sourcing and remarketing now — not later.
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Business
Finance, operations and strategy across the vehicle supply chain.
Chinese EV Brands in Europe 2026: What Dealers Must Know
Chinese EV brands are entering European showrooms at scale in 2026. Here's what dealers need to know about inventory risk, margin, and distribution models.
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Open vs Enclosed Car Transport: What Dealers Actually Decide
Open vs enclosed car transport for new vehicles isn't a prestige call — it's a liability, insurance, and contract decision. Here's the real dealer framework.
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Ro-Ro vs Container Car Shipping: Which Is Cheaper in 2026?
Ro-Ro wins on unit cost—usually. But for EVs, thin routes, and US-bound flows, container shipping is now the smarter call. Here's the exact decision framework.
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Industry
The wider European car-logistics picture.
What Is a Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC)? The OEM Planner's Guide
A PCTC isn't just a big car ship. Here's the deck logic, CEU math, and deep-sea distribution role every OEM logistics planner needs to know.
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Automotive Rail Wagon Capacity: What Every OEM Must Know
Laaps, Laaeks, 560.4 — European rail wagon capacity isn't a fixed number. Here's how OEM logistics planners should read the codes and protect slot economics.
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Ro-Ro from China to Europe: The Real Transit Window
Cape routing, port congestion, customs, and PDI mean China-to-Europe ro-ro takes far longer than your booking sheet shows. Here's the full window, port by port.
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