With supply chain restraints and pressure to go green as the new normal, one company shares its secrets to surviving 2022.
In their quarterly conference calls, Ford and General Motors spoke to the ongoing supply chain strain, vehicle affordability, and commercial vehicle and EV demand. Ford’s Jim Farley also called out “an overlooked benefit” for commercial customers. What’s that about?
Due to the parts shortage and the lockdown in Shanghai, Toyota is further suspending operations at some of its domestic plants at the beginning of June.
One of the biggest variables today influencing future commodity pricing trends is the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, both of whom are key exporters of raw materials, such as metals, critical to the supply chain.
The biggest consequence to supply chain disruptions has been longer OTD and difficulty sourcing replacement units, forcing fleet managers to extend the service lives of their vehicles until the next order cycle.
The fleet and supply chain veteran will offer ideas, strategies, and more at the 2022 Global Fleet Conference in June.
Readers chimed in on another variety of issues as the calendar flipped to February and the issues that plagued the industry in 2021 look to stick around for the foreseeable future.
When looking ahead to the next 12 months, it will become more expensive to operate a fleet in the coming years. Vehicle acquisition costs have increased due to reduced fleet incentives. Fuel prices will likely continue to trend upward, and maintenance costs will ratchet higher due to more companies adopting extended replacement schedules.
This State of the Fleet Industry episode covers the impact of the parts shortage, revelations of the pandemic on the auto industry, as well as what's causing the supply chain disruption.
Learn how to use data to solve fleet rightsizing, supply chain, and EV challenges in this episode of Fleet Momentum.
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