Press Releases

Q&A with Sanjiv Takyar: Challenges during uncertain times

Q: What do you see as the challenges facing the automotive industry post-Covid?

Sanjiv: Well, we’re not post-Covid yet, so there may be some surprises still to come. However, what we’re seeing is that the pandemic is changing the way that all businesses in the industry are looking at risk – and at risk mitigation.

It’s not…

Why moving automotive parts across continents in one-way packaging isn’t sustainable?

The automotive industry is going through rapid change. The move towards electrification – driven by environmental regulations and consumer concern – means many completely different components will be needed. Alongside the disruption caused by the pandemic, this is forcing a huge shift in supply chains across the world and putting increasing focus on the complexities of intercontinental transport.

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How automotive supply chains become more resilient by sharing risk

Automotive supply chains are among the most complex on earth, with each vehicle containing up to 20,000 parts originating from thousands of different suppliers located in different parts of the world.

These supply chains are now facing huge disruption. Not just from the short and long term effects of the Covid pandemic, but also from a move away…

In the transition to electric vehicle production, one of the biggest challenges is how to move the batteries.

Demand for electric and hybrid vehicles – driven by environmental legislation and consumer choice – is now accelerating. Even during the current pandemic, EV & hybrid (PHEV) sales in Europe have been affected much less than those of their fossil fuel equivalents – with the long-term post-COVID forecast for electric vehicle sales to recover faster and reach 42…

Holiday Operating Hours 2020/2021

Winter Shutdown Update

Dear customers,

With the holiday season fast approaching we’d like to confirm the modified operating hours to help you manage your equipment needs during the holiday period. If you have any questions or require further information please contact Customer Service.

Service During Shutdown

Service Centers are closed on  24th and 25th Dec 2020 – 31st Dec…

CHEP holds the Battery in Focus Expert Group to create supply chain solutions for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries

As the world moves away from traditional fossil-fuel vehicles, Lithium-Ion batteries are becoming one of the most critical, and yet potentially dangerous, components in the Automotive supply chain.

The high-density batteries required for customer expectations of range are heavy, mainly produced in Asia, and very vulnerable to changes in temperature, mishandling and damage – which risk catastrophic explosive…