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Buyers show their support for China's auto industry

Buyers show their support for China's auto industry

On February 2, 2024, the 2024 Annual Meeting of CARZONE Supply Chain Business Group was held as an online and offline celebration in more than 40 branch venues across China. In Shanghai, many suppliers were invited to welcome the #YearoftheDragon with us. At the beginning of the annual meeting, the CARZONE 2023 annual events video brought everyone unforgettable memories of past achievements, which can not be achieved without the support of every supplier and partner. At the annual meeting, Mr. Shang Baoguo, the CEO of CARZONE, reviewed the business development, summarized the harvest and experience of each business line in 2023, and looked forward to the business focus and development direction in 2024. CARZONE will adhere to the concept and principle of "Repair and Parts Integration" and service first, strengthen the basic distribution, after-sales, professionalism, and other capabilities, and bring higher value to the customer by building the brand, consumers, and management capabilities. We are actively innovating and continuously developing the business model, new energy business, F6 system capability, overseas business, external logistics, and franchise business. In this speech, Mr. Shang recognized each CARZONE partner and expressed his deep gratitude to all of them. At the annual meeting, various awards were presented, including Breakthrough Innovation, Outstanding Individual, Best Newcomer, Outstanding Cadre, Outstanding Team, TOP (Front Warehouse and F6), and CEO Award for significant contributions. The partners of the regional front warehouses of CARZONE recorded their own unique New Year's Eve videos to send their blessings for the new year, and the venue was filled with a festive atmosphere. Beautiful performances, interactive games, and rich lucky draw gifts at each venue brought the dinner party to one joyful moment after another. CARZONE Supply Chain Business Group 2024 Annual Meeting ended amidst laughter in each venue. We believe that the idea of "Unwavering determination, Harnessing change" has been integrated into the heart of every CARZONE partner, and we hope that we can live up to the time and strive for excellence in this brand new year of 2024! #CARZONE #Supplychain #automobile #automobileaftermarket

Shippeo is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Yamaha Japan) and its U.S. subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha USA) to enhance their global supply chain visibility and efficiency. “We are truly excited about this new strategic partnership with Shippeo and the benefits that it will most certainly bring to easing our Global Supply Chain challenges, simply from providing more seamless administrative and global visibility, “said Isamu “Sam” Kuru of Yamaha Motor Company Japan’s logistics Division. “The benefits to both our distributors and ultimately our Yamaha dealerships and business to business partners and end users will prove invaluable to our entire company.” "It's an honor to partner with an industry pioneer like Yamaha Motor Company," said Christopher Mazza, SVP International Growth at Shippeo. "Our leading real-time visibility solution empowers Yamaha to deliver exceptional value to their customers and end users by offering superior visibility and actionable insights across all transport modes. This will enhance the resilience of Yamaha's global supply chain operations, ensuring enhanced transparency and reliability." Read more about this exciting collaboration in our press release! https://hubs.la/Q02s6kFR0 #Yamaha #Shippeo #SupplyChainVisibility #Efficiency #Logistics #Sustainability

The export of Chinese automative brands into international markets is a huge area of focus for the automotive industry. How quickly is it happening? How is customer perception changing? What's the delta in price vs western brands? Which countries are Chinese brands growing marketshare faster in? We've produced a report which explores the penetration of Chinese car brands in global markets and addresses the challenges they face in Europe, the USA and beyond. Download our paper today here: https://lnkd.in/esrWV-Ky

Shippeo is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Yamaha Japan) and its U.S. subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (Yamaha USA) to enhance their global supply chain visibility and efficiency. “We are truly excited about this new strategic partnership with Shippeo and the benefits that it will most certainly bring to easing our Global Supply Chain challenges, simply from providing more seamless administrative and global visibility, “said Isamu “Sam” Kuru of Yamaha Motor Company Japan’s logistics Division. “The benefits to both our distributors and ultimately our Yamaha dealerships and business to business partners and end users will prove invaluable to our entire company.” "It's an honor to partner with an industry pioneer like Yamaha Motor Company," said Christopher Mazza, SVP International Growth at Shippeo. "Our leading real-time visibility solution empowers Yamaha to deliver exceptional value to their customers and end users by offering superior visibility and actionable insights across all transport modes. This will enhance the resilience of Yamaha's global supply chain operations, ensuring enhanced transparency and reliability." Read more about this exciting collaboration in our press release! https://hubs.la/Q02s6Kw30 #Yamaha #Shippeo #SupplyChainVisibility #Efficiency #Logistics #Sustainability

Interested questions: "In recent history, the average retail price for bicycles sold in Germany hiked. How do you explain that?" The biggest players are facing financial challenges, is is individual phenomenon or industry issues? Do you see any changes in management of the big companies to align their supply chain supply? Is the European bicycle industry still as attractive for investors as it was and how important are the short- and long-term indicators for them? bike-eu.com

What to do after a tough year? Invest in your Logistic. That's exactly what OTTO, 🇩🇪 giant retailer, is doing after 2023 revenue dropped 9% to €10.8bn. Part of logistic and shipping activities will be moved in Poland just near german border, this will probably have a good impact on costs saving but won't impact on transit time. The new warehouse will have a surface of 118.000 sqm, located in Iłowa (Poland), just 1h from Cottbus in Germany via A18 🇵🇱 and 15 🇩🇪 highways. Activities will start in autumn 2024, up 1900 employees, fully managed by Otto' logistic arm : Hermes Fulfilment DACH. Michael Otto, Group CEO : “Poland is very central for a European company like ours. Above all, we will be able to deliver from Iłowa to large parts of Germany the day after the order is placed. Politics and administration supported us very well in the implementation. At the same time, we are expanding our warehouse logistics at German locations” Otto Group https://lnkd.in/d58kW8Bj Ecommerce News Europe, by Pleuni Jacobs-Kruiger https://lnkd.in/dNsbfvRK E-Commerce Berlin Expo https://lnkd.in/dRHwRgUu #ecommerce #fulfillment #poland #germany #b2c #delivery

„Shift Happens“: Impressions from Today´s Auto China 2024 Press Day   I invite you to share one of my takeaways beyond the exciting products and introduction events at Auto China 2024 exhibition in Beijing. It’s all about the price. o I seized the opportunity to speak to salespeople from different brands. o Their voice from the floor was unison: It’s all about the price. o The mind of the potential customer is already framed, especially by social media. o They expect discounts and immediately ask the same questions: 打折吗 [any discount]?; 半价 [half price]?, 五十 [50% off]? o I am afraid that discount expectations are already entrenched, meaning customers are expecting transaction prices going down even further and that this trend will persist for a long period.  o The risks are that the expectations are becoming permanent and that customers will hold back purchasing decisions. A self-reinforcing cycle of discounts has the automotive industry in China in it’s unforgiving grip!

European truck manufacturers with much ground to gain in Chinese market European truck manufactures continue to rank well among Chinese businesses in the transportation segment. However, local competition is increasingly making inroads on the total cost of ownership, a key factor in purchasing decision making process in the premium segment,. While European brands remain dominant, finding ways to boost TCO may improve sales in a period in which switch-ups are on the rise. While there is an uptick in interest in Chinese brands, whose relative operating performance has increased in recent years, European brands continue to enjoy considerably higher Net Promoter Scores (NPS), at a difference of almost 39% (49% to 10%). European brands had a relatively even front in terms of NPS. The firm suggests that focus on reducing the TCO has the potential to further strengthen European positions in the Chinese market, concluding, “While the quality of China’s domestic brands continues to improve, for the time being the Europeans’ keenest competitors in the premium segment, and potentially also the upper-middle segment, are other European truck makers.”