Watch: Livestream Coronavirus Series - Automotive Supply Chain March Update
Presented by Automotive from Ultima Media, hear from our analysts as they share insight on how the coronavirus crisis will impact global vehicle sales and what it will mean for automotive manufacturing and logistics. You will also hear from Supply Chain and Technology Strategist, Wolfgang Lehmacher, and his views on how supply chains could the crisis could lead to permanent changes in the wider supply chain.
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Updated 7th April. WATCH NOW and gain the latest insights on the global outlook for vehicle sales and what it means for the automotive supply chain.
You can also download the presentations below.
Overview
As governments and industry deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the automotive industry faces far reaching impacts from plant closures, supply disruptions, logistics bottlenecks and significant drops in demand. Supply chain experts and providers must cope with an unprecedented shutdown – while also prepare to respond at the first opportunity of recovery.
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Webinar Presenters

Wolfgang Lehmacher
Supply Chain and Technology Strategist
Independent Consultant
Wolfgang is a thought-leader and practitioner in supply chain and logistics. He has previously been Director, Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum in Geneva and New York; Partner and Managing Director (China and India) at the global strategy firm CVA in Hong Kong; and President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental, the global expansion vehicle of France’s La Poste in Paris. He assists stakeholders across the global supply chain ecosystem, from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, in upscaling and transforming their organizations. Wolfgang is a member of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards Jury and the Logistikweisen, a think-tank under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry BMVI. He is also an FT, Forbes, Fortune, and BI contributor, and author of business books including The Global Supply Chain.
Download Wolfgang Lehmacher’s presentation here.

Daniel Harrison
Automotive Analyst
Ultima Media
Daniel has more than a decade of experience in business intelligence and automotive research and now leads the business intelligence unit at Ultima Media, including for AMS. He specialises in topics across connectivity, autonomy, shared mobility and electrification. His most recent reports cover tier supplier profits and forecasts for global automotive powertrains.
Download Daniel Harrison’s presentation here.

Christopher Ludwig
Editor-in-Chief
Ultima Media
Christopher is responsible for editorial production and strategy across Ultima Media’s global automotive media platforms, including Automotive Logistics, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, Car Design News and its business intelligence unit, Automotive from Ultima Media. He’s covered the automotive industry and supply chain for 15 years and has nearly 20 years’ experience in the media and publishing business. He has an MsC from the London School of Economic and Political Science.
Download Christopher Ludwig’s presentation here.
Check out our bonus track Your Questions Answered, an episode covering questions posed during the Livestream that we didn’t get to.
