Automotive Logistics
C.H. Robinson helps you streamline your automotive supply chain, manage risk, reduce costs, and decrease emissions. Get capacity solutions tailored to your automotive business and data-driven insights to inform continuous improvement opportunities.
Trust the leader in automotive logistics
Optimize performance while keeping costs down. From consistently meeting your customers' demand and service expectations, to navigating new and complex opportunities like nearshoring. Let our industry expertise work for you.
C.H. Robinson works with the vast majority of top 100 tier 1 automotive suppliers and top 10 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
We can help power your automotive logistics strategy.
What sets our automotive logistics solutions apart
Automotive experts & experience
Keep your manufacturing process on track and on schedule with experienced supply chain experts who have local expertise in critical automotive markets like Mexico.
Global scale & reliable capacity
Anticipate, strategize, and solve for your planned and unplanned freight needs using flexible, reliable, multimodal solutions across truckload, less than truckload (LTL), consolidation, ocean, cross-border, and more.
Industry leading technology
Continuously improve by leveraging best-in-class technology combined with data-driven insights to help identify new opportunities.
Automotive logistics services for every segment
C.H. Robinson works with the largest, most sophisticated shippers in the world and we have the automotive logistics solutions and strategies to support your goals.
Tiered suppliers
- Streamline inbound shipping with solutions tailored to your business
- Strategize and execute against both planned and unplanned shipments
- Strengthen your supply chain with industry-leading cross-border and consolidation services
OEMs
- Track, manage, and reduce emissions
- Proactively prepare and execute against your unplanned shipments with expedited services
- Streamline your cross-border shipping with our 100+ years of experience in Canada and 30+ years in Mexico
Aftermarket
- Strengthen your retail strategies with our expertise and scale, with over 7,500 retail customers
- Plan for and proactively prepare for holiday surge
Testimonials
"As we look beyond tomorrow and shape a future for electric vehicles, we need logistics providers who understand our business and the customers we serve. We’ve partnered with C.H. Robinson using a collaborative approach to align our transportation strategy which has helped enable and accelerate our growth.”
– J.J. Luranc
Director of Transportation and Global Logistics, Lucid Motors
Leverage our team of dedicated automotive experts
- Industry-leading automotive supply chain expertise and experience, across the globe in key automotive markets.
- 24/7 support just right for the just-in-time nature of the automotive industry.
- People you can rely on who understand your unique business needs, and tailor solutions to accelerate your success.
See what our experts can do for you.
Success stories: Automotive supply chain
Tier 1 auto supplier saves big
Challenge
A Tier 1 supplier of motor vehicle chassis and bodies for first response vehicles saw freight prices increase and on-time performance diminish.
Solution
C.H. Robinson automotive supply chain experts discovered key operational differences between the supplier’s business units, causing inefficiencies and delays.
Result
After implementing the recommended automation techniques, the supplier’s budget is back on track with first-year savings projected at approximately $1.2 million.
Redefining imports for Mazda Australia
After implementing solutions from C.H. Robinson, Mazda Australia reduced air freight costs by 23%, realized substantial savings on ocean imports, and identified duty refund opportunities.
The power to see what's next
Advanced visibility from C.H. Robinson helps you save time and money by staying one step ahead of supply chain disruptions. To meet the just-in-time demands of the auto industry, visibility is key.
Solve issues before they impact your supply chain.
C.H. Robinson in the news
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