In a sector navigating a variety of challenges, from policies influenced by sustainability targets to supply chains affected by geopolitical tensions, a trusted partner is crucial.
With a rich heritage in the automotive sector, and unique combination of logistics, manufacturing, and consultancy, Unipart helps customers overcome these challenges by delivering world-class supply chain solutions and performance improvement technologies.
OEMs are facing the challenge of rising material costs and the need to source products closer to the point of consumption.
They are also under significant pressure to reduce their environmental impact and meet sustainability goals.
Unipart is helping OEMs with their inbound transport challenges by providing data-driven solutions that improve visibility and control.
Unipart is also helping OEMs with their warehousing challenges by providing cost-effective and scalable solutions. Click the button below to understand how Unipart increased a supercar OEM’s inventory access to 99.8% by introducing a digital warehouse management system to ensure the right parts are available at exactly the right time.
Unipart offers a range of solutions, including manufacturing, assembly, and quality control services.
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One critical challenge being faced by OEMs is the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), and the need for sustainable end-of-life solutions for EV batteries.
The demand for lithium batteries is rising as the world pursues more sustainable ways of living. Over the next 10 years supply will need to surge 300%, with analysts predicting that more than 300 million electric cars will be on the road by 2050.
Another critical challenge facing OEMs is the need for supply chain resilience, visibility, and cost efficiency.
Unipart is uniquely positioned as an agile supply chain partner for the entire EV lifecycle, being both a manufacturer and an end-to-end logistics partner.
Unipart Logistics provides safe storage, compliance, packaging and carrier management for the EV industry, and is fully compliant with air freight regulations from IATA.
Unipart's EV solutions
Unipart is helping OEMs improve their supply chain resilience and visibility through solutions such as predictive analytics, inventory management and control tower services. To help OEMs control costs, Unipart offers a range of solutions, including automation, process improvement, and supply chain optimisation.
Luxury automotive brand case study Supply chain visibilityCompetition in the global automotive sector is fierce, with the world’s largest economies providing enormous subsidies and long-term state planning to ensure future growth of their domestic industries.
The UK needs a resilient supply chain to compete. Unipart works with automotive OEMs to ensure we can react quickly to needs in their supply chains.
This year Unipart acquired Formaplex, one of the few remaining injection moulding specialists in the UK supply chain, and a key supplier of polymer and composite solutions.
Unipart acquires Formaplex
A unique part of our EV offering is Hyperbat, Unipart Manufacturing’s joint venture with Fortescue Zero. Based in Coventry, Hyperbat produces battery systems for a broad range of sectors, where a quality manufacturing solution is required for an innovative product.
Hyperbat’s deep capability and experience, originating from a joint venture between Fortescue Zero and Unipart, means we provide unique customer-led battery manufacturing solutions supported by industry leading processes and cutting edge digital technologies.
In December 2022, Hyperbat sealed a £multi-million-pound contract to supply batteries to Lotus for its all-electric Evija, the world’s most powerful production car.
Hyperbat Lotus EvijaUnipart Consultancy delivers supply chain transformation and operational improvement services to automotive OEMs and their value chains, including key suppliers and retailers.
By embedding the principles of The Unipart Way across every delivery project, customer organisations are empowered to deliver the best service to their customers in the most efficient way.
Unipart Consultancy’s team of expert practitioners, blended with the automotive heritage of Unipart, delivers a unique perspective on the challenges of today and the challenges of tomorrow for the sector.
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