Car manufacturers are responding to growing regulatory pressure on sustainability and supply chain traceability. The global push to expand the electric vehicle market is also bringing new challenges around responsible sourcing of raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel, as well as other critical minerals. OEMs must take a more strategic approach towards managing the supply of goods around the world that ensures a positive impact on local communities and the environment.

Often described as a ‘computer on wheels’, modern cars contain dozens of different parts and materials, not only metals, but a vast range from rubber and plastics to leather and glass. Visibility of all these different supply chains, their active businesses and roots within the countries of the world, is now high priority in the face of customer expectation and stricter international law.