Automotive Logistics introduces ALSC UK 2026, outlining why this moment matters for the UK automotive supply chain. This opening sets the strategic context for the event, highlighting the pressures and opportunities facing UK logistics networks, from trade and capacity constraints to decarbonisation, digitalisation and the complex shift to electrification. The session will set out how collaboration across OEMs, suppliers and logistics providers will be critical to delivering a more resilient and competitive future.

As JLR transforms its business and UK operations toward net zero, modern luxury and greater electrification, its supply chain is evolving in lockstep, including a focus on transparency, innovation and long-term resilience. In this opening session, Levent Yuksel, who heads inbound and vehicle logistics, will share clear achievements are helping JLR to take a lead in the UK and beyond. You will learn more about how the carmaker is reducing logistics emissions, and why it is putting such an emphasis on resiliency and partnerships to help ensure stable operations.

Yuksel will also share more on the JLR’s vision for logistics and to keep the UK innovative and competitive, such as increasing operational efficiency and flexibility, adapting to electrification and changing technology, and fulfilling customers' highest expectations.  

UK automotive supply chain leaders are being forced to rethink how they plan, buffer and move materials, vehicles and service parts in the face of growing uncertainty, complexity and competition. This session explores how automotive OEMs, suppliers and logistics providers can thrive even without stability, including by redesigning freight networks, inventory strategies and close partnerships to adapt to change, maintain flexibility and eliminate emissions and waste.

Logistics experts will share practical examples of how to balance resilience with efficiency in an increasingly unpredictable operating environment, with insights into how to manage pressures on freight, port capacity and warehousing solutions as well as rising costs. The panel will discuss fresh approaches and partnerships to keep operations in the UK on track amongst volatility and uncertainty, including through innovations in multimodal freight, greater visibility, waste reduction and close collaboration. 

Trade changes are a defining challenge and opportunity for UK automotive logistics. From evolving UK–EU relations ten years after the Brexit vote, implementing new trade agreements with major markets like the US and India, to rising imports from China, the country’s automotive leaders are managing a dynamic and complex landscape. This session examines how changing customs requirements, tariffs and compliance frameworks are influencing sourcing strategies, logistics services, cross-border flows and distribution decisions. Experts will discuss how logistics and supply chain teams can proactively manage trade risk and turn regulatory complexity into a competitive advantage.

Gain critical intelligence on European and global vehicle production and sales forecasts, with a strong focus on implications for the UK. Covering product mix evolution, the EV transition trajectory, new technology and key market influencers such as geopolitics, trade uncertainty, macroeconomic trends and consumer behaviour, the session will translate market data into practical insight for logistics and supply chain planning.