Resilinc Special Report

Automotive Supply Chain Challenges 2025: Compliance, Shortages and Global Disruptions

This special report examines the evolving landscape of automotive supply chain challenges in North America and Europe, offering a data-driven lens through the framework of automotive supply chain management. As automakers and suppliers confront mounting pressure from regulatory mandates, raw material constraints, logistics disruptions, and geopolitical instability, risk exposure is intensifying across all tiers of the supply base. From traceability gaps in critical minerals to transportation bottlenecks and ESG-driven sourcing shifts, this report delivers actionable insights into the most pressing disruptions facing the sector and highlights emerging strategies for short-term stabilization and long-term resilience.
Key Insights:
  • Automakers are securing direct deals, investing in recycling, and redesigning products to avoid inputs like cobalt and palladium
  • The EV shift exposed heavy reliance on China for lithium, rare earths, and battery processing. Over 80% of rare earths and 50%+ of lithium refining is China-controlled
  • In 2024, the U.S. auto sector saw a 1,600% spike in UFLPA detentions, with CBP seizing entire batches of parts tied to banned Chinese inputs