Imported cars are reportedly piling up at European ports turning them into “car parks” as a slug of electric vehicle (EV) sales impedes the market and supply chain issues hit hard.
Managers and directors representing the clogged ports have reportedly blamed Chinese car manufacturers for causing the piling as EV sales slug and lack of truck drivers to continue the EV’s transit from the port.
Executives representing the Port of Antwerp-Bruges told the Financial Times:
“Car distributors are increasingly using the port’s car parks as a depot. Instead of stocking the cars at the dealers, they are collected at the car terminal.”
The FT also reported that one car supply chain manager accused Chinese EV makers of using ports like “car parks”.
The situation has had also reportedly had a knock-on effect on ships unloading their cars. An operator of an Oslo-based United European car-carrier ship claimed to experience a lot of frustration due to its vessels being delayed in the Italian port of Livorno and the Greek port of Piraeus because of congestion in terminals.
This story is from a report in the Financial Times.
