欧洲汽车物流业喜迎旺年

Europe's automotive logistics sector is on a roll

当下整个欧洲汽车物流供应链的运量正节节攀升,但不确定因素,特别是美国日益增强的贸易保护主义倾向,以及举步维艰的英国脱欧谈判,正在威胁这种大好局面。欧洲汽车制造商协会（ACEA）的最新数据显示,2017年前9个月,欧盟汽车出口量较2016年增长4.7%,达到约420万辆,价值945亿欧元（1,160亿美元）。

Europe's automotive logistics sector is on a roll with volumes rising across the supply chain—from ports and car carriers to trucking companies and railroads—but political uncertainties, particularly the increasingly protectionist climate in the United States and the fraught negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union, are souring the atmosphere. EU car exports increased by 4.7 percent in the first nine months of 2017, compared with 2016, to about 4.2 million units, good for 94.5 billion euros($116 billion), according to the latest figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association(ACEA). Shipments to the United States, Europe's top export market, were worth 0.9 percent more at 27 billion euros, even though the number of cars shipped across the Atlantic slipped 2.2 percent. However, this relatively flat performance was offset by an 11.2 percent surge in the value of exports to China to 16.3 billion euros, and a 9.9 percent increase in sales to Japan to 5.94 billion euros. Europe's auto logistics began the second quarter with a mixed bag of positive and negative developments, although volumes remain strong as the continent's economic expansion remains on course for another year.