This year’s global trade tensions have forced new challenges and difficult decisions upon many companies — including tariff increases, shipping delays and complete restructuring of operations and manufacturing networks.

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.

Ford follows General Motors and Volvo in joining with the online retailing giant to offer Key by Amazon In-Car delivery service.

The measure comes as the London Metal Exchange carries out a supply-chain review to address concerns that cobalt stored in its warehouses may be linked to child labor.

Startup Phantom Auto announced an expansion into logistics, providing remote operation capability for forklifts, delivery robots and “yard truck” tractors that move trailers around warehouses.

An independent government report on President Trump’s new North American trade deal estimates it will lead to higher car prices for U.S. consumers and a decline in auto sales.

The glass ceiling is still a reality — women run only about 5 percent of large companies. So is the glass cliff, the phenomenon wherein women only get tapped to lead companies that are already teetering.

The latest Brexit delay means more uncertainty, frozen investment and lost customers for U.K. manufacturers.