In the second half of last year, the costs of the logistics of new vehicles were found to be slight decrease, on a multi-year trend in considerable growth. ECG The association of logistics at the service of the sector automotive sector, announced the latest update of the index Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) developed with PwC Austria which, for the fourth quarter of 2024, will be stands at 154.2, equal to an overall increase in costs of +54.2% between January 2019 and December 2024. Compared to the most reported for the second quarter of 2024, three of the four segments of these logistics operations have seen an increase in the third and fourth quarters of 2024. For the second quarter of 2024 the index was 160.7: therefore at the end of the year it is decreased by 6.5 points. ECG explained that this development is strongly influenced by the significant reduction in the costs of maritime logistics.

In particular, the road logistics index relating to the fourth quarter of 2024 is 128.3, showing a overall cost increase of +28.3% between January 2019 and December 2024. For the second quarter of last year, the index was equal to 127.7 and at the end of 2024 it increased by 0.6 points, with a slight increase in costs - specified the association - due to mainly to the increase in labor costs and tolls.

The maritime logistics index for the last quarter of 2014 2024 is equal to 215.9, with an overall increase in the costs of +115.9% between January 2019 and December 2024. For the second trimester of 2024 the index was equal to 242.0 and at the end of the year, therefore, it was decreased by 26.1 points, a change - explained ECG - due to mainly to a significant reduction in the tariffs of time charter for Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels.

The latest survey of railway logistics is equal to 130.6, showing an overall increase in costs of +30.6% between January 2019 and December 2024. For the second quarter of 2024, it was equal to 125.8 and at the end of the year marked an increase of 4.8 points due to the increase in asset costs and tariff increases in some of the eight countries analysed.

Finally, yard logistics accounted for the fourth quarter of 2024 an index of 124.5, with an increase in overall costs of +24.5% between January 2019 and December 2024. For the second quarter of last year it was 121.0 and at the end of the year 2024 increased by 3.5 points, development - he explained the association - mainly caused by further increases in labor and asset costs.