Automotive Components

You need seamless shipping solutions to import or export automotive components between Europe and North America. CN has the power to deliver.

Connect to the powerful CN network and get efficient access to automotive manufacturers.

If you're shipping automotive components between Europe and North America, use our expertise as a leader in transportation solutions. CN has been connecting automotive component manufacturers and their customers in North America for more than 80 years.

CN Canadian National transports automotive components between Europe and North America

CN's network reaches key North American markets

CN can give you access to automotive component production plants and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) throughout Europe and North America.

We offer dedicated high-cube, double stack service with dockside access at the Port of Halifax as well as other ports on three North American coasts.

CN's high-capacity rail network provides efficient access to every major urban market in North America and, in particular, to key automotive markets of the U.S. Midwest.

Our intermodal terminals throughout North America allow us to deliver your components with door-to-door service to destinations across the continent.

Transit time advantage - get your automotive parts to market faster

The Port of Halifax is your gateway to key markets. Transatlantic vessel transit times give you an impressive competitive advantage.

Vessel transit times between Europe and Canada's east coast
From	To	Transit Time
Bremerhaven	Halifax	8 days
Halifax	Bremerhaven	9 days
Rotterdam	Halifax	6 days
Halifax	Rotterdam	11 days
Southampton	Halifax	12 days
Halifax	Southampton	6 days
Hamburg	Halifax	16 days
Halifax	Hamburg	10 days

Transit times calculated based on vessel speed of 16 knots

CN runs a scheduled railroad so you get the benefits of predictable, reliable service. It enables us to offer you consistent, on-time delivery.

CN transit times between Halifax and key Canadian and U.S. cities
From	To	Transit Time
Halifax	Chicago	67 hours
Chicago	Halifax	63 hours
Halifax	Memphis	159 hours
Memphis	Halifax	89 hours
Halifax	Toronto	34 hours
Toronto	Halifax	44 hours
Halifax	Buffalo	39 hours
Buffalo	Halifax	48 hours

We have the equipment to ship your automotive parts

CN has intermodal containers for damage-free shipping of your automotive components

Our containers protect your components as they speed across the continent on CN's high-capacity, double stack main line.

14.6-metre (48-foot) containers have a usable cube of 98 cubic metres
12.2-metre (40-foot) marine containers have a usable cube of 67.8 cubic metres

Contact the Europe team

Contact our team of experts to find out how we can help connect you to a wealth of import and export opportunities. CN WorldWide has offices in Europe in Rotterdam, Milan, Sofia, Solna, Warsaw, Empiria, and London, as well as in North America, South America, and Asia.

Call 1-888-426-9962 today or send an email.