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In a move that it hopes will be the start of
growth in international markets, Chrysler
Group and Fiat today announced the opening
of distribution centers in Shanghai (bottom)
and Dubai (top) for the former's Mopar parts
division. Chrysler Group says these two
official images are of the new warehouses. |
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In a
move that it hopes will be the start of a relevance in
international markets, Chrysler Group and Fiat today
announced the opening of distribution centers in
Shanghai and Dubai for the former's Mopar parts
division.
“With the opening of these two facilities, we are
expanding our parts distribution network in order to
fully support the growth taking place in these markets,”
said Pietro Gorlier, President and CEO of Mopar,
Chrysler Group’s service, parts and customer-care brand.
“As our vehicle brands continue to grow internationally,
Mopar will continue to look for opportunities to
effectively service our dealers and distributors, and
ultimately our customers.”
The parts distribution center in China will integrate
China domestic and regional operations, although in
reality these are currently only nominal presences on
most markets, resulting in a more efficient and
cost-effective supply chain and improved service levels
for the company’s tentative presence in China and Asia
Pacific.
The
facility will be located in Yangshan Port Shanghai, a
Free Trade Zone that offers Mopar the platform to
support international trade from China. The 16,000 sq.
meter facility will distribute more than 35,000 part
numbers to more than 130 dealer locations in China and
more than 20 third-party distributors and joint-venture
partners throughout Asia Pacific. The warehouse will
also be a referral point for other Mopar warehouses in
South Korea, Japan, and Australia which service more
than 200 additional dealer locations.
The 18,000 sq. meter parts distribution center in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be located in the Jebel
Ali Free Trade Zone, providing Mopar the benefits to
support the redistribution of parts throughout the
Middle East and Africa. The warehouse will move more
than 30,000 part numbers to support Middle East and
African general distributors and local sales companies.
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