Older facilities would be replaced by new larger, modern centers in New York State and Georgia, maintain employment levels. As part of its proposal to the United Auto Workers to resolve the strike that began September 15, Stellantis is proposing to close 18 facilities in the U.S., including 10 Mopar Parts Distribution Centers (PDCs) across […]
Daimler Truck Opens Indiana Redistribution Center to Expand Parts Distribution Network
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) celebrated the grand opening of its new Redistribution Center (RDC) in Whitestown, Indiana. Spanning over 605,000 square feet, this build-to-suit facility will replenish DTNA’s ten Parts Distribution Centers (PDC) across the U.S. and Canada with efficient and timely truck parts availability. The addition of the RDC to DTNA’s Parts Distribution […]
Toyota Opens New Parts Distribution Center in Phoenix
Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) announced that it has officially opened a new parts distribution center (PDC) in Phoenix, Ariz. The new Phoenix PDC will employ up to 61 employees in a 136,000 square foot facility. The $10 million distribution center will house approximately 56,000 Toyota and Lexus parts, and serve 56 Toyota and Lexus […]
FCA Says Plants Will Remain Closed Until April 14, Parts Distribution Centers Remain Open with Volunteer Staff
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that its plants across the U.S. and Canada, as well as headquarters operations and construction projects, are intended to remain closed until April 14, dependent upon the various states’ stay-in-place orders and the readiness of each facility to return to production. Mopar Parts Distribution Centers, which have been deemed essential […]
Porsche Cars Canada Selects DB Schenker to Operate New Parts Distribution Center
Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd., has selected DB Schenker Canada to operate its new parts distribution center in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Expected to ship about 282,000 orders during its first year in operation, the new facility joins two other DB Schenker-Porsche parts distribution centers that are already operating in China and Korea “The faster we can […]
GM Opens $65 Million Parts Processing Center in Michigan
General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) opened a new ACDelco and GM Genuine Parts processing center in the Flint, Michigan, suburb of Burton. The facility will employ more than 800 hourly and salaried employees. The 1.1 million-square-foot plant, located on 141 acres on Davison Road, is triple the size of the facility in Burton that it […]
Mercedes-Benz USA Expands Parts Distribution Centers
Announces new center in Grapevine, Texas and renovations in Carol Stream, Ill. and Robbinsville, N.J. to improve service for dealers This summer, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) celebrated one grand opening and two substantial renovations of Parts Distribution (PDC) and Learning and Performance (LPC) Centers to help service dealers more effectively nationwide. The upgrades will allow Mercedes-Benz […]
FCA Opens Parts Distribution Center in Virginia
FCA US celebrated the official opening of a new Mopar Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Winchester, Va. The 400,000-plus square-foot facility represents a $12.2 million investment by FCA US and more than 70 jobs over two shifts. It is also the first of two new Mopar PDCs scheduled to open in the U.S. this year. […]
Toyota Opens New Lexus Parts Distribution Center in Atlanta
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) announced that it has officially opened a new parts distribution center (PDC) in Lithia Springs, Ga. The new Atlanta PDC will employ up to 30 people in 107,000 square feet of space. Stocking approximately 43,000 Lexus parts, the facility will serve 27 Lexus dealers in the Southeast, primarily in […]