Stellantis’ new regional elements hub in Malaysia, which can serve India and Asia-Pacific, has obtained its first cargo of inventory, the automotive conglomerate introduced right this moment. The milestone marks the preliminary part of a complete cargo of €10 million (RM46.4 million), €8 million (RM37.2 million) of which is at the moment in transit from North America, France, Italy and China, comprising a complete of 35,000 SKUs.
The ability, situated in an unnamed free commerce zone, continues to be on observe to be operational inside the first quarter of the 12 months, the corporate added. It should serve all manufacturers – Peugeot, Citroën, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Ram, Leapmotor and extra – throughout roughly 20 international locations, us included.
Stellantis mentioned the hub is vital to enhancing after-sales service by “lowering downtime and guaranteeing environment friendly entry and availability” of elements and elements to sellers and shoppers.
The corporate has been constructing Malaysia up as a regional hub since 2021, as a part of its “Inbuilt ASEAN for ASEAN” roadmap. Its ex-Naza meeting plant in Gurun, Kedah serves as a producing hub for each home and export markets in ASEAN, whereas Malaysian gross sales, advertising and marketing, distribution and after-sales for the Peugeot and Leapmotor manufacturers at the moment are being dealt with by its subsidiary Stellantis Malaysia.
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