It’s no secret that the remnants of the pandemic have reduced the operation and response capacity of many industries; Of course, the automobile sector has been one of the most affected. Just look at the microchip crisis that resulted in car shortages around the world, or the shortage of auto parts and spare parts to support the demand for maintenance and/or repairs of the entire world vehicle fleet.
However, this logistical crisis was a starting point for brands such as MG Motor México, through its after-sales department, will rethink their processes and strategies around the supply of spare parts in such a way that, since April 2022, the brand together with SAIC, made an investment aimed at the creation of an exclusive warehouse for the brand that could concentrate and distribute all these auto parts to its entire network of national distributors with the objective to counteract the shortage.
In this way, it arises the Parts Distribution Center (PDC), which is located in the Millennium Industrial Park in the city of San Luis Potosí. This complex, whose monetary investment was 130 million pesos, has an area of 3,000 m2 and a storage capacity of up to 200,000 collision, maintenance and mechanical parts ready to be sent to any dealer of the brand in the country, which allows Optimize delivery times for the benefit of customers.
Today, MG Motor Mexico’s PDC has received 52 containers, equivalent to 127,000 auto parts that move throughout the country from this important industrial corridor of the country. These are some statistical figures from the PDC:
- It has 24 collaborators to attend to Delivery operations.
- It can move up to 2,200 auto parts per day, guaranteeing a maximum of 3 days for delivery throughout the country.
- Of the 100% of the pieces that arrive at the PDC, 95% arrive by sea and 5% by air from China.
- Consumables such as batteries, tires and oils are provided locally.
- Monthly, the PDC distributes up to 45,000 pieces.
- It currently has a stock of 650,000 auto parts and a total inventory available to supply for 4 and a half months.
By 2023, MG Motor México plans to expand its storage capacity to 10,000 m2, and continue strengthening post-sale strategies for the benefit of the client, in addition to increasing the service capacity for the vehicle fleet delivered to clients, which, for this year, the brand estimates that it will be 55,000 units sold, equivalent to 5.5% participation in the national market.
