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Article written by Mark Basch
June 28, 2010 - 01:17pm Mercedes-Benz opening 415,000-square-foot facility near Jacksonville airport
Mercedes-Benz USA Monday announced it is opening a 415,000-square-foot facility near the Jacksonville International Airport that will house several of its business units.
New Jersey-based Mercedes-Benz USA is responsible for distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach automobiles in the U.S. It will employ 160 people at the newly constructed Jacksonville facility at 13470 International Parkway, which the company is leasing. Mercedes-Benz will have four business units operating out of the facility when it officially opens in July:
- The Southern region sales office, which supports 102 dealerships in 12 states. It’s one of four regional U.S. sales offices for Mercedes-Benz.
- A parts distribution center, which supports 70 dealerships in the Southeast. It’s one of five parts distribution centers and will house about 15 percent of the company’s overall parts inventory.
- A quality evaluation center with more than 70 people from various engineering and logistics disciplines. The company said it’s one of only two operational units of its kind for Mercedes-Benz outside of Germany.
- A learning and performance center which serves as a training center for dealership and corporate personnel. It’s one of five in the U.S.
“Now we have one common look and feel for our corporate operations in the region across all our key business units,” Mercedes-Benz USA chief executive Ernst Lieb said in a press release.
“By linking our core operations in one building, we can also create better efficiencies that will benefit our dealer network and our customers,” he said.
Article written by Mark Basch
June 28, 2010 - 01:17pm Mercedes-Benz opening 415,000-square-foot facility near Jacksonville airport
Mercedes-Benz USA Monday announced it is opening a 415,000-square-foot facility near the Jacksonville International Airport that will house several of its business units.
New Jersey-based Mercedes-Benz USA is responsible for distribution, marketing and customer service for all Mercedes-Benz and Maybach automobiles in the U.S. It will employ 160 people at the newly constructed Jacksonville facility at 13470 International Parkway, which the company is leasing. Mercedes-Benz will have four business units operating out of the facility when it officially opens in July:
- The Southern region sales office, which supports 102 dealerships in 12 states. It’s one of four regional U.S. sales offices for Mercedes-Benz.
- A parts distribution center, which supports 70 dealerships in the Southeast. It’s one of five parts distribution centers and will house about 15 percent of the company’s overall parts inventory.
- A quality evaluation center with more than 70 people from various engineering and logistics disciplines. The company said it’s one of only two operational units of its kind for Mercedes-Benz outside of Germany.
- A learning and performance center which serves as a training center for dealership and corporate personnel. It’s one of five in the U.S.
“Now we have one common look and feel for our corporate operations in the region across all our key business units,” Mercedes-Benz USA chief executive Ernst Lieb said in a press release.
“By linking our core operations in one building, we can also create better efficiencies that will benefit our dealer network and our customers,” he said.
