During the inauguration of the new supplier park, Dr. Bernd Martens, Member of the Board of Management of Audi AG for Procurement, stated: “The supplier park is an important part of our localization strategy. The short distances will foster rapid exchange, efficient processes and easy development of logistics processes.”
The JIS Park was developed together with O´Donnell México. “The supplier park right at the doorstep to the new Audi plant was a unique opportunity for us. Here we could improve our clients’ competitiveness by establishing perfect infrastructure and advanced supply chain logistics,” says David O´Donnell, the president of O´Donnell México.
Construction of the new JIS Parks started in late 2014. With the start of production just two years later, Audi and its partners are laying the foundations for the success of the new Audi Q5. Short distances from the suppliers’ halls into Audi’s production plant not only ensure the punctual delivery of parts for the mid-range SUV from the brand with the Four Rings. They also help to conserve resources and reduce the burden on the infrastructure in the region. As the park was planned at the same time as the new plant, the supply processes run extremely smoothly. A total of 1,000 jobs are to be created.
So far, seven Audi partners have already moved into the JIS Park. They will supply components coming from the Audi just-in-sequence production chain, that is, following the client order sequence. In a first stage, the JIS-Park covers an area of 26 hectares (60 hectares of total area).
The park’s supplier halls are involved in the 60 greenfield and brownfield projects that the Audi plant has brought to the country. In all, more than 100 suppliers will be supplying pieces for the new Audi Q5 in Mexico. More than seventy percent of the pieces the company has received to start production were purchased from the TLCAN region.
The following companies have moved into the new JIS Park:
1. Faurecia ET
2. HBPO
3. Thyssen Krupp Automotive
4. Truck and Wheel
5. TI Automotive
6. Kuehne+Nagel
7. Syncreon
Fuel consumption of the models named above:
Audi Q5:
This vehicle is not yet on sale. It does not yet have type approval and is therefore not subject to Directive 1999/94/EC.