At the beginning of the year, Valmet Automotive signed a contract with DSV Road Finland for comprehensive logistics services. Under the agreement, DSV will handle the transport of parts and components from the production line to the destination factory in Finland.
Valmet Automotive is a company that manufactures both cars (Finland) and automotive components (Germany and Poland). At the end of 2012, Valmet Automotive concluded a three-year contract for the production of over 100,000 Mercedes A-Class vehicles at the Uusikaupunki plant in Finland. DSV, as one of three selected logistics companies, will be responsible for transporting the components necessary for production.
– We wanted to introduce innovative and effective transport methods, which is why we decided to cooperate only with a partner who was ready to offer us the right combination of knowledge, geographical coverage, and a focus on process flexibility – says Kalle Nuutila, Transport Manager at Valmet Automotive.
– During negotiations with Valmet Automotive, we focused on offering optimal forms of transport, route planning, transit times, and logistics ecology. Signing the contract with Valmet Automotive is a very important event for DSV, thanks to which we are becoming an increasingly strong player in the automotive logistics market – says Hannu Lakso, Director of the Central Europe region, DSV Road Finland.
Valmet Automotive is another company operating in the automotive sector in the company’s portfolio. DSV has been cooperating with the Volvo Group since 2008, and for nearly a year has been executing a contract for warehouse management and distribution of service parts for the combined forces of Renault-Nissan in Scandinavia. At the beginning of 2013, this cooperation was also extended to the Russian market.