GEFCO Polska is expanding its Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) network with the newly opened vehicle center in Bieruń, in the Silesian Voivodeship.
The new center located in the south of Poland complements the three existing GEFCO Polska branches dedicated to Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) – in the Poznań area (Swarzędz), Warsaw (Zegrze Płd.), and the Tri-City (Gdynia). The Bieruń platform is an important element of the GEFCO network due to its strategic location. Thanks to its proximity to the country’s southern borders and the “Gliwice-Sośnica” motorway junction, located at the intersection of the A1 and A4 motorways, the center in Bieruń is a convenient delivery point to Poland from the southern and western parts of Europe. A major advantage of the new center is also its location near automotive manufacturing plants situated in this region of Europe: the General Motors factory in Gliwice, Fiat in Tychy, and KIA and Hyundai in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Launching the platform in Bieruń allows for the optimization of delivery times between car manufacturers’ factories and the local distribution network, especially for the neighboring regions of Silesia and Lesser Poland.
The center currently stores General Motors vehicles delivered from the manufacturer’s factories in Gliwice, Koper, Monfalcone, and Zeebrugge. From Bieruń, the cars are distributed to the dealer network in Poland. GEFCO is a 4PL partner for General Motors, providing full control over its supply chain in Europe and Russia under an agreement covering the transport of over a million vehicles annually. An additional function of the Bieruń center is managing the flows of post-leasing cars of various brands.
In line with the company’s development strategy, we strive to be present in the main areas related to consumption, production, and transit in Poland. Launching the platform in Bieruń fits into this strategy and is another important stage in the development of our network of vehicle centers in the country.
– Thanks to the new location, we can be even closer to our customers – says Georges Gomes, Finished Vehicle Logistics Director at GEFCO Polska.
In the near future, the operator plans to develop the offer of basic services in the field of vehicle distribution and storage at the new center, as well as a full range of value-added services, including adaptations, PDI, and buy-back.