Mississauga, Ontario — Oct. 3, 2019 — Porsche Canada has opened its first national parts distribution centre, offering overnight delivery to its 19 Canadian dealers.
Located in the Heartland Town Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, the new distribution centre is strategically located near many of Ontario’s major 400-series highways. The 100,000 square-foot facility is also located a mere 17km from Pearson International Airport and 65km from Hamilton’s John C. Munro airport. Operations at the centre began on October 1.
Porsche will use both ground and air delivery to ship parts to Canada’s dealers. The company is using a two-shift delivery model operated by German logistics company DB Schenker.
A small ceremony was held for the first part picked and shipped from the new centre. The first shipment to leave the Greater Toronto Area was destined for Quebec, which is home to four Porsche stores.
The automaker did not reveal how much the new facility cost.
Porsche has been doing well in Canada; it sold an unprecedented 8,904 vehicles in 2018, up eight percent from the 8,249 vehicles it sold in 2017.
Sales for 2019 are currently up five percent, with 6,796 vehicles sold from January 1 through the month of September.
