New Strategically-Located Central Bajío Vehicle Distribution Center to Add Velocity, Capacity and Markets to KCS Automotive Network
October 25 2021 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today a
collaboration with Suministros Industriales Potosinos SA de CV
(SIPSA) and TransDevelopment Group (TDG) to develop the Central
Bajío Vehicle Distribution Center, a state-of-the-art origin and
destination terminal for the shipment of finished vehicles.
Strategically-located on the KCS main line, and developed, owned
and operated by SIPSA and TDG, the VDC will serve the
rapidly-growing Bajío region and strong Mexico City area
demand.
The Central Bajío VDC is master planned for growth with future
capacity for up to 10,000 vehicles, unit train service and direct
truck access to Mexico City, Guadalajara and the Bajío Region. The
terminal is located 40 kilometers east of Querétaro, Mexico’s
fastest growing city, along the KCS main line between Monterrey and
Lázaro Cárdenas. It will be constructed adjacent to SIPSA’s
Transload and Cross Dock Terminal - the highest-capacity terminal
of its kind on the KCS network. The surrounding area is the largest
center of automobile manufacturing in Mexico.
“Development of the Central Bajío VDC adds velocity, capacity
and markets,” said KCS vice president automotive and intermodal
Rodrigo Flores. “One goal is to speed the turnaround for
multi-level rail cars making a round-trip between the U.S. and
Mexico improving the availability of rail cars in the region.
Unloading rail cars in the Bajío, near many of the assembly plants
where empty rail cars are needed adds capacity and reduces
congestion.”
“This VDC also improves access to and from some of the most
important markets in Mexico, including Guadalajara, Leon, Querétaro
and San Luis Potosí. In conjunction with terminals in Toluca and
Monterrey, KCS connects a robust automotive terminal network,”
added Flores. “It’s the perfect destination for inland port moves
of imported automobiles into Mexico, and KCSM’s new connection to
the Veracruz Port makes this opportunity even bigger.”
“We see strong potential in the Bajío for finished vehicles,”
says SIPSA managing director Xavier Zermeño. “At our existing
facility in Comonfort, we handle inbound parts for assembly plants
through our cross docks and general cargo tracks, which are also
available to accommodate finished vehicles during construction of
the Central Bajío VDC. This terminal is a natural location to
increase our capabilities to include finished vehicles, right in
the heart of automobile production in Mexico.”
“TransDevelopment has been developing finished vehicle
facilities in Mexico for almost 30 years, and we’ve always been on
the lookout for an automotive terminal site that checks all the
boxes—both from the network and market side, and also the
development feasibility and local partner perspective,” says TDG
senior development manager Alex MacGregor. “When we started working
on the Central Bajío VDC initiative, we realized that this was the
perfect opportunity.”
For more information about the Central Bajío VDC project, visit
https://centralbajiovdc.com/.
About Kansas City Southern
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south-central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS’ North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North
American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway
system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada.
About Suministros Industriales Potosinos SA de CV
Founded in 1997, Suministros Industriales Potosinos, SA de CV,
(SIPSA) is a key logistics terminal operator in the Bajío region.
Headquartered in San Luis Potosí, SIPSA operates dry bulk, liquid
bulk, and cross dock facilities in SLP, Celaya, and Toluca. Their
newest facility, in Comonfort, Gto, has the ability to accommodate
over 550 railcars on 15 operating tracks.
About TransDevelopment Group
Atlanta-based TransDevelopment Group (TDG) is a world-class
developer of specialized transportation facilities. TDG has been
designing and developing finished vehicle terminals for almost 35
years, and counts among its clients many of the largest automakers,
shipping lines, port authorities, Class I railroads, and terminal
operators throughout North America. In 1993, TDG established
Transdevelopment México SA de CV, headquartered in Mexico City,
which has developed finished vehicle terminals in Mexico for
Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, Audi,
and Toyota.
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KCS: C. Doniele Carlson, 816-983-1372,
dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
Suministros Industriales Potosinos: Hugo Olalde, +52 444
257 9885, hugo.olalde@terminalsip.com
TransDevelopment Group: Alex MacGregor, 678-733-2805,
ajm@transdevelopment.com
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