HASLET, TX-Today, Volkswagen of America Inc. opens the doors on a 360,000-sf parts distribution center, the company’s largest in North America. The facility is set on 24 acres in the Haslet section of the 15,000-acre AllianceTexas.
The opening is part of a 2.5 million sf of new distribution space unfolding at Hillwood’s AllianceTexas from September through year’s end. VoA’s state-of-the-art facility will service 51 VW and 23 Audi dealerships in Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma. It houses more than 75,000 part numbers and employs up to 100. The parts depot boasts 44 shipping and receiving docks. It is designed with a machine-picking process, which utilizes a high-bay storage concept and network of automated horizontal carousels.