1.4.2019 Stuttgart. Porsche relies for its logistics in Europe is traditionally on the web. Beginning in April, 2019, the sport uses car manufacturer rail transport for TRANS-continental logistics. As a part of the Chinese market provided for vehicles coming on the New silk road, to the customers in the “middle Kingdom” – up to three weeks faster than in the past.
China has deliveries in the Vehicle in 2018, with a share of 31 percent, and the volume is thus the largest single market for Porsche. So far, of 80,000 sports cars annually, more than 10,000 nautical miles, or 18,500 kilometres long sea route to Guangzhou, Shanghai, or Tianjin. The Transport time from the factory to the Porsche centres in China over the water is a good 50 days.
From now on, eleven percent of the factory will be exported to new sports cars on the new rail link along the silk road in the southwest of China. The overland route from Europe to China under the name of “One Belt, one Road” is a name. The railway line measures about 11,000 kilometres. It leads from Germany eastwards across Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan in the southwest Chinese metropolis of Chongqing. From there, the new vehicles are delivered to the regional dealer.
The Transport on the New silk road successful Tests have been done in advance. “Our customers in South-West China come much faster to her new vehicle,” explains Oliver Bronder, head of logistics and production control at Porsche. “A total of 20 days of rail transport reduced vehicle logistics, despite a number of track times the Displacement of the Container by up to three weeks wide, and more.”
Porsche is using the silk road for the Export to southern China (photo: Porsche AG)
