Mercedes-Benz, USA will open a distribution and training facility in Grapevine in 2017.[/caption]
Mercedes-Benz, USA has selected the city of Grapevine to house its new dual-purpose parts distribution and training facility, which is expected to open in 2017, the city of Grapevine announced Jan. 22.
MBUSA will be the second company, following Kubota Tractor Corp., to build on the Palmeiro Tract, which is an 185-acre tract purchased by the city of Grapevine. The site along Lakeside Parkway at Enterprise Road is more than 31 acres.
“The city is pleased to welcome a major international corporate presence to the Grapevine family and Mercedes-Benz, USA is a true reflection of the high-end corporate caliber that Grapevine, Texas, attracts," Grapevine Mayor Tate said in a news release. "Between both Mercedes-Benz, USA, and Kubota Tractor Corp. Headquarters, the community will benefit from hundreds of new jobs.”
The proposed project will involve two facilities: a regional parts distribution center designed to support the sales and distribution of spare parts to the customers and dealer network of MBUSA along with a learning and performance center. The LPC is relocating from Houston to the Grapevine site and planned to be a high-end technical facility to accommodate on-going training of Mercedes-Benz dealership technicians from around the Southwest region.
Once fully operational, the training facility will be staffed with approximately 50 full-time employees and will have the ability to train 150 to 200 technicians per week. The PDC is planned to be approximately 254,000 square feet and the LPC is approximately 59,000 square feet.
Design is underway and will be submitted for permitting in February. The initial site work will start in January with a full construction start in March. MBUSA’s target completion and occupancy date is January 2017, with full operations commencing March 1, 2017.
Mercedes-Benz, USA will open a distribution and training facility in Grapevine in 2017.[/caption]
Mercedes-Benz, USA has selected the city of Grapevine to house its new dual-purpose parts distribution and training facility, which is expected to open in 2017, the city of Grapevine announced Jan. 22.
MBUSA will be the second company, following Kubota Tractor Corp., to build on the Palmeiro Tract, which is an 185-acre tract purchased by the city of Grapevine. The site along Lakeside Parkway at Enterprise Road is more than 31 acres.
“The city is pleased to welcome a major international corporate presence to the Grapevine family and Mercedes-Benz, USA is a true reflection of the high-end corporate caliber that Grapevine, Texas, attracts," Grapevine Mayor Tate said in a news release. "Between both Mercedes-Benz, USA, and Kubota Tractor Corp. Headquarters, the community will benefit from hundreds of new jobs.”
The proposed project will involve two facilities: a regional parts distribution center designed to support the sales and distribution of spare parts to the customers and dealer network of MBUSA along with a learning and performance center. The LPC is relocating from Houston to the Grapevine site and planned to be a high-end technical facility to accommodate on-going training of Mercedes-Benz dealership technicians from around the Southwest region.
Once fully operational, the training facility will be staffed with approximately 50 full-time employees and will have the ability to train 150 to 200 technicians per week. The PDC is planned to be approximately 254,000 square feet and the LPC is approximately 59,000 square feet.
Design is underway and will be submitted for permitting in February. The initial site work will start in January with a full construction start in March. MBUSA’s target completion and occupancy date is January 2017, with full operations commencing March 1, 2017.
