DHL in the driving seat for new Mercedes-Benz

DHL Global Forwarding has been entrusted with the global distribution of the new Mercedes-Benz sports car, the AMG SLS Gullwing. The cars are being forwarded both by sea and by air to 40 destinations worldwide.

“With our proven expertise in automotive logistics, we also specialise in the transport of individual extraordinary and high-value cars. That is why we are very pleased that Daimler entrusted us with the distribution of their brand new sports car,” said Volker Oesau, CEO DHL Global Forwarding Central Europe and Global Sponsor Automotive.

“Customers have been awarding DHL these contracts due to our strong industry network that includes teams of qualified experts. It enables us to provide quick, reliable and consistently high-quality service to our customers,” said Charles McGurin, Global Automotive Sector head, DHL Global Forwarding.

The Automotive Competence Team of DHL Global Forwarding developed a customised transport concept. A special packaging solution ensures that the precious collectors’ vehicles can be loaded safely and efficiently as ocean and airfreight shipments. To start with, the sports cars are picked up at the production site of the car manufacturer in southern Germany.

Those vehicles that are not forwarded to their final destinations directly can be stored temporarily in a secure area of the DHL Automotive Competence Center (ACC) in Frankfurt. The ACC is responsible for the steering of operations and the global distribution of every single Mercedes-Benz Gullwing in coordination with the regional DHL Competence Centres. To provide all parties with full visibility of every step of the whole transport process, all the relevant delivery data are fed into the customer’s track and trace system, where 24/7 online access to the data is ensured.