XPart completes two major deals on body panels for MG Rover cars19th August 2005
After months of
negotiations, XPart has secured the release of thousands of body panels that
were locked in at the Longbridge plant.
A fleet of XPart
trucks is currently ferrying 140 container loads of ‘body in white' panels to
its global distribution centre in Desford, Leicestershire, for assessment and
stock-planning ahead of its return to market availability.
MG Rover's
collapse saw the effective blocking of several million pounds worth of body
panels at Longbridge. This, coupled with lack of access to the vital
manufacturing tools, saw supplies of some replacement panels begin to dry up.
A spokesman for
XPart, the original source of MG Rover Parts worldwide, said: “It was
frustrating for us and our customers, especially as we had already secured
uninterrupted availability of virtually every other genuine part line by
working closely with hundreds of suppliers. Right now, we're working
round-the-clock to complete the transfer.”
XPart has now reached agreement to buy the remaining stocks
outright and has brought in its own fork lift trucks and parts handling teams
to deal with the stockpile which was released from the Longbridge plant last
week.
A spokesman for XPart
said: “Our priority has been to re-establish and secure the ready availability
of genuine body panels for the long-term and now we have achieved that. We want
to thank our wholesaler network and their customers for their understanding.
“It is important
to emphasise that availability of virtually all other genuine parts for MG
Rover cars has continued without interruption throughout this time and will
continue to do so.”
Article Last Updated 26th April 2009
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