On the move

By Colin Windell

Great Wall Motors is moving its Durban parts warehouse to Gauteng in order to become more centrally located and able to respond quicker to customer deliveries – this applies to both GWM products and the Haval brand.

Tyrone Alberts, Haval South Africa's National Sales Manager, says:"With Haval Motors South Africa growing at an accelerated pace, we have outstripped our current parts warehousing facility in KZN, and therefore we are moving our warehouse operations to a new premises in Johannesburg, with improved facilities conducive to efficient parts distribution – as well as a  first-pick rate of 94,1%.

"We will now have every department of our OEM operations under one roof. We look forward to improving our services to the South African public and our dealers alike, enhancing their experience with our award-winning brand and superb products."

The new parts warehouse will – by the end of this month – be situated in Linbro Park Business Park in Sandton. The new warehouse, not too surprisingly, will be bigger and better-stocked than ever before.

With Haval in particular being one of South Africa's fastest-growing automotive brands (and by the end of this year you can expect to see at least 35 accredited dealerships) it has simply outgrown the old premises.