09/23/2003 – LONDON, Ontario, Canada

TDS automotive have been successful in their bid to replace an incumbent service provider to Vauxhall. Under the terms of a newly awarded 5 year contract TDS will supply more than 100 commodities to the assembly plant at Ellesmere Port, UK, which produces 175,000 Astra and Vectra models annually for the European market.

TDS automotive have been providing sub-assembly and sequencing services to Vauxhall in Ellesmere Port since 1995. This newly awarded business will significantly increase the scope of services provided, to include receiving, warehousing, sub-assembly, sequencing and transportation to the assembly plant. The new business, together with a portion of TDS’ existing operations, will be consolidated, and relocate to a dedicated 30,000 square meter facility within the Ellesmere Port supplier park. The changeover is planned to be complete and operational by October, 2003.

Carlos Rodriguez, TDS automotive Account Manager, commented, “This contract builds on the excellent relationship we have locally and globally with General Motors; and we are delighted to have been successful in this bid for Vauxhall in Ellesmere Port.”

TDS automotive is a premium supplier of specialized, integrated and high-complexity material logistics services to the global automotive industry. TDS core services are sub-assembly, sequencing and export packing; together with supply-chain management, parts distribution, packaging engineering and design. TDS has facilities operating throughout Europe, Asia, South and North America, including TDS/US minority joint venture operations, based in the United States.