Automotive logistics
Driving the world’s automotive supply chains for over 30 years
DSV clients include 70% of the automobile manufacturers on the Forbes Global 500 rankings and 85% of the suppliers on the Automotive News World Top 100 Supplier rankings.
DSV designs, implements and operates comprehensive global automotive supply chain solutions for individual parts, components, subassemblies and finished vehicles for OEMs and their suppliers. From the world’s largest automotive manufacturers to start up electric mobility manufacturers. From raw material suppliers all the way downstream to massive mega integrators.
Service offerings the way you need them
Bespoke, standardised, stand alone or integrated
Electrification & Mobility Competence Center (EMC 2)
DSV’s Electrification and Mobility Competence Center EMC 2 Support to create sustainable supply chains using our expertise with future mobility platforms, high energy lithium batteries and dangerous rated automotive goods
3PL & 4PL
3PL & 4PL offerings Includes physical and digital operational control towers powered with DSV’s IT and TMS systems and tools for full track and traceability of your cargo that can be seamlessly integrated into ERP system.
Finished Vehicle Competency Center (VCC)
DSV provides Finished Vehicle transportation solutions for low volume high value production vehicles, test vehicles, exotics, concept, and show vehicles through our Vehicle Competency Center.
Automotive afterparts and service operations
A full suite of post part and vehicle manufacturing services including import and export Distribution Centers and dealer services (depending on geography).
Inbound
Inbound to manufacturing planning, transportation, and optimisation.
Warehousing & value added solutions
DSV has vast capability and experience in warehousing, value added solutions, packaging, vendor managed inventory, JIT, kitting, sequencing and other line side delivery and assembly services.
Our experts are the strongest link in your supply chain
DSV’s Automotive Subject Matter Experts are critical thinkers that can be the differentiator you need to keep the manufacturing process running efficiently and end users’ vehicles on the road. Our global team know how the automotive industry gears turn and use their knowledge and experience to design processes and flows that match automotive development and production milestones.
In +80 countries across the globe DSV has:
- Automotive Afterparts & Service operations
- Automotive Center of Excellence (COE operation)
- Automotive Consolidation / Distribution Center operations
- Automotive Control Towers operations
- Automotive Transportation Management Systems Centers (TMS)
- Electrification & Mobility Competence Center (EMC 2)
- Finished Vehicle Competency Center (VCC)
Compliant with international quality standards
As a leading auto logistics provider, our services and automotive supply chain facilities are compliant with total quality management systems, including ISO 9001. Our health, safety and environment-related procedures comply with all local regulations, and our facilities are certified according to third party audited management systems. See overview of management systems.