The Netherlands has a broad-based
auto supply manufacturing industry that offers auto suppliers
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access from a neutral country to the entire European
vehicle industry |
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proximity to key suppliers |
In the Netherlands, located within a day's drive of most major European
cities, suppliers have the opportunity to serve multiple customers
from one centralized operation. More than 70% of the cars in Europe
are being manufactured within a 600 kilometer radius of the Netherlands.
Vehicle manufacturers based in the Netherlands include NedCar,
a joint-venture of Mitsubishi Motors and Volvo, whose annual production
of 200,000 cars will increase to 280,000 in the next few years;
and truck manufacturers DAF (acquired by Paccar, U.S.), Scania and
Terborg Benschop. Berkhof, BOVA and Den Oudsten build buses and
coaches.
Suppliers of systems or components to the European auto industry
include Textron Davidson Marley, Koni ITT, Varity-Kelsey Hayes,
Philips, IKU and Polynorm. Japanese parts makers in the Netherlands
are are Calsonic (mufflers), Denso, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
(turbochargers and aircon kits) and Koyo Seiko (bearings). These
companies are used to comply with the needs of today’s automotive
industry and they are also able to supply to the various countries
in Europe.
In addition, many leading raw materials producers are based in
the Netherlands: DSM Resins, Dow Chemical, GE Plastic Europe, Hoogovens
Steel and Akzo Coatings. These companies take advantage of the infrastructure
that supports Holland's large chemical, plastics and metal processing
industries.
Dutch logistics infrastructure is intensively used by Europe’s
automotive industry. Nissan has chosen the Port of Amsterdam for
it’s main entry point for cars and it’s European distribution
center for parts. |
