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SEYMOUR, Ind., May 31, 2023 – AISIN Corporation, the fifth largest Tier One automotive supplier in the world, announced Wednesday that it has partnered with industrial developer, Agracel, Inc., to develop the Marion Logistics Center (MLC) near its three plants in Marion, Ill. The announcement was made by Scott Turpin, president, AISIN World Corp. of America.

The MLC will provide operations such as shipping, receiving, inventory control, and service parts control in a 463,000-square foot building in the REDCO Industrial Park, which is currently home to three AISIN manufacturing plants: AISIN Manufacturing Illinois; AISIN Electronics Illinois; and AISIN Light Metals. The plants produce numerous automotive components for several OEM customers, including Toyota, Lexus, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes Benz, and Subaru USA. Parts manufactured include door handles, door locks, sunroofs, grill shutters, electronics components and systems, and aluminum bumper supports, among many others. In total, the three AISIN plants employ more than 2,100 team members.

Turpin says the new MLC is expected to begin operations in June 2024 and will immediately begin improving efficiency and reducing costs.

“By locating the MLC in REDCO Industrial Park adjacent to our Marion plants, we expect to significantly reduce lead times for materials and transportation costs,” says Turpin. “Given the thousands of parts that will move from the plants through the logistics center and ultimately to our customers, it just makes great business sense to be geographically close.”

“Agracel is proud to partner with AISIN, REDCO, and Brinkmann Constructors on the development of the Marion Logistics Center. We have experienced great success in developing industrial facilities in Illinois, and the REDCO Industrial Park has long been on our radar,” says Executive Vice President and Director of Construction, Mark Keller. “We cannot say enough about the tremendous team effort to bring this project to fruition. Thank you to AISIN for putting your trust in Agracel and allowing us to be part of your continued success and growth.”

About AISIN
AISIN Corporation is the fifth largest, global Tier One supplier of automotive components and systems such as brakes, transmissions, navigation systems, drivetrain, chassis, body, engine- related parts, electronics and intelligent transportation systems, and the largest transmission manufacturer in the world. A $32 billion company, AISIN Group has 203 consolidated companies and employs more than 120,000 people. In the Americas, AISIN Group companies include 14,000 employees, 40 manufacturing, sales, and R & D centers. AISIN has been an automotive parts manufacturer in North America since 1987 when it opened AISIN USA Manufacturing in Seymour, Ind., and has invested more than $3.5 billion in N.A. towns, cities and states.

About Agracel, Inc.
Agracel’s real estate development approach specializes in single tenant, net-leased industrial properties, subject to long-term leases, primarily to investment-grade tenants. Agracel is a fully integrated and self-managed real estate company, which has successfully delivered over 170 properties containing a total of approximately 23 million rentable square feet, geographically diversified across 22 states. For 37 years, the company’s desire has been to be the “go-to” real estate developer for build-to-suits, value-add acquisitions, and strategic investments throughout the United States but with a primary focus on secondary and tertiary markets. The Corporate Office is in Effingham, Illinois with satellite offices in Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tennessee; Greenville, South Carolina: and Birmingham, Alabama.

(This article was provided to us by the City of Marion, who gave us permission to republish this article on our website.)