CONCOR creates North-South Auto Logistics Corridor in India with Auto Wagon Rakes

CONCOR creates North-South Auto Logistics Corridor in India with Auto Wagon Rakes

The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has achieved another milestone. In association with the Railways, on February 7, 2021, the first ALVA10 BCA CBM Auto Wagon Rake carrying in all 302 cars from Khatuwas, Near Delhi, to Coimbatore arrived at CONCOR’s Private Freight Terminal, Coimbatore covering a distance of 2,700 km approx. in 95 hours. Various models of Maruti such as Alto, Ciaz, Ertiga, Ignis, Celerio, Vitara Brezza, Swift DZire, Wagon R, XL-6 etc. were carried, which would be distributed all over South Tamil Nadu and Kerala, said Mr G. R. Seshagiri Rao, Chief General Manager, CONCOR, Chennai.

CONCOR and Maruti Udyog have entered into a strategic long-term agreement for transportation of cars from Maruti’s Gurgaon plant, said a release.

CONCOR has upgraded its Private Freight Terminal at Coimbatore and provided stockyard-cum-distribution facilities to Maruti, which would entail tremendous costs savings and inventory management.

CONCOR is exploring and is in discussions with automobile manufacturers in Chennai and Bengaluru and has offered them similar service to the northern states, said Mr Rao.

Officials of CONCOR, Railways and Maruti Udyog were present on the occasion. Maruti Udyog officials expressed happiness about the logistics support given by CONCOR and added that it would open a new chapter in the automobile transportation sector in India. They expressed the hope that CONCOR would consider to open other sectors as well, the release added.