Detroit Reman Mexico grows due to high delivery times; will receive investment in 2023

Disruptions in supply chains have caused waiting times for the delivery of goods to increase substantially, which is why some customers have chosen to buy used or remanufactured products.

Within the framework of the anniversary of Detroit Reman, Daimler Truck’s remanufacturing plant in Toluca, State of Mexico, Perla Verdi, manager of the plant, pointed out that these disruptions have brought them benefits, since in 2021 they had a 20% growth in sales and an increase of 30% is expected to end this year.

“Although Detroit Reman was already an excellent option for our customers, in the last two years it has become more relevant, since with the shortage of supplies in various industries, our remanufactured parts have been key to keeping Mexico moving,” he commented.

For 15 years, Detroit Reman has extended the life of thousands of units with original equipment remanufactured components ranging from compressors, pumps, steering boxes and transmissions, to complete engines.

This growth has been driven by the regionalization of its suppliers, as Verdi pointed out that they have more than 80 suppliers, which has translated into competitive advantages such as reduced costs and travel time.

In addition, the manager of Detroit Reman pointed out that they have faced inflation “looking for alternative suppliers, seeking to optimize our processes, always seeking to be much more efficient and with this to maintain the cost of our production to also keep our prices competitive.”

Thus, Detroit Reman’s remanufactured products can compete in quality and durability with a new product, with a wide advantage in costs and delivery times.

“We have the same quality and the same standards as a new component, and our competitive advantage is cost,” he said.

Investment in 2023

Currently, the Daimler Reman Toluca plant is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, specially designed for the remanufacturing of engines and transmissions for Mexico, Latin America, the United States and Canada, with more than 380 collaborators.

During the plant’s 15th anniversary celebration, where the staff who have remained since day one were recognized, in addition to unveiling a commemorative plaque, Brian Lewallen, president of Detroit Reman Daimler Truck North America, broke the news that the Toluca plant will receive an investment of 2 million dollars.

In this sense, Lewallen pointed out that this investment will be allocated to infrastructure, equipment, technology and the development of new products.

“We will be upgrading our facilities with two things in mind, that our team has the right facilities and making sure that we are doing the right things regarding safety for our workers and for the environment, thus making sure that we help increase the productivity of our customers”, he pointed.

Perla Verdi specified that Detroit Reman Toluca’s objectives to end the year are “to meet our production goals, our sales goals and above all to continue closing this gap between the needs of our customers and the market’s ability to provide them with quality products”.