Full-Service Automotive Processing and Modification Facility

January 2011 Featured Member:  
AutoPort, Inc.

WILMINGTON, DE, January 4, 2011 - World Trade Center Delaware is pleased to announce that AutoPort, Inc. has been chosen as the featured member for the month of January, 2011.  

Who: AutoPort, Inc.

Where: New Castle, DE

What:
Since 1981, AutoPort has had a stable, experienced workforce that makes it possible for it to handle high volumes of fleet conversions for the domestic and export markets.   Recently it completed a high-volume Federal contract with TACOM in Warren Michigan and AMECO Division Fluor Corporation in Greenville South Carolina where the Company has been converting 20,000 Ford trucks to Military Police vehicles. Other high volume vehicle conversions have been focused on light duty military vehicles, police vehicles, light and medium duty commercial fleets including truck bodies, lift gates, compressors, generators, voltage inverters, fluid distribution, snow plows & salt spreaders and a variety of other conversions. AutoPort’s current customers include GM, Ford, Daimler/Chrysler, American Honda, Suzuki and Mitsubishi along with the large fleet companies like ARI and PHH.


Services:
AutoPort Inc. is a full service automotive conversion, restyling and processing center. The facility is situated on 102 improved acres with five manufacturing and processing buildings totaling 130,000 sq ft under roof. The facility provides a secured full-lighted site that is completely fenced and gated with 24-hour guard service. Norfolk Southern rail service into the site provides easy loading and off loading of vehicles. The current capacity is 60 rail cars per day and the current expansion project will increase that to 90 per day. Part of the 102 acres includes 42 acres leased from the Port of Wilmington and a dedicated road from all properties to the Automobile berth on the Delaware River.

 

Distinctiveness:
AutoPort is an ISO 9000-certified company that provides the quality you expect at competitive prices.

Trivia
In 2009 AutoPort processed/touched how many vehicles?

a) 112,000
b) 250,000
c) 200,000
d) 80,000

 


Answer: b)