Tesla Electric Vehicle to Open Distribution Facility in Greenville County
Tesla will open a regional distribution center at the Fountain Inn in Greenville County in early 2024, according to a Greenville Area Development Corp. press release.
The center is expected to mark Tesla’s first major investment in South Carolina operations, he said.
The facility will be located at Fox Hill Business Park, the Class A business and retail park that was put into operation in 2020 as the first major business park developed in Greenville County in more than a decade, according to the release.
Fox Hill Business Park, located on 172 acres in the city of Fountain Inn, is being developed by The Sudler Cos., a family- and veteran-owned and operated development firm based in Chatham, N.J., according to the release. The Tesla facility in Greenville County will mark the second such venture between Tesla and The Sudler Cos. in 2023, the duo having announced a similar project near Tampa in 2023.
“Tesla’s commitment to Fox Hill Business Park in Greenville County is a testament to the continued strength of our company’s partnership with Tesla and the undeniable drivers that make the park and upstate a force in the world of logistics,” Brian Sudler, principal of The Sudler Cos. . , he said in the statement. ” Access to a world-class workforce, a friendly business environment, quality of life, and proximity to more than 90 million people within a day’s drive combine to make Greenville County the important and colorful region that it is. “known for being.
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Tesla’s work in Greenville will focus strictly on distribution of vehicle parts regionally and will not include manufacturing, officials report, the release stated. Tesla will absorb all of Fox Hill’s Building 3, comprised of 251,100 square feet. Depending on final development strategies, the Fox Hill Business Park campus can accommodate up to 2.5 million square feet of manufacturing, distribution, and warehousing activity across multiple buildings.
Tesla’s overall investment and planned task additions have not been made public. In late 2023, Tesla issued a contract to hire an exercise manager and exercise staff at the new Greenville County facility.
Tesla, a company whose goal is to accelerate the global transition to sustainable energy, is committed to building a world economy powered by solar energy, which runs on batteries and is transported through electric cars that run on electric power, he said. Tesla operates six vertically incorporated factories on three continents. and employs more than 100,000 workers who design, build, sell, and service Tesla products in-house.
Tesla’s announcement is the most recent major announcement from Fox Hill, which also saw the recent arrival of Sage Parts Plus, a global leader in spare parts for aviation floor equipment, according to the release. Sage Parts opened new distribution operations at the Fox Hill Business Park in mid-2023, will lease a 103,049-square-foot building to house distribution operations, as well as its new global headquarters that will space out its control, purchasing, finance, visitor service, human resources and product control and other services team.
The Sudler Cos. are a vertically integrated development firm that includes construction and property management departments and owns and manages over 12 million square feet of commercial real estate across America, according to the release.
“The addition of the Tesla brand to Greenville’s business ecosystem is another example of the important role that speculative development plays in today’s competitive environment, and exactly why Greenville County was so supportive of The Sudler Companies and Fox Hill Business Park,” said Kevin Landmesser, interim CEO of the Greenville Area Development Corp. “Our market is extremely strong thanks to quality investment by organizations like The Sudler Companies, and we will continue to support site development to attract more high-quality companies to Greenville County.”
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