RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (April 18, 2013) — China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C. is building a 129,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga and is evaluating the feasiblity of additional warehousing "in the near future."
CMA, a subsidiary of China's Double Coin Holdings Ltd., plans to break ground on the center April 25 and have it operating by November. The new facility, to be built on a six-acre plot of land near the intersection of 8th Street and Vineyard Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, will replace a smaller, leased facility in San Dimas, Calif.
The company put the scale of investment in the "millions" of dollars.
CMA Vice President Aaron Murphy called Rancho Cucamonga an "ideal and strategic" location to support the firm's distribution needs and said CMA plans to add more distribution facilities in the U.S. and elsewhere.
CMA also operates a warehouse in Memphis, Tenn. It will continue to have its headquarters in Monrovia, Calif.
The Rancho Cucamonga building includes dock-high and grade-level bay doors with stalls for parking additional trailers, CMA said. To achieve a lower carbon footprint, natural lighting and exhaust systems are integrated into the building's design.
Mr. Murphy also lauded the city of Rancho Cucamonga and real estate developer DCT Industrial Trust for their collaboration in addressing CMA's "functional requirements" for the structure.
Besides the Double Coin brand, CMA imports and distributes the Bluestar, Dynacargo, Dynatrail, Superhawk and Warrior associate brands.
A specialist in truck, off-road and industrial tires, CMA is planning to add Warrior-brand passenger and light truck tires to its product portfolio in the coming years. The tires are to be built by a joint manufacturing venture involving Double Coin Holdings and Group Michelin.