VV-Auto Group Oy and SE Mäkinen Logistics Ltd to intensify cooperation in car logistics

VV-Auto and SE Mäkinen have signed an agreement according to which SE Mäkinen will offer the import-related transport and storage services for the Volkswagen, Audi and Seat cars imported by VV-Auto. The agreement will enter into force at the completion of the Vuosaari harbour construction project at the end of November 2008.

During next year, SE Mäkinen will build a car logistics centre in Vantaa, where the vehicles imported by VV-Auto will be transported direct from the Vuosaari harbour. At the logistics centre the cars will undergo the required import service before delivery to VV-Auto's dealers. The new business model will increase the cost efficiency and service capability of VV-Auto's logistics.

Further information:
Arto Manninen, Financial Director, VV-Auto Group Oy, tel. +358 9 7583 284
Tapio Mäkinen, Managing Director, SE Mäkinen Logistics Ltd, tel. +358 9 6155 8672

SE Mäkinen Logistics Ltd, established in 1952, is a family business which specialises in logistics products serving the motoring sector. The company operates in Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

VV-Auto, part of the Kesko Group, imports and markets Volkswagen and Audi passenger cars and Volkswagen commercial vehicles in Finland. VV-Auto is also engaged in car retailing and provides after-sales services in its own outlets in the Greater Helsinki area and in Turku. VV-Auto’s subsidiary Auto-Span Oy imports and markets Seat passenger cars in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.

Kesko (www.kesko.fi) is a retail specialist whose stores offer quality to the daily lives of consumers through valued products and services at competitive prices. Kesko operates in the Nordic and Baltic countries, and Russia.