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Heartland Logistics Park Adds Auto Parts Supplier Standard Motor Products, Inc.

New York-based Standard Motor Products, Inc. opened its new national distribution center in Shawnee, Kansas. Photo credit: Munt Midwest.

Posted June 25, 2025

Standard Motor Products, Inc., a New York-based auto parts manufacturer and distributor, has opened its new distribution center in Shawnee.

The 575,000-square-foot facility officially opened on Tuesday, June 17, at the Heartland Logistics Park Building II. The facility is positioned five miles from Standard Motor Products’ (SMP) Edwardsville distribution center, allowing the manufacturer to retain its client base in the area. SMP plans to exit the Edwardsville distribution center at the end of the year, according to a release.

“We are excited to fully open our new Shawnee distribution center that will expand our capacity, improve turnaround times and provide automation efficiencies for our customers, ensuring our supply chain efforts keep pace with their growing demand,” CEO of SMP, Eric Sills, said in the release. “We thank all those involved in helping to get this new, state-of-the-art distribution center launched on time, and look forward to the benefits Shawnee will bring to Standard, our customers, our employees and the community.”

Building II also offers 200,000 square feet more than the prior Edwardsville location, featuring more advanced warehouse management technology. The first parts began shipping through the Shawnee facility in 2024, and Building II will be fully operational by the end of the year, according to a separate release from Hunt Midwest.

Heartland Logistics Park is now home to two automotive parts companies, including Standard Motor Products. LKQ Corporation is leasing 530,455 square feet of Building III, which was completed earlier this year.

SMP is an independent supplier of premium replacement automotive parts and a custom-engineered solutions provider to vehicle and equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1919 and now operates distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Mexico and other countries in Latin America.

“That a company of this caliber would invest here is a testament to the location, labor, and logistics advantages that our site can provide companies relocating or expanding here in the Kansas City region,” Hunt Midwest senior vice president, Mike Bell, said in the release.