Cargo Business Newswire

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Volkswagen chooses JaxPort as its Southeast import hub

JaxPort will soon be handling imports of Volkswagens and Audis, according to Florida Gov. Rick Scott.

Scott and officials from the Volkswagen Group said the company is making JaxPort its Southeastern U.S. port and will start importing cars through the Jacksonville port on May 5.

Approximately 100,000 Volkswagen, Audi and

Bentley vehicles are expected to be imported in the next year and 550,000 over the next five years.

Jacksonville won Volkswagen’s business over ports in Baltimore, Brunswick, Ga., Houston and Tampa, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

For more of the Florida Times Union story: jacksonville.com