Tuesday, September 23, 2014
BMW opens vehicle distribution center at Port of Baltimore
BMW Group celebrated the opening of its newest vehicle distribution center Friday at the Port of Baltimore, which will serve 96 dealers within the Central and Eastern regions of BMW’s dealer network.
"BMW Group year-to-date sales in the U.S. set a new benchmark, topping 246,000 vehicles in the first eight months of this year, and we are full of confidence that we will follow our success through the remaining months of 2014," said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America.
The new center will import an estimated total of 166,000 vehicles through 2016, according to a company statement. The facility will also handle vehicle inspection, repairs, accessory installation, vehicle programming and vehicle maintenance.
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