Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 20, 2016… Today, BMW Group celebrated the official opening of its newest Vehicle Distribution Center at the Port of Galveston. BMW’s Southern Region is growing rapidly and this new facility will better serve the 45 BMW and MINI dealers within four states (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas) that make up a part of the Region. Through the new facility, BMW Group will import and process approximately 32,500 vehicles annually, which represents an import value of nearly $1.3 Billion. The facility is fully staffed with a workforce of nearly 40 BMW Group and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) employees and already started receiving shipments of cars for processing this year. Craig Westbrook, Vice President, Customer Experience, BMW of North America, and Stephan Reiff, Vice President, Aftersales, BMW of North America, were in attendance and spoke at the opening.