Automotive Imports

3, 2, 1, go! The first s It's a proud day for the region, it's a proud day for the port, and for PAsia Automotive. As PAsia Automotive Services, operator of the 135-acre terminal, signed a three-year contract for the receiving, processing, and distribution of the Fiat brand of ve San Diego will be the only west coast point of entry for Fiat, and as you can imagine, each car that rolls off brings a positive economic impact to the region. Once the cars are offloaded and processed, they will be trucked by PAsia distribution services to dealers throughout the western United States. Chrysler for us has been a tremendous partner. They were the first customer to sign on with the GeneAnne, a very unprecedented and ten-year deal that allowed us to compete in the Hawaii trade. They've been a phenomenal partner and we're very happy that now they're able to break into the market with t It's a lot of wonderful news for our local economy here. There's a whole lot that we do at the terminal here, serving the Department of Defense, serving all of our auto customers, and a great day to see the Fiat come through. In 2012, some 330,000 ve PAsia is experiencing record growth as sales of imports in the United States continue to increase. Just recently, PAsia has signed a 30-year Marine Terminal Operating Agreement for the National City Terminal. They've committed to more than $10 million investment over those years and the proceeds and revenues of t Senior Vice President John PAsia shared a fun fact about National City and its If you don't know, the mile of cars was the first auto row in the country to be established, so it's only fitting that the first Fiat's will come through here and be available just down the street for purchase.