Don Valley North's Grand Opening celebrations took place Thursday evening June 26th amid much pomp and ceremony with approximately 400 guests in attendance.
The sparkling new state-of-the-art facility dazzled the crowd and left everyone with an impression that truly exceeded expectations.
In attendance for the ribbon cutting ceremony were (from left to right: Yoshi Nirro, Director - Don Valley North Automotive Group; Norio Naka, President - Don Valley North Automotive Group; Ikuo Miyahara, Chairman - Yokohama Toyopet & Owner - Don Valley North Automotive Group; Yoichi Tomihara, President and CEO - Toyota Canada Inc.; Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham; Dave LaLonde, Vice-President Operations - Don Valley North Automotive Group and Amin Tejani, General Manager Don Valley North Toyota.
Japanese drums marked the beginning of a night to remember and the opening of a new page in the dealership's storried history. Don Valley North has been Canada's #1 Volume Toyota dealer since inception in 1973.
Mr. Tom Osugi, President of Yamaha Motor Canada poses proudly with the DVNTYMX "Crew".
For 28 years Don Valley North Toyota has been holding a 24hr "round the clock" sale in appreciation of their loyal customers and this year they exceeded everyone's expectations by setting the record for the most cars sold with a tally if 164 by the time it was all over May 10th 2008.
The combination of 133 "new" and 31 "pre-owned" vehicles sold in a single 24hr period marks a new national record for the dealership and raises the bar yet again amidst the challenges facing car dealers in Canada today.
Customers are responding to Toyota's high quality and proven reliability which meet their high expectatations. They provide exceptional value and fuel efficiecy in the face of rising gas prices at a time when value is key.
Don Valley's "state-of-the-art" service depatment located at 3300 Steeles Avenue has been open for business for several weeks now and the impact of the dealership's increased ability to provide excellent after-sale service to customers has been a major factor in reaching new sales milestones.
The entire team of sales and support staff are eagerly awaiting the big move to the "Mother Ship" which should happen in just a few weeks. Every member of the team is proud of our "Customer First" philosophy and welcome the new opportunity to "Make Things Better".
Be sure to check out the new website by visiting www.dvnlt.com .
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May, 2008