Five benefits of switching to winter tires
Even without snow, there are many good reasons to install winter rubber during the colder months.
AJAC evaluates latest 2017 vehicle models at TestFest
Over 30 of the latest market entries were scrutinized at this year’s event to determine the eventual Canadian Car of the Year award winners.
New Flagship Porsche Centre in Richmond, BC To Be Built From OpenRoad and Dilwari Partnership
November 30, 2016 (Vancouver, B.C.) – The Dilawri Group of Companies and OpenRoad Auto Group are proud to announce a new partnership to build and operate a flagship Porsche Centre in the Richmond Auto Mall. Construction of the new state-of-the-art dealership is set to start in 2018, with plans for completion in 2019.
“This is an excellent opportunity to provide our customers with greater access to the extraordinary Porsche line,” said Ajay Dilawri, President of the Dilawri Group of Companies. “We are excited to partner with OpenRoad in this new venture. We share core values and we both believe in providing exceptional customer service.”
While this joint venture is new, it will be the second Porsche dealership for each company. OpenRoad opened Porsche Centre Langley in the Langley Auto Collection in 2015, while Dilawri acquired Porsche Centre Vancouver in 2010 and opened its present day location in 2013.
“Given our success with Porsche Centre Langley and the many brands we already represent in Richmond, we’re confident that there’s tremendous growth potential for Porsche in this new market,” said Christian Chia, President & CEO of OpenRoad Auto Group. “We’re delighted to collaborate with the Dilawri Group to combine our deep commitment to Porsche and our thorough knowledge of the market to bring this exciting project to fruition.”
The multi-million dollar project will be one of Canada’s largest Porsche dealerships and will feature Porsche’s infamous curved building design, in addition to the latest in customer amenities and the most advanced sales and service technology. The building design will also accommodate a full range of new electric vehicles that Porsche plans to roll out over the next several years.
The new dealership will staff approximately 40 employees in the areas of sales, service, management and administration.
ABOUT OPENROAD AUTO GROUP
OpenRoad Auto Group is B.C.’s largest automotive dealership group with over 1000 associates representing 15 quality automotive brands at 18 full-service car dealerships. Established In 2000, OpenRoad Auto Group offers car buyers and owners an experiential automotive retail service. With sales and service in multiple languages, OpenRoad Auto Group encourages a car buying experience based on openness, participation and expertise. OpenRoad is proud to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, a CADA Laureate, and the recipient of multiple Canadian Best Employer Awards. www.openroadautogroup.com
ABOUT DILAWRI GROUP OF COMPANIES
Dilawri Group of Companies is Canada’s largest automotive group with 60 franchised dealerships representing 30 automotive brands throughout Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. Privately owned and operated by the Dilawri family since 1985, the company continues to expand its footprint in Canada, building on its history of excellence in the automotive industry. With more than 3,000 employees, Dilawri Group of Companies is proud to offer exceptional products and customer service in every dealership. www.dilawri.ca
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Tanis Sullivan
Tanis Sullivan Communications
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OpenRoad Lexus Port Moody receives the Lexus Service Management Certificate!
The OpenRoad Lexus Port Moody team is honored to be certified as a Platinum dealer under the “Lexus Service Management” standard.
This achievement of excellence is something our team has been striving for in all aspects of service and parts operations.
This also represents OpenRoad Lexus Port Moody’s ongoing commitment to providing the best car buying and ownership experience for Lexus owners.
To learn more about the OpenRoad Lexus Port Moody Service & Parts Department, please click here.
Crossovers take over Los Angeles Auto Show 2016
New versions of favourite small SUVs, as well as an exciting electric concept, all made their debuts at this year’s LA Auto Show.
OpenRoad makes list of Best Employers in Canada for the sixth year!
B.C.’s largest volume dealership group retains Platinum status, according to Aon Hewitt survey
VANCOUVER, B.C. (Nov. 17, 2016) – OpenRoad Auto Group is pleased to be named one of the Best Employers in Canada for the sixth year. The annual survey conducted by Aon Hewitt evaluated employee engagement and satisfaction at 200 Canadian companies. Once again, OpenRoad Auto Group ranked in the top 25 percent, placing on the highest Platinum Employer level category.
“It’s a great honour once again to be recognized as a top Canadian employer,” said Christian Chia, President and CEO of OpenRoad Auto Group. “We have dedicated many resources to developing a strong corporate culture and ensuring employee satisfaction throughout our organization. So it’s really validating to know that our efforts continue to pay off with our consistently high results in the coveted annual employee survey.”
According to the survey results, employees at OpenRoad Auto Group reported high levels of engagement in all categories, citing examples like strong internal communications, fun employee events and specialized programs that support skills training and professional development. Employees also referred to OpenRoad Hearts, an innovative peer-to-peer recognition app that allows employees to use their smartphones to send and receive hearts for going above and beyond the call of duty. Since the app was launched in 2013, there have been thousands of individual engagements with links to OpenRoad’s social media feeds where employees and customers can comment and provide positive feedback.
Conducted by Aon Hewitt, a global firm specializing in human resource solutions, the 2017 list of the Best Employers in Canada was compiled based on responses from nearly 625,000. Employees at participating firms were surveyed on engagement (whether they feel motivated at work), performance culture (whether success is rewarded), leadership (whether executives treat their team as valued assets) and employment brand (whether they are proud to work at the company). According to Aon Hewitt’s definition, employees are engaged when they “say, stay and strive”. They speak positively about their employer to others, are committed to staying with their current employer and are motivated by their organization’s leaders and culture to go above and beyond to contribute to business success. On average, 80% of employees were engaged at Platinum Level Best employers this year.
Other industry-leading companies that made the Best Employers in Canada list along with OpenRoad are Keg Restaurants Ltd., Edward Jones, Marriott Hotels of Canada, Federal Express Canada, and PCL Constructors, Intact Financial Corp., Mouvement Desjardins and The Co-operators. To view the complete list of the 2017 Best Employers in Canada, click here.
About OpenRoad Auto Group
OpenRoad Auto Group is B.C.’s largest automotive dealership group with over 900 associates representing 15 quality automotive brands at 18 full-service car dealerships. Established In 2000, OpenRoad Auto Group offers car buyers and owners an experiential automotive retail service. With sales and service in multiple languages, OpenRoad Auto Group encourages a car buying experience based on openness, participation and expertise. OpenRoad is proud to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, a CADA Laureate, and the recipient of multiple Canadian Best Employer Awards. www.openroadautogroup.com
About Aon’s Best Employers Program
Almost 200 Canadian employers were assessed this year as part of Aon’s Best Employers studies using the stringent global standards developed for Aon’s Global Best Employer Program. Each participant’s employee survey scores on engagement, leadership, performance culture and employment brand were assessed against Aon Hewitt’s Canadian Survey Database, which includes the opinions of over 735,000 Canadian workers across more than 600 organizations. Organizations that scored in the top 25% of the Canadian database achieved the Platinum level, while those scoring in the top third achieved Gold level. According to Aon Hewitt’s definition, employees are engaged when they “say, stay and strive”: They speak positively about their employer to others, are committed to staying with their current employer, and are motivated by their organization’s leaders and culture to go “above and beyond” to contribute to business success. On average, 80% of employees were engaged at Platinum level Best Employers this year. At the Gold level, 72% of employees were engaged.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Tanis Sullivan
Tanis Sullivan Communications
(604) 230-8008
Arts Umbrella Splash Gala raises $430,000 to help young artists
OpenRoad Auto Group was proud to sponsor the 2016 Arts Umbrella Splash Gala, which raised a record-breaking $430,000 for accessible art education for young people throughout Greater Vancouver.
Fifth-generation 2017 Land Rover Discovery full of surprises
The luxury SUV debuts Intelligent Seat Fold technology allowing users to remotely change the interior seat configuration via an app.
Top five picks from SEMA show 2016
Automakers unveiled everything from a minivan on air suspension to a 1,000-plus horsepower SUV at this year’s SEMA Show.
BMW “POPS UP” IN B.C.
Written by: Jack Kazmierski (Autosphere – August 8, 2016)
OpenRoad Auto Group launched Canada’s first BMW pop-up store at the Oakridge Centre in Vancouver.
OpenRoad’s BMW Pop-Up Shop is a temporary retail location designed to create brand awareness and to drive drive sales back to their BMW dealership. The Pop-Up Shop currently displays the all new BMW 7 Series and BMW X1, as well as a variety of BMW merchandise.
“We’ve already seen that by bringing our product to a venue where our customers are already shopping is proving to be a beneficial marketing strategy for our dealership,” said Dimitri Kotsalis, General Manager, The BMW Store. “We’re seeing great potential by positioning the brand in this non-traditional setting and the response so far has been very positive.”
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http://www.autosphere.ca/autojournal/2016/08/08/bmw-pops-up-b-c/