The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday A ugust 14, 2002 - B11 New 20,000 sq. ft. facility in the works for Oakville Volkswagen & Audi in Oakville Since th e 1930's, th e V o lksw agen has dazzled th e p u b lic and co n tinu e s to be one o f th e to p se llin g vehicles o f all tim e . R eliable and a ffo rd a b le , th e V o lksw agen has alw ays been a t th e fo r e fr o n t o f in n o v a tio n and advanced te ch n o lo g y. Theo Seibert, o w n e r o f O a kville V o lksw agen, has had a passion fo r th e V W since his te e n a g e years. He decided to o p en an O a kville d e ale rsh ip in 1967 on a sm all lo t on K err St. The success o f th e n o w 7,000 sq. ft. b u ild in g is in d ica tio n th a t a la rg e r fa c ility is needed to service th e g ro w in g n u m b e r o f cus to m e rs. To answ er th a t need, an e xcitin g n e w expansion is n o w in th e w o rks fo r 2003. The n e w 20,000 sq. ft . s ta te -o f-th e -a rt fa c ility w ill be a t th e lea d ing edge o f design, w ith a b ig g e r service center, and a sh o w ro o m th a t w ill house te n V W m odels and fiv e A udi's. "R ig h t n o w w e 're b u rs tin g a t th e seams," says M a rk Seibert, general m anager. "W e 'v e o u tg ro w n th e dealership. It's tim e to m ove. This w a y w e can o ffe r m ore m odels to o u r custom ers, and have th e m here in th e sh o w ro o m . As o u r sales g ro w , so does th e de m an d fo r servicing vehicles. W e w ill be a ble to handle th a t dem and in th e new facility." The n e w d e ale rsh ip w ill be located on th e N o rth Service Rd., and w ith h ig h w a y exposure, m ore p a rk in g space, a la rg e r service area, and a key central location, sales are expected to double. PRESENT "T h e d iffe re n c e in o u r n e w d e ale rsh ip w ill be like day and n ig h t to o u r custom ers. It w ill be larger, and w e 'll be able to p ro v id e b e tte r service and o ffe r m ore o p tio n s ..T h e n e w fa c ility meets V olksw a g e n and A u d i's h ig h s ta n d a rd s," says Theo Seibert. A fa m ily -o rie n te d a ffa ir, O a k v ille V o lksw agen has a fa th e r and tw o o th e r fa m ily m em bers ru n n in g th e show. M a rk as G eneral M anager, and b ro th e r Peter as G eneral Service M anager. This c o m fo rta b le fa m ily a tm o sp he re , also extends to th e em ployees and custom ers. Some o f th e em ployees have been th e re since day one, m ost have been th e re o ver 25 years. They even g e t custom ers w a n tin g to be em ployees! Very loyal, indeed. "W e a t O a kville V o lksw a g e n ta k e p rid e in ca ring fo r o u r custom ers. W e have alw ays w o rk e d to satisfy th e needs o f e veryone w h o v is its o u r dealership. O ver th e years o u r fa m ily -ru n business has cre a te d q u ite a fo llo w in g p e o p le w h o believe in frie n d ly , professional service," says Theo. O a kville V o lksw a g e n ju s t received th e ir 11,000th V olksw a g e n - a n e w y e llo w Beetle. W ith th e suc cess th e y 'v e had th e last 35 years, th e y 'll c o n tin u e to sell e x c itin g n e w _ y p h i r l p s f a r i n t o t h p f u t n r p ____________ FUTU The luxury w ill impress your p The price, your accountant. Audi 1.9% APR New, potent 220 hp V6 engine Race-bred, four-link front suspension Available legendary quattro* all-wheel drive Preferred Luxury package with sunroof and leather available at a special value N e v e r quit. N e v e r d o the e x p e c t e d . N ever rest on y o u r laurels. enough. N e v e r th in k g r e a t is g o o d NEVER FOLLOW» AUDI ADVANTAGE" * 1/9% APR Purchase fin a n c in g a v a ila b le fro m A u d i Finance to q u a lifie d buyers fo r a 48 m o n th te rm on all 2002 A6. F in ancing e xa m ple: $20,000 a 1.9% pe r a n n u m eq uals $433.00 p e r m o n th fo r 48 m o n th s. Cost b o rro w in g is S784.00 fo r an o b lig a tio n to ta l o f $20,784. M o n th ly pa ym ents and co st o f b o rro w in g w ill vary d e p e n d in g on te rm , a m o u n t b o rro w e r and d o w n p a ym e n t/tra d e . M u s t take d e liv e ry by S e p te m b e r ****' A. V P A R C o r 80.000 k i l o m e t r e s n o -char ge 2002 . See y o u r a u th o riz e d A u d i d e a le r fo r c o m p le te d e ta ils . ©2002 A udi Canada. See dealer fo r de tails. "A u d i," " q u a ttro ," "A6" and th e fo u r rin g s e m blem are re gistere d tra d e m a rks o f AUDI AG. "N ever Follow " SCH EDU LED M AINTENANCE. : is a tra d e m a rk and "A udi A dvan tage " is a service m ark o f A udi o f A m erica, Inc. ©2002 A udi Canada. To fin d o u t m ore a b o u t A udi, call 1-800-FOR-AUDI or: a u d i c a n a d a . c a Oakville Audi SS 557 Kerr Street, Oakville 905-844-3285 www.oakvillevwaudi.com i 1 l H I