WhitbY Free press, Wednesday, November 20, 1996 , page 17 Hyundaito ji Whitby's'ato row' By Mark Reesor A large new car dealer- ship is planning to open on Whitby's "auto row" next year. Ontario Hyundai, cur- rently in *a 50sqae foot building in Oshawa, h oe to bein construction inM a of an 1l,OO-square- foot facilit just east of Owasco Vollswagen,, on the south side of Dundas Street Eas, with a move-in date in timae for the 1998 model announcement. President Greg Mason sa ys drawings for the new building have ýbeen filed with the Town and he's just waiting te gj-ý1ear titie te theprperty, which was bouht from a receiver. he building will have a covered canopy display area, at the front fronting a 2,500-square-bt showroom area, with another canopied area planned for the eight- ba~y service area. "It' realy being over- bmilt for a Jyundai franch- ise -- Fin building quite a bit larger than I have too » hie notes, adding that wil geve him the flexibility te add another lime --"duel- ling,» as the industry calîs it. The dealership currently has 15 employees but Mason expeets te add one or two more mechanics, a service administrative per- son and at least one extra salesperson, plus a couple of part-timers, in the neit 12 te 18 months. .Mason says a drainatic improvement in Hyundai's line convmnced him a bigger building was needed.. 'We'rebuilding some very nice stuif right now and with the typeofwrite-ups were getting .-- our un- provements - in customer satisfaction with J.D. Powers suýrveys and every- thing - I had te make a move,» he says. ZWe really want te open up a store with state-of- tEe-art service facilities, state-of-the-rtshowroom area, parts display, custe- mer service waiting areas -- which we just don't have rigbt ynow.» leaaso booking forward te the higher profile and head-to-head competition with other nearby dealers in Whitby. "When we get down there with those othergVuys, I tell you, watch out. If people go on that strip and they shop our car... our, new car busi- ness is going te take off." US VO*UR CARm -Bow k!®1 egged Pigeon Toedl ,~ Knock ~ej Kneed lhgen ycu rueed thG e=xpqelrts at DIXON AGN MENT 317. Hopkins St., Whitby e Cali 666-5167 Today! Our Expert technicians are ready to getycu travelling straightagain! I s- eîo an Chec ol $19.95 Trc & Va Algnen $59.95 2 Whee $3.95 0 :r de 1 1