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Groundbreaking Ceremony
Porsche Centre Richmond
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British Columbia’s auto giants, OpenRoad Auto Group and
Dilawri Group of Companies announced their partnership with
Porsche Cars Canada to bring a new state-of-the-art Porsche
centre to Richmond by late 2020. The plans and new partnership
were revealed during a groundbreaking ceremony that marked
the official start of construction of the new Porsche Centre
Richmond at the Richmond Auto Mall. both achieved the highest success and have been honoured with
the Porsche Canada Premier Dealership Award for industry
excellence. Porsche Centre Richmond will be the third and
largest Porsche centre in the Vancouver area, and will be jointly
owned and operated through a newly formed partnership
between OpenRoad Auto Group and Dilawri Group of
Companies.
“This is an exciting new era for Porsche in BC with two of BC’s
largest automotive groups combining their strengths, expertise
and passion for Porsche in order to deliver on a vision for a
new flagship location that will embody the very essence of the
Porsche brand,” said Christian Chia, CEO of OpenRoad Auto
Group. Marc Ouayoun, President & CEO of Porsche Cars Canada
along with Christian Chia, CEO of OpenRoad Auto Group,
and Ajay Dilawri, Principal Director of Dilawri Group of
Companies, unveiled plans for the new 75,000-square-foot retail
and service centre that will feature a massive new and pre-owned
showroom, expansive service and parts area with 15 service
bays, a service drive-thru and specialized delivery area. The new
centre will staff approximately 40 employees in the areas of sales,
service, management and administration.
OpenRoad and Dilawri both currently own and operate existing
Porsche centres in the Vancouver area. OpenRoad’s Porsche
Centre Langley and Dilawri’s Porsche Centre Vancouver have