OpenRoad Audi Boundary grand opening

Martin Sander, VP of sales americas, Audi AG; Brad Beckett, general manager, Audi Boundary; Daniel Weissland, president Audi Canada; and Christian Chia, president & CEO OpenRoad Auto Group Craig Landon, president, Deans Knight Capital Management; Paul Zalesky, CEO, Allwest Insurance; and Richard Jaffray, president, Cactus Club Restaurants Harj Gill, general sales manager...

OpenRoad Auto Group, Audi Canada and hundreds of VIP guests celebrated the grand opening of OpenRoad Audi Boundary, now the second largest dealership in Canada and the largest in Western Canada

OpenRoad Audi Boundary Grand Opening
Audi Boundary
June 23, 2016

 

Martin Sander, VP of sales americas, Audi AG; Brad Beckett, general manager, Audi Boundary; Daniel Weissland, president Audi Canada; and Christian Chia, president & CEO OpenRoad Auto Group

Craig Landon, president, Deans Knight Capital Management; Paul Zalesky, CEO, Allwest Insurance; and Richard Jaffray, president, Cactus Club Restaurants

Vikram Vij, celebrity chef and restaurant owner; and Christian Chia, president & CEO OpenRoad Auto Group

Harj Gill, general sales manager, Audi Boundary; Mike Ruth, fixed operations manager, Audi Boundary; and Brad Beckett, general manager, Audi Boundary 

John Carlo (JC) Felicella, team manager, Culinary Team Canada 2016, and department head, Vancouver Community College; Jason Harris, core member, Culinary Team Canada 2016, and executive sous chef, Fairmont Vancouver Airport; Ryan Stone, core member, Culinary Team Canada 2016, and product development creative chef, Earls Kitchen + Bar; and Scott Jaeger, Team Captain, Culinary Team Canada 2016 and chef owner, The Pear Tree Restaurant

Tanis Sullivan, principal, Tanis Sullivan Communications; and Andrew Ling, marketing manager, OpenRoad Auto Group

Trevor Guthrie, award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter performs

Angela Racette, Scotiabank; Daniel Weissland, president Audi Canada; and Karen Graham, principal of KMG Strategy

Audi body painted models

Lynda White, architect, Christopher Boyzk Architects Ltd.; and partner

Nadia Ladisernia, VP marketing & communications, Luxury & Supercar Weekend; and Craig Stowe, founder and president, Luxury Alliance Group

Michael Nathanson, marketing consultant; and Sandra Beaton, retail sales & national account manager, Fashion Magazine

Linda Chen-Point;  Franck Point, owner Faubourg Paris Bakery; and Kris Kim

Daniel Weissland, president Audi Canada poses with the 2017 Audi R8 V10

Crowds gathering in Western Canada’s  largest Audi dealership for the grand opening

Chef Vikram Vij dishes it out at the grand opening of Audi Boundary

Audi Boundary team

Located on eight acres on the corner of Boundary Road and Lougheed Highway in Burnaby, the 113,000-square-foot, four-storey building features expansive new and pre-owned showrooms, a state-of-the-art service centre with 24 high-tech service bays, an automated car wash and two modern customer lounges. 

“This new Audi Terminal is a great statement for the Audi brand here in Vancouver and will be a major contribution to our future success,” says Daniel Weissland, president of Audi Canada.

The event featured catering by celebrity chef and restaurant owner Vikram Vij, and by Culinary Team Canada member chef Scott Jaegar, who gave an exclusive preview of the dishes Team Canada will be preparing at the Culinary Olympics in Germany in October. Original aluminum art works by Noah Deledda and Rober Davidson were also on display, as well as the latest Audi models, including the 2017 Audio R8 V10. Attendees were also treated to a surprise performance by Juno award winning and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Trevor Guthrie, who performed several of his Top 40 hits including Summertime and This Is What It Feels Like.

“At OpenRoad, we’re passionate about offering our customers the ultimate Audi experience–whether they’re in our dealership or on the road,” says Christian Chia, president and CEO of OpenRoad Auto Group. “This new dealership reflects that commitment as one of the most advanced facilities in Canada with an experienced sales and service team that, I believe, is one of the best in the country.”

About OpenRoad Auto Group
OpenRoad Auto Group is B.C.’s largest automotive dealership group with over 900 associates representing 14 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