WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBE R 30,1t98s, PAGE 25 Gyles purchases Ajax dealership By Debbie Luchuk After 30 years in the auto sales business, Ken. Gyles is heading east, and dloser te home with the purchase of the Donnan Motors Suzuki dealersbip in Pickering Village. Gyles, a Whitby native, bas purchased the dealership with bis partner, 1 Roger Davidson. Together they own Jim Davidson Motors of Scarborough, a Chrysier dealersbip. 1 Gyles located in Ajax because "Jim Davidson bas been in West Hill since 1949, with a lot of customers from the Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa area coming bere for service; and Suzuki -has a line of product that is on the low end of the price scale, and this gives us (tbe partners) more of a full range of products,» Gyles said. Both lots feature a "ful selection of used cars, and servicing for ail vehicles is available at both dealerships. "We've got a split operation, equipped at both dealerships ta service either product," Gyles said. The new dealership wiIl be the new home of* Roger Davidson Leasing. Gyles has been in the auto business since 1970. "A number of those years were spent with ChrysIer in vaious capacities in the marketing division, and the rest is retail." He bas been Davidson's partner for two years. .Gyles bas lived in WIhitby for five years and lived in Ajax, playing hockey in Whitby during hýs cildhood. "Nine to, 10 of our people here live in Whitby," Gyles said. Autotek: Something different By Debbie Luchuk For those drivers wbo want "sometbing different," *a visit to Autetek of Pickering ïnay be in order. Auteotek specializes in chang- ing the image of automobiles with sunroof and window tints, mag tires, spoiler packages, roll bars, yunning boards, truck beds, letterin g and logos for business vehicles and much more. "We're your one-stop after- rnarket aute sbop," owner George Kokkotas said. Kokkotas has worked witb Suppliers receive excellence awards Fourteen Ontario suppliers bave received General Motors' coveted "Targets for Excellence" award, John Urbanic, directeir of materials for GM off Canada, announced recently. The award is granted te suppliers wbo meet or exceed GM's standards in the areas of management, quality, cost, delivery or tecbnology. Full-time GM of Canada teams, fully trained and experi- enced in the areas of pruchasing, quality, engineering and material control, bave been assessing suppliers for the past several montbs. "These outstanding suppliers are among tbe fmnest in the auto industry today, and we are proud that they are a part of the GM of Canada team. Their continued strong performance will belp te ensure our sbared success," said SEE PAGE 26 GO opens Dec. 5 FROM PAGE 23 new Proof of Payment (POP) bonor ticketing system, which went into effect across the GO Train network Iast month. The first day of train service on the extension east of Pîckering will be Monday, Dec. 5, with the firat morning train leaving Wbitby for Toronto at 05:.46, and Ajax at 05:53. The public is invited to attend a family day opening clebration on Sunday, Dec. 4, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Pickeing GO station (Bayly St. and Liverpool Rd.). Minister of Transportation Ed Fulton will open the new lime with brief ceremonies at Pickering, Ajax, and Whitby GO stations, to be followed by free train ri des along the new track. cars aIl his life as owned a gas station centre. He has also Firestone and wvith Tire. bi s father and service worked at Canadian Autotek opened in September, and is Kokkotas' second business (in addition to a carpentry business). "I like worki ng with cars.I like doing custom wvork, and there was no place around where you can get them (car servicing businesses) to do everything," Kokçkotas said. Autotek wvill pick up and deliver cars, ofl'ers a free estimate., consultations and "no questions asked" warranties on ail work. "We're just two fiendly guys that like to talk about cars," Kokkotas said. "If you spend $18,000 on a new car, another car is going to look the samne. Doesn't it make you think it's just like another car?" Kokkotas is selling "individ- ua-ýlity" for automobiles from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Autotek is located at 1600 Alliance Rd. Unit 10. Pickering. THE compare The Suzuki dealership will offer the new Swift and Sidekick vebiicles this fail as well as other Suzuki models such as the popular Samurai 4x4 vehicle. The dealership is open for business from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 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