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08.17

Richard Pickering remembered for sweating the details
By JIL McINTOSH

QUEBEC CORRESPONDENT

FEW CAR GUYS REACHED
the esoteric inner sanctum
of cardom in Canada more
often or to greater effect than

Richard Pickering, founder and
owner of BHG Media Fleet of
Mississauga. For a decade, he
was the curator of the Canadian
International AutoShow's
(CIAS) long-running Classics
Collection of historic, mostly performance-oriented and

road-racing cars of note. During
that time, he dealt with owners of some of the world's great
automobile collectors, and collections, some owned by car
companies themselves, urging
and cajoling them to let him
show their cars to Toronto's

appreciative crowds.
Pickering died Aug. 7 at age
70 after a lengthy illness.
He grew his company from
two previous businesses,
Beverly Hills Fine Detailing

SEE PICKERING'S PAGE 26

Canada in
Dialing out the dealership
the dark over
Tesla's plans

The new Model 3 is in production
and the company is building a
cross-country charging network,
not that anyone is talking about it
By HARRY PEGG

CALGARY CORRESPONDENT

CALGARY - THE INTRODUCTION OF THE
Tesla Model 3 to Canada is touted by the
California company as a game-changer that will
bring a dramatic boost to its fortunes here.
Whether
the mass-market "affordable" electric
sedan will break
through in
Canada remains
to be seen, but
Tesla is gaining
acceptance in
A handful of Tesla models
areas outside the await customers at the new
three provinces
Calgary sales and service
that offer incencentre that opened July 6.
tives to electric
(PHOTO: HARRY PEGG)
vehicle buyers:
up to $5,000 in B.C., up to $14,000 in Ontario and
$8,000 in Quebec.
There are now two official Tesla stores outside
that zone, both in Calgary. One is in the Chinook
Centre shopping mall that opened two years ago,
and a newer sales/service centre that opened July
6 this year.
When the Model 3 will come to Canada, and at
what cost, is not yet known. Now in production,
it is base-priced at US $35,000 (about Cdn $44,600)
before extras like any other colour than black (US

Whether buyers want
to come into the store
or complete the sale
online, a Montreal
dealership has
them covered
By BENOIT CHARETTE
QUEBEC CORRESPONDENT

MONTREAL - CHAMBLY
Honda says it launched a Canadian
first May 23, going online with a
portal for buying cars without the
buyer ever having to set foot on
the south-shore dealership lot.
Louis-Martin Racicot, owner of
Chambly Honda, and Louis-Yves
Cloutier, co-president and founder
of communications group SM360,
developed the platform for online
shopping that allows customers
to review and select new or used

Chambly Honda is "good to
go" online. From left, co-owner Martin Beaulieu, co-owner
Louis-Martin Racicot and dealership representative Philippe
Laprise. ( P H O T O S : J O S E E H A M E L I N )

vehicles via the dealer's website,
complete the transaction and take
delivery, all remotely.
"The customer can choose the
model, options, insurance, make
the complete payment and have

the car delivered at home if he or
she wants to, or (they can) pick it
up at the dealership.
"This complete service did exist
for used cars in Ontario, but for
new cars, it's the first time," said
Racicot. "I have wanted to do that
for several years, but the technology was not yet up to par and when
[Cloutier] called last year and said
my idea was a reality, I said let's
go for it." said Racicot.
"It may sound [like a] cliché,
but for us, the client is king. I was
a grocery store manager for 20
years before arriving in the car
business, and we always looked
for ways to differentiate ourselves
from the competition, to give more
to our client."

SEE GROCERY-STORE PAGE 23

SEE COSMOPOLITAN PAGE 26

TRANS-CANADA NEWS 5,000 KILOMETRES OF STORIES
Lexus of Lakeridge joins
Endras family's lux stores
AJAX, ONT. - MORE THAN 1,100
guests were treated to culinary, sonic
and visual delights drawn from both
the Canadian and Japanese cultures.
The new Lexus dealership is part of
Endras Automotive Group, operated by the father/son team Mark and
Chris Endras.
Lexus of Lakeshore is located in
the group's Lakeridge Auto Gallery,
which is already home to the group's
other premium stores featuring

Endras BMW, Endras Motorrad, Mini
Durham, Land Rover Lakeridge,
Jaguar Lakeridge, Volvo Lakeridge,
and Endras Infiniti.
The $20-million, 73,000-square-foot
(7,000-square-metre) facility boasts
a kitchen with full-time chef, onsite
valet and 15-bay service department.

Montreal receives Smart Cities
award from the FIA
MONTREAL - AS PART OF THE
Smart Cities Forum held July 28 in
conjunction with the Federation de

Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre, left,
accepts the FIA 2017 Smart Cities
Award from FIA President Jean
Todt. ( P H O T O : F I A )

l'Automobile (FIA) Formula E electric racing championship, Montreal
received the FIA Smart Cities 2017
award. Jean Todt, FIA president, said
the award highlights the initiatives
that the city has made in terms of sustainable and intelligent mobility.
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre,
said he hopes to make the city "one of
the greenest in the world," He said the
award, and the hosting of the Formula
E Grand Prix, is the end result of a
process begun four years ago. "We
are very proud of this recognition and
that the transportation revolution is
now under way in Montreal." He said

SEE TRANS-CANADA PAGE 23



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