WA REGIONAL Toyota and Isuzu Ute dealerships at Northam and Merredin have changed ownership as the Lee family sold the pair to concentrate on their Holden and Mazda outlets in Northam.
The franchises were bought by recent car retail entrant Leonie Knipe of Northam-based Avon Valley Nissan. The Northam Toyota dealership has been rebranded Avon Valley Toyota.
Dealer principal Joanne Lee said the sale was part of a downsizing move. “We now have one location for Holden, Mazda and an automatic car-wash machine we installed about four months ago. We have also gone from 56 staff to 15.”
The Lees held Northam Toyota for 16 years and previously operated Goldfields Toyota at Kalgoorlie for 10 years. They operated Merredin Toyota since 2001.

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PENNANT Hills Hyundai has opened its new showroom. The new building incorporates HSV and Holden at the same address on Pennant Hills Road.

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CLINTONS has opened a new Toyota and Lexus dealership in Western Sydney’s Gregory Hills. The new building for Clintons Toyota and Lexus of Macarthur has four levels including a large basement service centre, ground-floor showroom, a mezzanine with staff amenities including showers and a gym, and an upper-mezzanine level for training rooms and the boardroom. The dealer principal is Mario Kordovolos.

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NARROGIN Toyota (WA) has just finished their new facility in the town. It is regarded as one of the biggest developments in a WA rural centre. The dealer principal is Wally Cybula who has been with Toyota since he started at Manjimup Toyota (WA) in 1982.