- Audi's newest dealership opens on the NSW Central Coast
- Alto Group invests $8 million in state of the art Audi Alto Central Coast
- Audi sales and service presence on the NSW Central Coast aimed to provide convenience to Central Coast customers
Central Coast, 9th May, 2016 – Audi Alto Central Coast is officially open for business, with the $8 million dollar investment by The Alto Group, designed to offer convenience and professional service to Central Coast residents.
The 3,160 square metre regional facility features a state-of-the-art approach to environmental considerations, utilising technology and equipment that significantly reduces its carbon footprint in the community.
The new Audi showroom has been built and designed to be environmentally friendly. The water used onsite is harvested rain water, which will be used to wash the vehicles. The showroom has also been installed with LED low energy lighting throughout, which will reduce the dealership's energy consumption and therefore help cut greenhouse gas emissions that are harmful to the environment.
Audi Alto Central Coast has state of the art equipment and technology installed throughout, including 8 new car display vehicles and 28 Audi Approved plus display vehicles. It also features a fully tiled workshop, 7 workshop bays, 2 handover bays, and a direct reception bay.
Audi Australia's Managing Director, Andrew Doyle, said the brand is very proud of the impressive new regional showroom, which brings the number of showrooms in the country to 40.
"Audi has experienced eleven consecutive years of growth in Australia and we believe the time is right to grow our presence on the Central Coast," Audi Australia's Managing Director, Andrew Doyle said.
"The new facility will close a gap in our dealer representation, and make the Audi brand more accessible to the residents of the Central Coast. Most importantly, the Alto Group is highly professional and customers can expect top service in both sales and aftersales from this dealership."
Anthony Altomonte, Managing Director of the Alto Group, is confident the success of the brand will be reflected on the Central Coast.
"Over the past year, the prestige vehicle market in the Central Coast region has grown at a staggering 24%,"said Alto Group's Managing Director, Anthony Altomonte.
"With the opening of this dealership, the brand looks forward to further driving this growth, and delivering the superb Audi product and customer service to the area."
"We found that a lot of our customers, who serviced and purchased their cars at Audi Alto Pennant Hills, lived in the Central Coast region.
We're a premium brand and instead of our customers having to travel to us, we want to ensure that we are closer to our customers and can go to them. The clear goal of this investment is to create less travel for our customers and a more suitable location for them to purchase and service their luxury car," Mr Altomonte said.
George Severino, Dealer Principal of Audi Alto Central Coast confirmed the dealership's plans to become an engaged member of the local community, with plans to boost employment within the region, as the business grows, as well as undertaking several local sponsorships of community organisations.
"We look forward to building long lasting relationships with the local community, and to offering apprenticeships for interested future technicians, who we hope will join the business through the industry-leading Audi Modern Apprentice program," Mr Severino said.
The dealership officially opened for business on Monday 2nd May 2016. It is located at 303 Henry Parry Dr, North Gosford NSW 2250, (02) 4337 4337.
The Dealer Principals are Anthony Altomonte and George Severino, Sales Manager David Lyle and Aftersales Manager is Savva Billic.
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The Audi Group, with its brands Audi, Ducati and Lamborghini, is one of the most successful manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles in the premium segment. It is present in more than 100 markets worldwide and produces at 16 locations in twelve countries. In the second half of 2016, Audi will start production of the Q5 in San José Chiapa (Mexico). 100-percent subsidiaries of AUDI AG include quattro GmbH (Neckarsulm), Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy) and Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Bologna, Italy).
In 2015, the Audi Group delivered to customers approximately 1.8 million automobiles of the Audi brand, 3,245 sports cars of the Lamborghini brand and about 54,800 motorcycles of the Ducati brand. In the 2014 financial year, AUDI AG achieved total revenue of €53.8 billion and an operating profit of €5.15 billion. At present, approximately 85,000 people work for the company all over the world, about 60,000 of them in Germany. Audi focuses on new products and sustainable technologies for the future of mobility.