February 9, 2011, Toronto, ON – According to Canada’s Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV), Canadians imported 158,603 vehicles from the US in 2010.
“That’s only a fraction of the Canadian population who would love to import a vehicle” claims Viraf Baliwalla, President of Automall Network. “However, there’s an even greater number of Canadians that are dissuaded due to the complexities of the importation process and the possibility of things going wrong”.
With the Easy Import Concierge Service, buyers arrange their best deal on any vehicle throughout North America directly with the seller and then hand over all the logistics to Automall Network.
For a fixed cost of $1,200 for vehicles being imported and $499 for vehicles already in Canada, the new service reviews the VIN history and manages and coordinates a comprehensive independent inspection prior to the buyer’s purchase commitment. If all goes well, transportation, paperwork, regulatory requirements, modifications and licensing are done to legally import and operate the vehicle in Canada. Buyers pay the dealer directly for the vehicle and pay Automall Network for the management fee and reimbursement of associated costs of inspection, freight, customs, taxes, etc. which they would incur anyway.
Buyers pay the seller upon a successful inspection and VIN history review thereby gaining greater confidence before buying the vehicle sight unseen.
“This new program simply increases one’s search area for the perfect vehicle at the perfect price to all of North America” says Baliwalla.
For a small amount, clients can also upgrade to Automall Network’s full service which includes sourcing and negotiating through wholesale dealer-only auctions and licensed dealers.
“Two years ago, we were importing used lower priced vehicles like Toyota Corollas and still saving our clients a few thousand dollars. However, car prices have changed and it doesn’t make sense to do that now” says Baliwalla. “Today, the savings exist when importing mid and luxury vehicles like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Land Rover, Acura, Lexus, Audi, Cadillac, even higher priced Hondas and Toyotas that are typically 3-4 years old and newer. Differences in price may vary, but in general, the newer the vehicle, the greater the savings through importing”.
Automall Network is a car brokerage, started in 1999. They do for car buyers what a real estate agent would do for a home buyer including sourcing the vehicle they want and negotiating the best price on their client’s behalf. For media inquiries, contact Viraf Baliwalla at (866) 310-8701 x303 or email viraf@automallnetwork.com.
