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The Shaw familys involvement in the automobile business dates back to 1940s when Ken Shaw Sr. opened his rst service and repair shop in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. Ken Sr. emigrated to Canada in 1954 and began his new life in Toronto working as a mechanic at a gas sta[on and pumping gas on Spadina Avenue. By 1958 he acquired his own Sunoco Gas Sta[on called Ken Shaw Sunoco on Dundas Street West (near Scarle_ Road.) This was the incep[on of Ken Shaw Motors. In the early 1960s Ken Sr. took on the Renault brand and started selling new vehicles to the public for the rst [me. This required moving to a new loca[on just down the road from his Sunoco sta[on at 4005 Dundas Street West. His successful ways (and specically how he looked acer customers) caught the eye of a growing car company fairly new to Canada called Toyota. They soon approached him to take on a Toyota franchise, which he agreed to do.
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On March 3rd, 1968, Ken Shaw Toyota opened its doors to the public. It wasnt long before record sales were happening and Toyota began to quickly grow in Canada. In 1971, Ken Sr. acquired Kingsway Collision, a body shop which was situated next door to the Toyota dealership. With this addi[on the dealership was able to be a full service opera[on, oering sales, service, parts and body repairs to its clients. In July 1971 Ken Jr. joined his father in the growing business. A few more years went by and son Paul also joined in June 1977. The two sons quickly went to work in the service side of the business becoming Licensed Technicians before moving into other aspects of the business. Since the mid 1980s Ken Shaw Jr. has overseen the service opera[ons side of the business while Paul Shaw oversees the sales side.

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On March 3rd, 1968, Ken Shaw Toyota opened its doors to the public. It wasnt long before record sales were happening and Toyota began to quickly grow in Canada. In 1971, Ken Sr. acquired Kingsway Collision, a body shop which was situated next door to the Toyota dealership. With this addi[on the dealership was able to be a full service opera[on, oering sales, service, parts and body repairs to its clients. In July 1971 Ken Jr. joined his father in the growing business. A few more years went by and son Paul also joined in June 1977. The two sons quickly went to work in the service side of the business becoming Licensed Technicians before moving into other aspects of the business. Since the mid 1980s Ken Shaw Jr. has overseen the service opera[ons side of the business while Paul Shaw oversees the sales side.
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In 1989 the Shaws secured the Lexus franchise, being one of only 22 dealers across Canada to be awarded this pres[gious franchise out of 240 Toyota dealerships. This addi[on to the business and the fact the Toyota business had grown so much necessitated a move to much larger facili[es. A ve acre site at 2336 St. Clair was acquired and major renova[ons started taking place in 1989/1990. The new 67,000 square feet loca[on opened for Toyota business on March 22, 1990, followed a few months later by the grand opening of the Lexus franchise. Growth con[nued and in the mid 1990s a separate property across the road on St Clair from the main dealership was purchased and the Toyota used car department was moved into it. In the early 2000s Ken Jr.s son Kenny joined the business and followed the same path as his father and grandfather by working rst in the service area of the business and becoming a Licensed Technician. Acer working for a number of years in service and parts, Kenny moved into Toyota sales.

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Sadly in October 2002 Ken Sr. passed away, leaving the dealership in the hands of his 2 sons, Ken and Paul. The Toyota and Lexus business con[nued to grow and prosper and in April 2006, a 3 acre adjacent property to the north of the dealership was acquired allowing for dealership growth and more new vehicle inventory display. The exci[ng and youthful Scion franchise was then added in the summer of 2010. Kenny Shaw heads up the Scion franchise as the Brand Manager. KEN SHAW LEXUS TOYOTA SCION is proudly a third genera[on automo[ve dealership serving Toronto since 1958. We have been a Toyota dealer since 1968 which is the longest of any Toyota dealership in the GTA. With these years of experience and with hands on family day to day management, we feel that we can oer you the best experience in vehicle sales and service. We encourage you to come nd out what makes us so unique.

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