Posted on: Saturday, September 11, 2004
McKenna realigning in Kailua
By Andrew Gomes
Advertiser Staff Writer
McKenna Motors Hawai'i is realigning its Kailua new-car dealerships since the elimination of its Volkswagen franchise on Aug. 31.
Bruce Asato • The Honolulu Advertiser Mark Caliri, president of Windward Ford and Windward Mazda, said McKenna Motors plans to renovate and expand the former Hummer dealership building to concentrate the two brands in one area.
"We're going to concentrate our efforts on Ford and Mazda," he said.
McKenna gave back its VW franchise to the manufacturer, which still has two other dealers on O'ahu, and had earlier sold the Hummer dealership to Schuman Carriage.
McKenna's used-car lot nearby will remain, as will the company's service operation on Hamakua Drive.
Caliri said the company has not yet decided what to do with its leased Mazda site it is leaving, and is considering options including turning the site into a used-car lot.
Reach Andrew Gomes at agomes@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8065.
The company plans to move its Mazda operations off Oneawa Street in late November to its former Hummer dealership location next to its Ford dealership on Kailua Road about a block away.
McKenna Motors plans to move its Mazda operations off Oneawa Street to a location next to its Ford dealership about a block away.
