Specialties
Castlegar Toyota is a progressive and wholly authorized Toyota dealer in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Centrally located in Castlegar, BC, and in very close proximity to Nelson and Trail, we are a full-service Toyota vehicle and genuine Toyota parts retailer, and we have some of the most experienced factory-trained service technicians in the business.
We also sell and service all other makes and models. Our used vehicle operations begin with selecting or accepting only quality vehicles on trade, and then putting them through a very stringent safety and reconditioning program. We also retail Toyota Certified Used Vehicles, which must meet the manufacturer's strict requirements, and we offer our own certification program, Castlegar Toyota Used Certified, which introduces a host of benefits, including warranty, for all other brands that qualify.
The staff at Castlegar Toyota is expected to conduct its work with utmost integrity, professionalism and respect. Everything we do at Castlegar Toyota is directed around the idea that we inspire complete confidence and on-going trust in our products and services. This is the heart of our business, and this is where the true ownership experience begins and develops. As we like to say both in terms of our products and services: Start something that lasts
History
Established in 2001.
Castlegar Toyota has been in continuous operation since 1997; however, Craig Kalawsky purchased the business in 2001.
Meet the Business Owner: Craig K.
In his own words: "As the sole proprietor, president and general manager of Castlegar Toyota, a full-service automotive retail and service centre, there isn't a single aspect of the business that doesn't cross my desk in one form or another. I'm a hands-on dealer principal with nearly 20 years of experience in the auto sector, and I still love what I do. Castlegar Toyota is the culmination of my early passion for cars, a strong and disciplined education in automotive retail in two of North America's best auto-related post-secondary institutions, hard-won experience as a sales manager, and simply being a member of a family devoted to quality automotive sales and service for nearly five decades."
