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28 FUTURE AUTO | REPAIRER Aluminium & carbon fibre EV room. GOOD CALL CATAPULTS CRASH REPAIRER INTO 21 ST CENTURY mtasant.com.au | Back to Contents
29 FUTURE AUTO | REPAIRER “I believe it will get to that point where you are going to have to be a specialist in your brand.” Gavin Rich happily admits he had no idea what lay ahead when approached by Tesla in 2018 to become one of its certified repairers. Now he’s one of Tesla’s biggest fans. “I think they’re a great car and they have been excellent for business,” he said. Was the bold move a gamble? Maybe, he concedes: “The best way I could describe it was it was ‘unknown’.” Gavin is a director at Australian Crash Repairs, the second of three certified Tesla repairers in Adelaide. Adelaide Motor Bodies was the first, before an unsolicited call came from the Texas EV manufacturer, keen to expand options for local motorists. “People talk through the industry and I’d like to think that’s how that came about,” Gavin said. “Our reputation as a prestige body shop has been around for 40 odd years. “But I don’t think we realised what we were getting into.” Overnight revolution That call completely changed the direction and focus of the Allenby Gardens business. “Not knowing much about it, we had the opportunity to take on another brand and basically it was like turning a light switch on. “The cars started rolling in, so we had to learn on our feet very quickly. “It wasn’t a slow, gradual thing. It was overnight. The next morning there were three Teslas rolling through our door. “We had to adapt and grow quickly and the first year was very, very challenging. Aluminium Rail Replacement. “But all of a sudden we could see the rewards and we still do. “Probably from day one, we could see the benefits of the investment and the road we were going down.” Back to Contents | mtasant.com.au
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