Northway Honda opens in Bundoora

Honda has welcomed a new dealership into the fold. Northway Honda has been located on Plenty Road, in the rapidly growing suburb of Bundoora to provide full dealer servicing, parts and sales to Honda owners and buyers in the outer north east.

Costing $11 million and requiring two years to complete, the facility is built around an innovative design concept integrating the showroom and workshop, with a lift to raise cars from the ground floor to the 'half-moon' display area on the first floor.

"The design was off the page, delivering a roofline which emulates the spoiler of a car, the interior with a glass ceiling fifty metres wide and a hydraulic lift for cars displayed on the second level of the building," explained Martin Luby, General Manager of the dealership. 

"That's nothing compared to the ingenious floor plan incorporating two stories of display space, an eleven bay service centre, spare parts centre and pre-owned cars all located around a central hub lounge -- now that's easy!"

Build to accommodate environmental concerns, the 7700-square metre facility boasts a 70,000-litre water tank, oil recycling and double-glazed glass to reduce energy consumption. Up to 60 new and 50 used cars will be housed on the premises at any one time and service customers can watch TV on plasma screens in the VIP lounge while waiting for their cars. In addition, Northway offers customers free Wi-Fi for their personal needs.

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