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ANDY
KACIC, PRESIDENT OF PRECISION
AUTO LTD., HAS SUCCESSFULLY
OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES IN
THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY FOR OVER
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
ANDY
AND HIS WIFE, MARIA, WERE BORN
AND RAISED IN CROATIA AND
IMMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1971.
THEY WORKED HARD AT A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT JOBS TO MAKE ENDS
MEET, BUT ANDY’S PASSION WAS
ALWAYS FOR MECHANICS. THIS
PASSION LED HIM TO A POSITION AS
A MECHANIC/TECHNICIAN FOR C.P.
AIR WHERE HE WORKED FOR 12
YEARS.
BY
THE EARLY 1980’S, ANDY WAS
REPAIRING VEHICLES OUT OF HIS
HOME GARAGE AS A SIDE INCOME AND
ENJOYED IT SO MUCH THAT HE SOON
OPENED HIS OWN MECHANICS SHOP.
ANDY AND MARIA ENJOYED A
SUCCESSFUL AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
“KACIC MOTORS LTD.” FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS UNTIL THEY DECIDED TO
SELL IT IN 1994 TO SEMI-RETIRE.
THE KACICS MOVED FROM COQUITLAM, BC
TO PEACHLAND, BC IN 1995 WHEN ANDY
WAS ASKED TO HELP MANAGE
PRECISION AUTO. IT WASN’T LONG
BEFORE ANDY’S PRESENCE AND INPUT
ENHANCED BUSINESS ENOUGH THAT
THE COMPANY NEEDED TO HIRE
ANOTHER TECHNICIAN. ANDY
CONVINCED HIS OLDEST SON, DAVOR
KACIC, TO LEAVE HIS JOB AS A
TECHNICIAN AT A DEALERSHIP IN
COQUITLAM, BC AND MOVE UP TO THE
OKANAGAN TO JOIN THE PRECISION
AUTO TEAM.
THE
KACIC FAMILY DECIDED TO PURCHASE
PRECISION AUTO AND HAVE OPERATED
THE BUSINESS FOR OVER TWELVE
YEARS NOW, IN 2004, ANOTHER KACIC
FAMILY MEMBER, YOUNGEST SON
DANNY, JOINED THE PRECISION AUTO
TEAM AS THE ASSISTANT MANAGER
AND MANAGER OF
THE MOTORSPORTS DIVISION.
In July of
2005, Precision Auto Ltd.
expanded to a new
location. Precision Automotive
and the Kacic family have been
blessed with such loyal
customers, that you gave us the
opportunity to move to a
location that enables us to
better service your automotive
needs.
The company’s image has been
updated with a new logo,
website, and the inclusion of
our motorsports company under
the same roof.
The new Precision
Automotive Ltd. is now housed in
a larger, state-of-the-art
building specifically designed
with our customers’ needs in
mind. There is now more
specialized equipment, a
comfortable foyer, and also a retail showroom
for the motorsports company.

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