DEALER PROFILE Bringing med school to auto sales

By Ronda Payne

WANT TO SURPRISE PEOPLE? Drop the pursuit of a medical career and start a used car dealership. That’s exactly what Andro Shakir owner of Limitless Auto Sales did and by all indications, the decision was the right one. At just age 25 he has two locations: the smaller in Ajax, opened in March 2020 with one salesperson and the larger in Scarborough, opened in October 2021 with six salespeople. Including Andro, that’s eight staff focused on creating excellent experiences for customers.

The date of the first location’s opening likely rings a bell. “Me and COVID are having our anniversary,” he says. Right after opening, he had to close.

“The first month was super scary because COVID hit,” he says. “That was the biggest shock. Then as soon as we were deemed essential, the shift to online was pretty easy.