
About Us
The Smart Alternative to Owning a Car
AutoShare is Toronto’s first - and favourite - car sharing network,
100% Canadian and locally-owned. We're dedicated to providing greater mobility
and personal freedom to people living in Toronto; and, to reducing carbon
emissions and pollution through efficiency and choice. Our goal is to have
a shared-vehicle within a 5 minute walk of anywhere in the city; at every
TTC station; and at the end of your street. We know that car sharing is
crucial to the long term health of our urban environment - and economy.
History
In the mid-1990's, a news story about European car sharing brought this
market-based solution to air quality and traffic problems to the attention
of a few enterprising Canadians. And so it was that on October 6, 1998,
AutoShare was launched with a group of 16 pioneering members sharing 3
cars in Riverdale, the Annex and St. Lawrence Neighbourhood.
Since then, AutoShare has grown across Toronto, with 7,000 individuals,
families and businesses sharing cars for their business and personal driving
needs. For car sharing on other cities, please see CarSharing.net
-or- CarSharing.ca.
Community
AutoShare loves the city of Toronto, and as part of our commitment to
our community, we provide financial support and/or free service to the
following organizations:
Evergreen | Hot
Docs | InsideOUT | Small
World Music | The Stop
Kevin McLaughlin, President & founder
Kevin is also a co-founder of Vancouver's Co-operative
Auto Network, the first successful English language car sharing company
in the world. He was part of the Vancouver
Television launch team and is a co-founder & Director of Evergreen,
a national NGO connecting people with nature. In 2006, he was awarded
the City
of Toronto's Award of Excellence, and in 2008 nominated for the Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. In his spare time he volunteers
with his wife at her bird rescue. Kevin is continuing a family
tradition in the automobile industry that dates back to 1867. You
can also read the TreeHugger.com
interview, National
Post story or watch a BNN interview about gas prices.
George Kozyrakis, General Manager
George first came to AutoShare as a member, depending on our cars to get
his son to soccer. He liked the company so much that he left the retail
sector to join the AutoShare team full-time in 2000.
Betsy Carter, Manager, Member Communication & Billing
Betsy also came to AutoShare as a member, with experience in quality &
customer support from a Toronto jewellery workshop, and with member organizational
experience from Karma Co-op. She is
a member of WindShare and is committed
to improving Toronto's environment.
Irene Kozyrakis, Member Services
Irene joined AutoShare in the summer of 2001, and now helps to keep
AutoShare's service running smoothly for our members.
Louise Liliefeld, Member Services
Louise has been involved with the artist-run/non-profit community in Toronto
since 1987, including performanceart.ca
+ vtape.org. She is a performance artist
and painter. She teaches part-time at the University Of Toronto and is
a founder and current steering committee member of 7a*11d
International Festival of Performance Art. Louise joined AutoShare in
2007 and is happy to be a part of the team.
Cindy Mielke, Member Services
Cindy became a member of Autoshare in 2004 after ridding herself of her
own
troublesome car (while still wanting the freedom to still get around in
a car). She
loved the service so much she decided to join our customer service team
in 2007.
Jane Yi, Accounting
Jane joined us in the summer of 2007, and is on her way to the CGA (Certified
General Accountant) designation. As a team player at AutoShare, she is
very happy that her number job can create a healthier environment for
future generations.
Gord Walker, Fleet Co-ordinator
Gord moved back to Toronto and landed at AutoShare in the spring of
2005, just in time to help us grow our fleet again.
Tristan Block, Fleet Assistant
Tristan also joined us in the Spring of 2006 because our fleet is
growing quickly - and we want to be able to give it plenty of TLC to stay
in great shape for you.
Said Habib, Fleet Assistant
Said Habib joined us in the Spring of 2007 and is using his experience
in the Automotive, Distribution and Technology industries to support the
growth and health of our fleet.
Tom Devenishek, Special Projects
Tom lead our "Street Team" and other marketing initiatives
in the summer of 2006. He comes from a marketing background and is currently
pursuing a BBA degree at the University of Toronto.
Asanki Wijesinghe, Accounting
Asanki is on maternity leave :-)
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