Ilmo Saarela

Car dealership consulting: - Creating and development of North American and European car supplier sources (wholesales, car dealerships) - Arranging car logistics as RoRo -transport and by road within Europe (e.g. Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Central Europe, Italy, Balkans, Eastern Europe) - Arranging car logistics in container shipping from North America (Mexico, USA and Canada) to Europe and Finland. - Customs clearance and forwarding of cars in Finland, Germany and the Netherlands - Guidance for car dealers in pricing new, used and used cars - Modeling and technical training for car dealers - Calculation and guidance of car taxation for special cars - Management of technical matters for individual cars and planning of approval processes (e.g. changes from M1/​​N1 to N2‑class) The customers are Finnish car dealerships and European car dealerships (e.g. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic).

American car import business including approval, registration, service and repair processes. Sourcing and supplying collector, classic and special cars to Finnish customers. New American car importing and individual vehicle approval process handling. Searching and delivering classic cars from Finland to European classic car dealers. Example air-cooled Porsches, 1950's and 1960's American classic cars.

International wholesale between car dealerships. Sourcing and supplying cars from North America (Canada, USA, Mexico) to European car dealerships. (Brands: Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Ford, Chevrolet, Cadillac, etc.) Customers groups: - Individual car dealerships and Authorized dealerships (Ford, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors) - Customers locations: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom https://isautomotive.com/

North American imported cars, vans and spare parts Customs clearances and freight forwarding. The customers were Finnish, Russian and Norwegian consumers and some car dealers.

Duties of the foreman of the Sisu / Renault department of the heavy equipment repair shop - The department's activities also included the responsibility for repairing vehicles and work equipment of public sector actors (municipalities, the state, businesses, energy companies, etc.). - Procurement and ordering of larger spare parts (engines, gearboxes) from European suppliers.

Responsible for importing, approving, and registering American cars. Development and implementation of company marketing.

Company specializing in the customization of German Premium cars (Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche). Sales and purchasing, financial management, marketing. Finnish and foreign customers relations.

Management, marketing, sourcing and sales. Specializing in the sale and repair of turbochargers. Purchasing spare parts from Europe, Japan and the United States.