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Chris Kocalis
Sales & Leasing Specialist
Ron Tonkin Chevrolet
122 Northeast 122nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97230
Since joining the Ron Tonkin Chevrolet family in 2020, Chris has delighted in offering his clients an enjoyable car purchasing journey. With a wealth of experience in the insurance sector, he adopts a consultative method to guarantee that customers find the perfect vehicle. Highly knowledgeable about the Chevy brand, he is passionate about sharing his expertise. Outside of work, Chris finds pleasure in playing golf, performing with his classic rock band, and indulging in a little bit of fishing.
Read moreDealership Experience
3 yrs, 8 mos
Industry Experience
3 yrs, 8 mos
Specialties & Trainings
Chevrolet Certified - New & Used
Mark of Excellence 2022
11 Reviews
Write a Review11 Reviews of Chris Kocalis
May 25, 2024
Chris was very professional and easy to deal with. He is a great problem solver and gave us a lot of good options around our specific goals. We enjoyed the whole car buying experience! Thanks Chris He is a great problem solver and gave us a lot of good options around our specific goals. We enjoyed the whole car buying experience! Thanks Chris! We will definitely come back on our next vehicle purchase. More
Other Employees Tagged: Lacey Chapman
May 25, 2024
Shane, the service manager has handled many problems for me with amazing dedication to getting the best result for the customer. From routine smaller jobs to a very complicated analysis of my Corvette tires me with amazing dedication to getting the best result for the customer. From routine smaller jobs to a very complicated analysis of my Corvette tires, which resulted in Michelin, providing us new tires at no charge. Recently had some warranty work done on my Buick for the airbag. They did a great job Dominic. My service advisor took care of everything. Everyone there is super helpful. Obviously they’re getting great leadership and they found people that are dedicated to helping their customers. More
Other Employees Tagged: Sean Connolly, Jacob Goudy, Andrew Roncarati, Lacey Chapman, Cody O'Dell, Shane Bloemke , Dominic
May 07, 2024
Incredibly personable, helpful and willing to help you achieve your goals when purchasing a vehicle. Awesome experience! achieve your goals when purchasing a vehicle. Awesome experience! More
Other Employees Tagged: Lacey Chapman
February 20, 2024
Fantastic purchasing experience with Travis. Thanks Ron Tonkin Chevrolet for getting me behind the seat of my Shelby Mustang. Thanks Ron Tonkin Chevrolet for getting me behind the seat of my Shelby Mustang. More
Other Employees Tagged: Travis Zea
January 10, 2024
Chris turned a frustrating situation into an enjoyable one for me. He assisted me with ease and empathy. The processing time and transactions were efficient, and compassionate. Chris changed my 8-10 hour one for me. He assisted me with ease and empathy. The processing time and transactions were efficient, and compassionate. Chris changed my 8-10 hour car purchasing experiences from the past into a well done, organized, and timeless 2 1/2 hour process. I greatly appreciate Chris, and extremely grateful he was my sales representative. He even went a step further by checking up on me a few days later to make sure I was still doing ok and was enjoying my purchase. Chris is definitely a great asset to Ron Tonkin! More
Other Employees Tagged: Lacey Chapman, Diego Romero , Nolan Moore in Service
October 11, 2023
Our fourth purchase from Tonkin. I recommend Tonkin to all of my friends. Thank you Chris and Lacey! I recommend Tonkin to all of my friends. Thank you Chris and Lacey! More
Other Employees Tagged: Lacey Chapman
September 05, 2023
I was in the market for a new Suburban and Ron Tonkin Chevrolet had exactly what I was looking for. The dealership was clean and well-organized. My experience with the sales staff was that they were all Chevrolet had exactly what I was looking for. The dealership was clean and well-organized. My experience with the sales staff was that they were all very helpful, knowledgeable, and polite. They answered all my questions and made buying the new vehicle easy. I felt like they were genuinely thankful for my business. Overall, I would buy from them again. More
Other Employees Tagged: Jaron Watkins , Saba Saada
August 21, 2023
Chris Kocalis was fantastic! Started talking through email and was able to answer all my questions there. Met him in person to test drive in Chevy Bolt EV. Discussed what trims, Started talking through email and was able to answer all my questions there. Met him in person to test drive in Chevy Bolt EV. Discussed what trims, options and add-ons were available. After thinking about for a day, went back and purchased my first EV. Super happy with the whole experience. Lacey was the finance person and walked me through the whole process. Both were very patient with me. I highly recommend working with Chris to get your Chevy Bolt. More
Other Employees Tagged: Lacey Chapman
July 22, 2023
We recently purchased a used GMC Yukon. Our salesman Chris Kocalis was excellent to deal with throughout the whole process. We were so happy we told him what our next car will be and would Our salesman Chris Kocalis was excellent to deal with throughout the whole process. We were so happy we told him what our next car will be and would be happy to deal with him on our next purchase. More
Other Employees Tagged: Lacey Chapman
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