GEARED FOR QUALITY©
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PROFILE
As Puerto Rico’s premier Auto Processing Company, with over 600,000 vehicles processed to date and counting, our mission is to continue to set industry standards, both locally and nationally, through our steadfast commitment to our core principles.
We understand that our success is intertwined with that of our clients and, as such, we strive to go beyond building business relationships and become business partners. Our Business Partner's goals become our goals and we work hand-in-hand to reach them.
Headquartered in Puerto Rico for the past 33 years, our commitment to the Island’s success is unwavering. As an active participant in the automotive industry, cyclical in nature, we have experienced periods of growth, prosperity and slowdown. Through our experiences, we have learned to successfully adjust and operate during varying economic times and have applied our core principles to promote the success of our Business Partners and consequently Puerto Rico.
Jose "Pepe" Llama
Founder and President
Pepe co-founded Artic-Kar on January 1981 focusing on distribution, sale and installation of vehicle air-conditioning and radio units. Throughout the last 30 years, Mr. Llama has been a pioneer in the vehicle accessory industry in Puerto Rico. On August 1988, Artic-Kar began offering Auto Processing services and since then has developed and mastered a nationally recognized operation. Mr. Llama is currently the President and sole-owner of CAPL, formerly Artic-Kar Inc., as he purchased the Company from his co-founder over 15 years ago.
During the past two decades, Mr. Llama has attended and participated in over 20 trainings throughout the world, focusing on vehicle distribution center operations, installation of accessories and efficiency in standard operating procedures, among others.
A sports enthusiast, Mr. Llama has represented Puerto Rico as both a water skier and a professional powerboat driver. As a water skier, Mr. Llama became National Champion and participated in the 1981 & 1984 Latin American Games. For the following 17 years, Mr. Llama focused on Powerboat races, best known for his 3 national championships as the throttle man for the “Winston” powerboat and his participation in the APBA/OSS United States circuit where he raced the “Spirit of Puerto Rico” super-catamaran and later was signed to Billy Mauff’s WHM team.
Mr. Llama, a cancer survivor, received an award from the American Cancer Society’s Puerto Rican Chapter and is active in helping others fight the disease.
Our Team:
Led by Mr. Jose Llama, our Team is composed of highly motivated individuals committed to setting industry standards day in and day out. Continually trained, versatile and hardworking, our Team personifies our core principles.
Augusto Viera
Asset Manager
Augusto is a graduate of Bentley University with a degree in Managerial Economics and Entrepreneurship. A Dean’s List Award recipient, Mr. Viera won a prestigious Entrepreneurship Competition judged by a group of Boston’s top academics and angel investors.
Subsequently Mr. Viera graduated Magna Cum Laude from Puerto Rico’s Inter American School of Law from which he earned a Juris Doctor. He scored a 99% on the Puerto Rico Bar Exam; touted as one of the hardest bar examinations in the nation.
Prior to joining CAPL, Mr. Viera worked at McConnell Valdes Consulting; a subsidiary of McConnell Valdes, LLC, the largest law-firm in Latin America. Mr. Viera has also provided operational and strategic consulting services in both the restaurant and automotive industries.
A quality and efficiency enthusiast, Augusto has attended multiple seminars, workshops and trainings. He is a ceritified vehicle quality auditor.
Our Mission:
“Process as many vehicles as possible, meeting the highest quality standards, within the shortest time possible. Thats why we get up every morning.”
Augusto Viera, Asset Manager
