For the second time in three years, Winnipeg’s Vickar Community Chevrolet was named the number one GM dealership in the entire nation. Company President Larry Vickar said they sold 1,458 new vehicles for the year, almost 100 units more than its next closest competitor and more new vehicles than any other of the 457 GM dealerships in Canada in 2014.
The company based in Transcona honoured the approximately 200 employees at a celebratory luncheon. Vickar also acknowledge the continuous patronage of its customers, notably the Pollock family from Carman, who has purchased a total of 30 vehicles from the dealership over the years.
On hand for the celebration on was General Motors Canada’s President Stephen Carlisle; John Roth, Vice President, Sales, Service and Marketing; and Glenn Lemmerick, GM Regional Director, Western Region.
In his speech, Carlisle expressed his admiration for the Vickar family, whose history in the auto business extends back close to 70 years. He also cited the inspiration to the auto business provided by the Vickar family as he shared his wish to attend the celebration again next year for the “three out of four” accomplishment.
Here is a list of awardees during the celebratory luncheon last April 21 (Vickar Community Chevrolet on Regent).
2014 Sales & Marketing Guild Award Winners (SMG): Gold: Dave Enns, Silver: Courtney Guest, Bronze: Lito Dabu, Julien Lacroix, Craig Ouendag.
Tech Guild Grandmaster Winners: 20 Years: Pat Blank; 17 Years: Lyndon Nelson, Dave St. Laurent; 15 Years: Scott Wood; 14 Years: Mark Blank; 12 Years: Michael Bisson; 10 Years: Derek Ross; 6 Years: Daniel Jablonski; 5 Years: Chris Oswald, Dennis Southern; 4 Years: Ben Groenheide; 3 Years: Myles Tweed; 2 Years: Jessica Archer, Tony Ambrenac.
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