Celebrating The Past. Focusing On Your Future
06/01/2021
SCOTT BELL, GM CANADA PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Thank you to the entire team of dealers and GM Financial partners for your continued commitment to innovation and creation. With your hard work, we have continued to earn new customers by creating an exceptional customer experience. As we look ahead to the next decade, GM Canada’s future is bright, and I’m confident that we will continue to build on this momentum.
GM Canada is ready to play a significant role in GM’s future. We have invested into St. Catharines Propulsion Plant to build transmissions for Corvette. We are moving full steam ahead preparing Oshawa for the launch of full-sized truck production. With the production of the BrightDrop EV600 at CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, GM will be the first company to make electric commercial vehicles on a large scale in Canada. The Canadian Technical Centre (CTC) is also growing with the new CTC McLaughlin Advanced Technology Track. In addition, GM Canada posted two consecutive quarters of market share growth.
DAN BERCE, GM FINANCIAL PRESIDENT AND CEO
As we reflect on the 10-year anniversary of our Canadian business, we know that the growth, maturity and success we have experienced wouldn’t be possible without the strong, dynamic relationships that make up our dealer network. I’m grateful for the hard work and dedication that has characterized each of our dealer partnerships throughout our 10-year journey. We are committed to strengthening those bonds as we grow our value for dealers and the enterprise and move our business forward.
HOWIE COBHAM, GM FINANCIAL EVP DEALER SERVICES
It’s impossible for me to look back on these 10 years at GM Financial without feeling incredibly grateful. Thank you for taking this journey with us and for what we’ve accomplished. Together we have built a solid foundation for what’s ahead.
This is an exciting time to be in this business, as we transform to an all-electric future. It will take all of us working together, collaborating in councils and learning new processes, as we understand what’s needed to be successful.
During this time of transition, our value as the captive lender for GM will become even more significant. This is a good time to better understand our value proposition and why dealers are choosing to floorplan with us. Your GM Financial DRM is always ready to have that conversation and answer your questions.
To the four dealerships that recently joined the GM Financial family: We welcome you and look forward to supporting you and your businesses.
As much as I have enjoyed reflecting on the accomplishments of our first decade, I cannot wait to see what we accomplish together in the next one. Thank you for being up for the challenges and opportunities!
GREG MURCHISON, GM FINANCIAL VP SALES AND MARKETING
We’ve sure come a long way since 2011. Working together, we have helped hundreds of thousands of customers into leases over that time. And we can be proud to say we have the highest lease retention rates in Canada. Congratulations to the entire dealer body on this achievement!
This next decade is all about transformation and being open to change. As your captive lender, we’re here to help you succeed as you implement new strategies, including digital solutions. We all know our customers want to spend less time completing their sales transaction. Moving to digital contracting capabilities, as we did last year, is just one way GM Financial can help you meet customer expectations and provide better experiences.
As we work through this transformation, having clear, distinct processes in place will help you retain more customers and provide your dealership with more quality, pre-owned vehicles. Regardless of the size of your dealership and your team, documented processes with specific accountabilities have the best results.
Thank you for 10 great years! All of us at GM Financial are looking forward to working closely with you through this next phase of growth.