Myers has earned an enviable reputation for volume sales and very high levels of customer satisfaction. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada's outstanding General Motors Dealerships. Our people have made this possible through their understanding of and devotion to providing value-added service to our customers.
Our President, Hank Mews, joined Myers in February, 1971, as General Manager. Hank was born and grew up in St. John's Newfoundland and after graduating from high school, his first job was as a salesperson with a Ford dealership in St. John's. From there, being uncertain about what career path to follow, Hank moved to Mainland Canada and over the next few years he tried his hand as a commercial pilot, as a life insurance salesperson and finally in a Toronto Advertising Agency.
In early 1962, Hank joined General Motors and for the next five years worked in Toronto and the Maritimes as a District Sales Manager, before returning to the Ford Dealership in St. John's as General Manager in 1967.
In 1969, Hank had the opportunity to become the owner of that dealership but opted to return to Toronto and search for a dealership elsewhere in Canada hoping to become a General Motors Dealer. After a short stint as General Sales Manager of a Chevrolet Dealership in Toronto, the Ford Motor Company convinced Hank to join them to manage Ford owned dealerships that had a history of failure. During the next two years he operated Ford Dealerships in Toronto, Montreal and Moncton. Finally in December 1970, General Motors initiated discussion between Hank and Neil McDonald which resulted in Hank joining Myers in February 1971 as General Manager with the intention of purchasing the company. This was accomplished in July 1975.
During the early years at Baseline and Merivale it was necessary to increase the ownership base by aggressively working to sell more vehicles. While this of course will always be important, by the mid 1970's the company recognized that long term success would be dependent on providing our customer with good service. As a result, from that time forward we have concentrated much of our resources, both financial and human, to building a reputation within the company of being competent, caring and trustworthy. This philosophy has served Myers well. Our Service, Parts and Body and Paint departments have flourished, we have an ever growing base of repeat customers and are recognized by General Motors as being one of Canada's most outstanding Dealerships.
Ours is a very competitive industry. Since 1971 the number of dealerships in the market place has more than doubled. The public have more to choose from and are rightfully asking for full value in return for their business. We must always remember that service is our product. By making it truly a pleasure to do business with Myers, we can be confident that Myers will continue to be successful throughout the years ahead.
With three GM locations now in the Ottawa area, located to reach the East, West and Centrally located customers, the Myers Automotive Group began looking at expanding the brands they sell. Four new import stores were then introduced to the Myers Automotive Group.
With Myers dealerships located across the greater Ottawa area, the need to establish a Myers location in the south end of the Ottawa region became apparent with the number of customers making the drive to our other dealerships for their vehicle purchases and servicing. Seeking a solution for these customers, Myers expanded once again.
Not wanting to miss an opportunity to expand both locations and brands sold, Myers jumped at the chance to acquire two established dealerships, The Myers Automotive Group welcomed Myers Nissan and Myers Infinitito the Myers family and opened its second Nissan dealership as well as its first Infiniti location in September of 2014. Both dealerships are located at 2185 Robertson Road in Bells Corners.
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