Roy’s GM History

ROYS CHEVROLET BUICK GMC INC

A CHRONICLE OF ROY'S GMC

Roy's Chevrolet Buick GMC Truck Centre Inc. has gone through various stages since the creation of the company in 1963, by two brothers, Roger and Gilles Roy that formerly owned a used car dealership. When General Motors opted to have a second Dealership in the Glengarry area, having Glengarry Motor Sales down the road from the future site of Roy's Garage, the Roy brothers were the first ones approached. They built the dealership from a White Rose gas station. Roger became the Dealer Principal and Gilles became the Service Manager.

In 1989 a young man from Gatineau, purchased the Dealership from Roger Roy. This man was Robert Labonté. He was raised in the automotive industry in the Ottawa region.Young, talented, determined and full of ideas, Bob made many changes to the Dealership.

Robert Labonté passed away in March 2003 after 14 years of dedicated contribution to the Roy's Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC legacy. Wanting to keep the business in the family, his wife Sylvie Anne assumed the interim position and in October 2004, was appointed Dealer Principle by General Motors.

DECADE BY DECADE

1970
  • Roy's dealership opened by Roger and Gilles
  • Dropped Heavy Duty line to focus on Car and Medium Duty truck
1980
  • Gatineau man, Robert Labonté purchases Roy's
  • Young, talented, and full of great ideas
1990
  • Mr. Labonté became the first Dealer Principle to reno his dealership to GM 2000 standards within the district
2000
  • Mr. Labonté passed away in 2003 after 14 years of dedicated contributions.
  • Mr. Labonté's wife Sylvie Anne assumes his position as Dealer Principle
2010
  • After the disbandment of Pontiac, Roy's is poised to continue their strong customer service to their customers, both new and old
2013
  • we are celebrating our 50th anniversary with special events and sales throughout the year. We would like to thank all of our valued customers for the 50 years of faith and trust in us as well as all of the friendships we have developed over the same period of time

Roy's Gm is a proud recipient of numerous President’s Triple Crown Awards Presented for excellence in:

  • Passenger Vehicle Sales
  • Commercial Vehicle Sales
  • Customer Satisfaction
Roy’s Chevrolet Buick GMC Inc.Roy’s GM History