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How two Canadian GM dealerships have survived 100 years: Lots of persistence

Darby and Baker
Gary Dalby, left, says a first-name basis creates lasting customer relationships and a long-lasting dealership while Dave Baker began at Ontario Motor Sales as a teenager washing cars and sweeping the lot.  (SUPPLIED PHOTOS)
August 16, 2022 04:00 AM

Two auto dealerships in the Oshawa, Ont., area are about to celebrate a remarkable milestone — 100 years in business selling vehicles for General Motors, a company founded a little more than a dozen years before these retailers opened their doors.

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