orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . july 2016 murray automotive group industry automotive retail key people clair murray chairman doug murray ceo arthur fast cfo number of employees 800 divisions chevrolet buick cadillac gmc hyundai website murray automotive group in 1926 a.a andy murray began to sell star essex and hudson cars from his agricultural implements business in souris manitoba . by 1934 andy had expanded his operation to include the general motors line which was to become one of the world s largest automobile manufacturers . 1 over the decades the business has continued to grow and has now evolved into a group that consists of 22 canadian dealerships from coast to coast . today the murray automotive group has over 1000 employees and sells nearly 15 000 vehicles each year . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 abbotsford 1.2 yarmouth 1.3 leduc 2 awards and distinctions 2.1 canada s 50 best managed companies 2.2 canada s top 100 employers 3 references history edit abbotsford edit in may 2003 hall pontiac buick gmc in abbotsford british columbia was purchased by the murray automotive group and became murray pontiac buick gmc . in june 2007 abbotsford motorcade abbotsford s chevrolet cadillac dealership was purchased by the group and became murray chevrolet cadillac . by mid 2008 the two dealerships were granted permission by general motors to combine operations at the murray chevrolet cadillac site in the fraser valley automall and became murray chevrolet cadillac pontiac buick gmc commonly referred to as murray gm abbotsford . stocking a large inventory of both new and used vehicles they service the fraser valley and lower mainland areas of british columbia . in 2010 2011 and 2012 the dealership was given first place balloting in the abbotsford times readers choice award as abbotsford s best new car truck dealership s. 3 in july 2013 murray kia in abbotsford opened in the fraser valley automall next door to murray gm . yarmouth edit in april 2008 yarmouth motormart in yarmouth nova scotia as well as its satellite location in barrington nova scotia was acquired by the murray automotive group . these two dealerships marked the murray auto group s first acquisitions in eastern canada . the two locations which were being operated by pat sullivan since the death of her husband chris sullivan were renamed murray gm yarmouth & barrington . the new managing partner is jeff little a 15 year general motors of canada employee . in september 2014 an announcement was made that jeff little & the murray automotive group will be bringing the dodge chrysler jeep and ram brands to yarmouth with a new murray dodge dealership . the new store is scheduled to open early 2015 . 4 leduc edit murray chevrolet in leduc alberta joined the murray automotive group in august 2008 . it dealt largely in trucks due to the large number of oil and farm businesses nearby . in june 2009 general motors filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy 5 and as part of the restructuring plan it chose to not renew its sales and service agreements with 245 canadian dealerships . 6 leduc received its termination letter in spring 2009 although having planned to keep their doors open until october 2010 they received an offer for the property and decided to sell . they closed their doors november 30 2009 . 7 awards and distinctions edit canada s 50 best managed companies edit the murray automotive group was awarded platinum status in 2009 . this distinction is only given to businesses that qualify for best managed for a minimum of 6 consecutive years . 8 canada s top 100 employers edit in 2005 the murray automotive group was selected by mediacorp canada inc. as one of canada s top 100 employers . 9 references edit http www.canada.com edmontonjournal news driving story.html id 063b19a7 dbc3 4f33 97d4 416ee24324a4 http autos.winnipegfreepress.com index.php action news & step article & id 2341 http issuu.com canwestcommunitypublishing docs 10 list of winners http autos.winnipegfreepress.com index.php action news & step article & id 6 murray stretches from sea to sea check url value help . winnipeg free press . retrieved 2010 05 05 . http www.msnbc.msn.com id 31030038 humbled gm files for bankruptcy protection check url value help . msnbc . retrieved 2010 05 11 . http www.cbc.ca money story 2009 05 20 gm dealerships dropped.html gm canada plans to cut 40 % of its dealer network check url value help . cbc news . retrieved 2010 05 11 . http www.leducrep.com articledisplay.aspx e 2182285 murray chevrolet going out of business check url value help . the leduc rep. retrieved 2010 05 11 . https www.canadas50best.com en pages home.aspx http coop.uvic.ca buscoop page top100 m retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title murray auto group & oldid 728211514 categories companies based in manitobahidden categories pages with url errorsorphaned articles from july 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