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PROFILE Garston Motors

Dealership

revved up

about family

By Brian Rodnick

The concept of family is big at Garston Motors.
It’s was a business model that he and Heesh first came up with
Since the first day the pre-owned car dealership opened its doors while they were working for dealerships in London, Ont.
on Eagle Street in Cambridge, owners Andy Lebada, his brother
Heesh and their cousin Ash, have done their best to create a work Back then, Andy says it was a concept their former employers had
environment for their employees unlike most other shops. trouble grasping which is one of the reasons why the pair decided
to start their own dealership.
“We treat everyone like family,” says Andy, seated behind his desk
at the bustling dealership. “I don’t need to talk to some of my peo- “We knew at some point in time we wanted to open our own car
ple as a boss would to employees. I talk to them as a partner.” dealership and do it in a way we think is right,” says Andy, who has
been working at car dealerships since he was a teenager.
In fact, the employees at Garston Motors are partners in the busi-
ness which currently has more than 200 vehicles in stock. Unlike In fact, since he was a child collecting matchbox cars, he says cars
other dealerships, the sales staff do not work on commission and all have been a passion.
the employees are shareholders.
“Everything auto intrigues me,” says Andy, before describing how
“It makes everybody a little bit closer and it makes them all care he worked his way up from doing body work, mechanics and parts,
about our customers even more,” says Andy. to selling cars.

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