GM Canada To Give Away 150 Vehicles At The Push Of A Button

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Quote »GM Canada To Give Away 150 Vehicles At The Push Of A ButtonThursday November 18, 1:18 pm ETHot Button promotion largest GM vehicle giveaway in Canadian historyTORONTO, Nov. 18 /CNW/ - Over the next 46 days, 150 lucky Canadians will win a brand new GM vehicle by doing nothing more than pressing the GM Hot Button."If you have three minutes to spare, you have what it takes to win a new GM vehicle - simple as that, no purchase necessary," said Marc Comeau, vice- president of marketing, service and sales, GM Canada. "The largest ever GM year-end event also awards discounts of up to $10,000 towards the purchase of most new 2005 and 2004 GM vehicles. Launching tomorrow, it is the largest GM vehicle giveaway in Canadian history."Among the 150 vehicles to be won are a selection of luxury and high- performance vehicles such as the new Chevrolet Corvette, GMC Yukon Denali, Chevrolet SSR, Pontiac G6, Saturn Ion Redline, and Saab 9-3 convertible. For all vehicle winners, GM Canada pays freight, air conditioning excise tax (where applicable), dealer administration fees and applicable sales taxes.The GM Hot Button Event is open to eligible Canadian residents who have reached age of majority and possess a valid driver's licence. No purchase is necessary, and the entire process takes just minutes. Here's how it works: - Qualified participants visit any participating GM Retail location and push the blue OnStar button in a designated GM Hot Button vehicle. (OnStar is the innovative service offered on more than 50 GM vehicle models that provides drivers 24-hour assistance at the touch of a button.) - After pressing the blue OnStar button, an operator will take some basic information from the participant (to ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility and for contest administration purposes). - Once this information has been recorded, the call is transferred to a random prize response that announces exactly what the participant has won. Every participant may receive a grand prize - one of 150 hot new 2005 GM models - or a prize consisting of a time-limited credit off the purchase or lease of a new GM model or receive a minimum award.Other GM Hot Button prizes include 6,000 substantial time-limited awards ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 off the purchase or lease of new eligible 2005 and remaining 2004 models. At a minimum, all eligible participants will be awarded either $1,000 or $500 off the purchase or lease of most 2005 and 2004 Chevrolet, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Saturn and Saab vehicles.The national event runs from November 19, 2004 to January 3, 2005 at participating Chevrolet, Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealers and Saturn-Saab retailers across Canada. For full contest rules and regulations, please visit http://www.gmcanada.com, your GM dealer/retailer or call 1-800-GM-DRIVE starting November 19, 2004.Headquartered in Oshawa Ontario, General Motors of Canada employs 22,000 people nationwide. GM of Canada manufactures a variety of vehicles, engines, transmissions and other components, and markets the full range of General Motors vehicles and related services through 795 dealerships and retail facilities across Canada. Vehicles sold through this network include Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Hummer, Saturn, and Saab.OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corp, is the nation's leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information services using the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite network and wireless technology. OnStar services include automatic notification of air bag deployment, stolen vehicle location, emergency services, roadside assistance with location, remote door unlock, remote diagnostics, route support, OnStar concierge and convenience services. Additional information is available on the Web at http://www.onstarcanada.comhttp://www.n ... ..98274For further information Carey-Ann Greenham, General Motors of Canada, (905) 644-1824 Josh Cobden/Jill Rosenberg, Environics Communications, (416) 969-2746/(416) 969-2708Source: General Motors of Canada Limited