Free maintenance and cash rebates are GM’s latest offers in an attempt to boost fleet sales.
General Motors Fleet and Commercial Sales is now offering what could be an industry first free maintenance program with the purchase of new or leased Chevrolet or GMC vehicles by business customers. The so-called GM Business Choice program includes a two-year, 30,000-mile Business Maintenance Plan, in addition to a cash allowance for vehicle accessories.
The free maintenance plan, which covers lube, oil and filter changes, tire rotation, and a 27-point inspection, is available to Business Choice customers on cargo, passenger and cutaway vans, chassis cabs, 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups and the Chevrolet Avalanche.
Customers will also receive a GM Accessory “cash allowance.” As an example, a Chevy Silverado 1500 has a MSRP of $23,590, which includes the free maintenance and a $200 cash allowance. If a customer selects a vehicle with the Snow Plow Prep Package and purchases the plow, an additional $200 is added to the deal for a total of $400. Rebates of as much as $1,200 are available.
Small business customers who purchase more than one vehicle for work-related purposes may be eligible for the program. To learn more about the Business Choice and qualifying vehicles, visit gmfleet.com/businesschoice. Also, customers are invited to join the GM Fleet and Commercial Customer Service LinkedIn group for responses to fleet-related questions.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
