About Ballas

Welcome to Ballas Buick GMC

Ballas Buick-GMC has been a fixture in the Toledo business community since 1970. Ballas earned the coveted General Motor’s “Mark of Excellence” award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 (for business excellence). Mrs. Ballas represents a very small minority of female dealership owners which is less than 1% nationally. She also serves on the National Dealer Council for the Buick GMC Division of General Motors with 21 other dealers from across the nation representing all five regions of the U.S.

Our Mission: Our most valuable asset, our people, will function as a team with character, integrity, and honesty at all times; respectfully striving to achieve our sole purpose of doing business, which is creating, serving, and keeping customers.

Awards & Honors

Marianne Ballas Wins National Recognition for Community Service and Industry Accomplishments at NADA Convention

(New York, NY, October 23, 2014) – The nomination of Marianne Ballas, president/ dealer at Ballas Buick GMC in Toledo, Ohio, for the 2015 TIME Dealer of the Year award was announced today by TIME.

Ballas is one of a select group of 55 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 98th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Exposition in San Francisco, California, on January 23, 2015. The announcement of this year’s nominees was made by Jed Hartman, group publisher, worldwide, TIME, and Tim Russi, president of Auto Finance for Ally Financial. “The dealers nominated for this award are dedicated business owners, auto lovers and, most importantly, champions for their local communities, with a willingness to give back on a grand scale,” said Russi. “Ally is proud to honor and support these dealers as they work today and tomorrow to build better places to live, work and do business.”

The Blade Congratulates Marianne Ballas YWCA Milestones Honoree

Marianne Ballas, owner of Ballas Buick GMC, has broken new ground for women in the automotive industry: • She was the 1st woman in northwest Ohio to own an auto dealership.

• She is the 1st female auto dealer in Ohio to be appointed to the Women’s Retail Network of General Motors.
• She was elected to the Buick/GMC National Dealer Council and has served for four years.
• Under her direction, her dealership has been awarded the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award for Marketplace
• Ethics.
• Ballas Buick GMC has received the Mark of Excellence award from General Motors for three consecutive years.
• This award is presented to less than 1 percent of dealers nationwide for excellence in sales effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and profitability.
• Ballas Buick GMC is the number one selling Buick dealership in Ohio.

Congratulations, Mrs. Ballas. We are happy to number ourselves amongst your fans!