What they do
New Chevrolet, Buick and GMC
The dealership's core business on McNeely Avenue.
UA FEST 2026SponsorBusiness
Bean Chevrolet Buick GMC
Bean Chevrolet · Bean Chevrolet Buick GMC Ltd · Bean Cars · Bean Chev Buick GMC
Carleton Place dealership — sponsor of the Unity Ride
A family dealership on McNeely Avenue since 1945, and the sponsor of the convoy from Ottawa.
UA FEST Family
About
Bean Chevrolet Buick GMC has been selling and servicing cars in Carleton Place since 1945, from 375 McNeely Avenue. It is a family business and stands on its own rather than inside a dealer group; the Bean family built on the reputation and service started by Vic and Jim Bennett before them, and expanded the facility in late 2017. New and used Chevrolet, Buick and GMC vehicles, service, parts and collision repair all sit under the same roof.
For UAFest 2026 the dealership sponsors the Ukrainian-Canadian Unity Ride & Drive — the convoy that leaves Ottawa on the morning of 13 September and arrives at the festival gates around noon. The answer that started it, on 18 August, was three words long: "Count us in!" — followed by an offer of show cars and a question about how many parking spots the festival needed.
In Carleton Place since 1945
Family business
Chevrolet · Buick · GMC
UAFest participation
Journey with UAFest
45
1945
The dealership is established in Carleton Place
17
2017
Late fall — the facility is expanded for more inventory
26
2026
18 August — "Count us in!": becomes the sponsor of the Ukrainian-Canadian Unity Ride & Drive
26
2026
13 September — the convoy from Ottawa reaches the festival gates
Organization
What they do
What they do
Used vehicles
Pre-owned inventory on the same lot.
What they do
Service, parts and collision
Servicing, parts counter and collision repair.
Open to
Sales and service in Carleton PlaceCommunity sponsorship
Part of the UAFest Family
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UAFest Market · beta
Bean Chevrolet Buick GMC already has a stall
A Family business gets a storefront in the Market built from this page — the same name, the same town, the same festival years.
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