2026 ACDelco ISC Brakeathon Fall Promotion

 

PROMOTION OFFICIAL RULES

CONTEST PERIOD

The 2026 ACDelco ISC Fall Brakeathon Promotion (“Promotion”) is offered in Canada by ACDelco, a division of General Motors of Canada Company “GM Canada” (hereinafter the “Sponsor” or “ACDelco”) and takes place from 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026 at 11:59:59 pm ET (“Promotion Period”). Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.


ELIGIBILITY

The Promotion is open to active Canadian Independent Service Centre businesses (“ISC”) who: (i) are residents of and have a legal business in Canada; and (ii) perform vehicle service and repairs for vehicle owners. The ISC owner/manager (an “Entrant”) must register for the Promotion and must have reached the legal age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of registration.  Notwithstanding any other provision of these Official Rules (these “Rules”), authorized GM Canada Dealers, other non-GM Dealers, ACDelco Distributors and/or jobbers and any other person or entity involved in the administration, execution or fulfillment of this Promotion (including without limitation the Administrator (defined below) as well as their respective employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Promotion Parties”) are not eligible to participate in this Promotion. 
For greater certainty, the Entrant must be authorized at the time of registration (and must remain authorized during and after the Promotion) by the ISC to: (i) provide to GM Canada any and all required information that relates to the ISC for the purposes of administering and promoting the Promotion in accordance with these Rules; (ii) enter the Promotion on behalf of the ISC; and (iii) agree to be legally bound by these Rules on behalf of the ISC. Each Entrant must ensure the ISC account is in compliance with these Rules.
At any point during or after the Promotion (including, without limitation, after a prize has been awarded), the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Sponsor (including, without limitation, requiring the Entrant to sign a legally binding agreement such as an affidavit), that: (i) the Entrant meets the eligibility requirements specified in these Rules; (ii) the ISC meets the eligibility requirements specified in these Rules; (iii) neither the Entrant nor ISC in any way has knowledge that the Entrant violated these Rules (as determined by GM Canada in its sole and absolute discretion); (v) the Entrant has the legal right to: (a) enter the Promotion on behalf of the ISC; (b) agree to be legally bound by these Rules on behalf of the ISC; and/or (c) consent to the storage, usage and sharing of any personal information submitted in connection with this Promotion for purposes of administering and promoting the Promotion; and/or (vi) is required for any other reason GM Canada deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Promotion in accordance with these Rules, or for any other reason.      


INDEPENDENT CONTEST ADMINISTRATOR

CMG Marketing Inc. (the “Administrator”), 895 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON, M3C 1W3, Ste. 109


AGREEMENT TO THE OFFICIAL RULES

By participating in the Promotion, each Entrant (on its own behalf and on behalf of the applicable ISC) fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts to be legally bound by these Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and the Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor.


PROMOTION DETAILS

November and December T-Shirt Qualification: If an ISC that has been registered for this Promotion by its Entrant by December 23, 2026 to qualify for the promotion merchandise (the “Promotion Deadline”) buys a minimum of $1,250 (single transaction not required, net before tax less warranty and returns) in ACDelco Silver, Gold and/or GM Genuine brake parts in ACDelco classified lines 44, 14 and 17 from a qualifying Canadian ACDelco Full Line Distributor between November 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 (an “Eligible Offer Purchase”), such ISC will earn one (1) ACDelco T-Shirt (valued at $25 Canadian) (sizing, colour and all other characteristics will be determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) for each Eligible Offer Purchase, to a maximum of eight (8) t-shirts (ACDelco will reward on and up to a maximum of $10,000 in net purchases) per ISC. Any purchases made above this threshold will not earn any additional t-shirts. The t-shirt qualifications will be calculated in January 2027 after the reconciliation of the November and December promotions. Qualifying t-shirts will be shipped to the owner and physical business mailing address on file 6-8 weeks of order.
Monthly Bonus GM Genuine Draw Ballots: Each ISC that has been registered for this Promotion by its Entrant by the Promotion Deadline and meets the monthly promotion minimum of $625 (single transaction not required, net before tax less warranty and returns) in ACDelco Silver, Gold and/or GM Genuine brake parts in ACDelco classified lines 44, 14 and 17 from a qualifying Canadian ACDelco Full Line Distributor between November 1 to 30, 2026 (an “Eligible November Contest Purchase”) and December 1 to 31, 2026 (an “Eligible December Contest Purchase”) will receive one (1) entry (a “Promotion Entry”) for every $100 in qualifying GM Genuine Parts Original Equipment Brake Parts in line 17 purchases for the Monthly Bonus GM Genuine Draw Ballots. Limit of one (1) Entry per Eligible Contest Purchase; however, an ISC December make multiple Eligible Contest Purchases and receive a corresponding number of Entries for the Promotion (i.e. not limited to a maximum of Eligible Contest Purchases). A total of twenty (20) GM Baseball Hats (the “GM Genuine Bonus Prizes”) will be awarded in total over the two Promotion months. Ten (10) Prizes will be allocated each month (November and December) and will be a national draw. The ten (10) November draws will be held on December 20, 2026 and the ten (10) December draws on January 21, 2027.


ADDITIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

  • Limit of one (1) registration per ISC and per Entrant. Duplicates will be discarded. Registrations will take place by completing the online form found on www.TechConnectCanada.com.  To complete the registration, the entrant must provide their first name, last name, complete mailing address (including postal code), valid email address, valid telephone number and ACDelco account code (if one is on record).  
  • Form requires an internet connection and for the user to submit the data.  Form data will not be submitted if there are any errors, inclusive of duplicates, or missing information.  You will also be required to acknowledge you have read and agree to comply with these Rules.
  • By registering for the Promotion, each Entrant (on its own behalf and on behalf of the ISC) consents to the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, enabling the storing, sharing and using of the information submitted within the registration for the purpose of administering and sharing promotional information during the Promotion and in accordance with GM Canada’s Privacy Policy. This section does not limit any other consent(s) that an Entrant or ISC December provide the Sponsor or others in relation to the collection, use and/or disclosure of their personal and business information.
  • By opting in where indicated, Entrants agree to receiving communications from ACDelco, at the contact information provided during the registration, regarding promotion updates and offers.
  • Incomplete or inaccurate information provided during registration will result in disqualification from the Promotion (as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).  The Sponsor (nor any other of the Promotion Parties) will not be responsible for contacting an Entrant (or ISC) that provided incomplete registration details.
  • ACDelco PSC, ACE, PSC RSSP and RSSP Basic accounts do not need to register and will be automatically entered into the promotion.
  • In order to be eligible for the Promotion, a purchase must be reported each month to ACDelco via the proprietary ACDelco eSmart reporting system and will be based on the tagging and reporting completed by the individual Full Line Distributor. Incomplete tagging, reporting and transferring of data as well as late reporting will result in disqualification of the applicable purchase.
  • All tagging in respect of Eligible November Contest Purchases and Eligible November Offer Purchases must be completed by the Full Line ACDelco Distributor by December 10, 2026 11:59:59 PM PST. All tagging in respect of Eligible December Contest Purchases and Eligible December Offer Purchases must be completed by the Full Line ACDelco Distributor by January 10, 2027 11:59:59 PM PST.
  • In the event of any dispute on a total purchase for the purposes of this Promotion, ACDelco will default to using eSmart data as of December 10, 2026 for the November aspect of the Promotion, and January 10, 2027 for the December aspect of the Promotion, all at 12:00PM PST. Collectively, November Entries and December Entries will be referred to as “Entries”.
  • November and December will be handled as separate promotions for the monthly ballot calculations.  Purchases will be net purchases for the specific month for the qualifying part purchases.
  • Specific non-government Fleet accounts (including KFLT members) can participate by registering for the promotion.  It is at each qualifying businesses’ discretion if they can participate based on their internal policies for accepting gifts or incentives.


MONTHLY PRIZE DETAILS

  • A total of twenty (20) GM Baseball Hats (the “GM Genuine Bonus Prizes”) will be awarded in total over the two Promotion months. Ten (10) Prizes will be allocated each month (November and December) and will be a national draw.
  • Each Monthly Prize consists of one GM Baseball Hat (valued at $25 Canadian) (sizing, colour and all other characteristics will be determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).  The size of the baseball hat is a one-size-fits-all.
  • Each Monthly Prize will be awarded to the confirmed winning ISC business Owner.  Monthly prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, assignable or convertible to cash. No substitutions are permitted, except at the Sponsor’s option. Sponsor reserves the right at any time to substitute the Monthly Prize for any reason with a prize or prize component(s) of equal or greater retail value, including, without limitation, but solely at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The winner is solely responsible for all expenses that are not included in the Monthly Prize description above – including, but not limited to, any amount not covered by the maximum value of the Monthly Prize as stated in these Rules. The Promotion Parties will not involve themselves in, and the Released Parties (defined below) accept no obligation or liability in respect of, any decision regarding the subsequent distribution, allocation, use or misuse of a Monthly Prize. Limit of one (1) Monthly Prize per Entrant.


PRIZE DRAWS

  • November GM Genuine Bonus Monthly Prizes Draws: Ten (10) random draws will be held at 1:00 P.M. ET, on December 20, 2026 (the “November Draw Date”) respectively as follows:
  • Ten (10) random draws to select ten (10) potential Monthly Prize winners from among all November Entries received in accordance with these Rules (odds of winning depend on the number of November Entries received in accordance with these Rules);
  • December GM Genuine Bonus Monthly Prizes Draws: Three (3) random draws will be held at 1:00 P.M. ET, on January 21, 2027 (the “December Draw Date”) respectively as follows:
  • Ten (10) random draws to select ten (10) potential Monthly Prize winners from among all December Entries received in accordance with these Rules (odds of winning depend on the number of December Entries received in accordance with these Rules);
 
Winner Notification: Potential winners will be notified by email to the business email on file on or about the day after the applicable drawing. A letter will also be mailed. To be declared a winner, each potential winner must first complete an online acceptance form by the deadline (within two weeks) confirming their compliance with the Official Rules. Failure to timely complete the online acceptance form within the specified time for any reason will cause the applicable prize to be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner which will be selected via a subsequent final random draw (from among the applicable remaining Entries received in accordance with these Rules).
If Sponsor is unable to reach a potential winner after three (3) attempts (combination of email and phone), and the acceptance form is not completed by the noted deadline, the potential winner will forfeit the prize. If a potential prize winner cannot be reached within the time limit or declines the applicable prize, a new draw will not be completed and the prize will be forfeited. Unclaimed prizes from after the final deadline will not be awarded meaning the promotion may end with less than twenty (20) winners.  
Prizes will be awarded and delivered to the confirmed winners by the Administrator once all winners are contacted and have confirmed their acceptance. We are not responsible for any outdated email or business addresses on file. It is the participating ISCs responsibility to inform the Sponsor via their administrative office of any contact updates for their membership.


RESTRICTIONS

  • All ACDelco specific brake purchases will be summarized by official ACDelco ISC account codes. Purchases and Entry qualifications will be calculated using ACDelco’s eSmart purchase Reporting System, using net brake purchases (total purchases before tax less warranty less returns) and all purchases must be posted by December 10, 2026 for Eligible November Contest Purchases and January 10, 2027 for Eligible December Contest Purchases; All qualifying brake purchases from multiple ACDelco Authorized Full Line Distributors will be combined for that specific month. Late or inaccurately reported purchases will not be applied.  If purchases are provided late through this reporting, and ISCs are tagged later than the applicable deadline indicated above, such purchases will not qualify for this Promotion. 
  • Incorrectly reported purchases will not qualify.  ACDelco’s records are final in the event of a dispute.
  • Authorized ACDelco Distributor reported eSmart purchase data will be reviewed for data integrity. Only purchase data from the qualifying unique business and active member will be accepted. Any incorrectly labelled purchases for non-active member accounts ie. those accounts who in analyzing the data are clearly at different addressed locations will be automatically excluded from monthly ACDelco rewards and promotions without notice.
 

TAX STATUS

The Prizes awarded under this Promotion are made by GM Canada to the confirmed winners.  Liability (if any) for withholding, reporting or payment of any applicable Federal, Provincial, GST or other sales or Income Tax is the sole responsibility of the confirmed winner, and not ACDelco or GM Canada or any of the other Released Parties.