The Story of the St-Jean Group.

For nearly 35 years, the St-Jean Group has planted its roots in the heart of Joliette and its community. The adventure began around 1980 with the founding of the Regional Funeral Center of Joliette. At that time, the St-Jean group primarily operated in funeral home management, importing granite for the creation of funeral monuments, and managing columbariums and cemeteries.

The first car dealership joined the St-Jean Group in 1990 when the St-Jean family acquired Mazda Joliette, located on Route 131 in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies. The venture into the automotive world proved to be an exciting path for the family, who acquired a second car dealership in 1996. Also located on Route 131, the Villeneuve Honda dealership helped establish an automotive destination in the region, a destination marked by the St-Jean Group.

In 2013, the St-Jean family increasingly realized its vision of creating an automotive cluster with the acquisition of the Joliette Volkswagen dealership. Located in Joliette, the company would be relocated to Route 131 to join the other properties of the St-Jean Group. The new Volkswagen dealership was inaugurated in May 2014, creating around ten additional jobs.

The final piece of the puzzle fell into place in 2017 when Lapointe Sports joined its neighbors on Route 131. This significant transaction allowed the St-Jean Group to consolidate its human and material resources in the same area, offering a variety of vehicles in a very small sector while also acquiring one of the largest Can-Am Spyder dealers in Canada and the largest BRP retailer in all of Lanaudière.

A major employer.

The St-Jean Group is one of the largest employers in the Joliette region with nearly 250 employees. The company, which now has six car dealerships as well as the Joliette Regional Funeral Home, considers all of its staff as a big family in which it is good to grow, a family that especially honors its Joliette roots.

For Pierre-Alexandre St-Jean, local roots are extremely important. We are from Joliette, we live in Joliette, and that is why we prioritize people from the region when it comes time to hire new staff. The president of the five car dealerships of the St-Jean Group emphasizes the family aspect of his teams and the lasting, long-term relationship that is built every day.