One news story could not contain all the cool people we talked to and things we experienced at the NADA show last week, so here it is—Canadian auto dealer team at the NADA Show: The Sequel. Since the last news …

Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Mathieu Pothier, Président Acura Trois-Rivières about his participation in the Dealer Panel at the Feb. 15 CADA Summit. CADA’s livestream of the event will feature French language captions so that French speaking …

360.Agency made the most of the NADA Show in Dallas last week, creating huge buzz with the Facebook Live launch of their newest digital retailing product, DRX 360. According to the company “DRX 360 platform brings together all the essential …

One of Toronto’s major auto dealers is convinced the federal government will not reach its immediate targets for selling electric vehicles. Shahin Alizadeh, President of Downtown AutoGroup, which sells several brands that include EVs and drives one himself, does not …

AutoVerify’s Car Media launched a new 360° vehicle merchandising solution this week. Car Media 360 is the latest version of Car Media’s popular vehicle image capture software, which now includes a new 360 media player. This new tool will be …

For the second year in a row, Toyota and Lexus are the top make-level performing brands in their respective segments, according to the J.D. Power 2023 Canada ALG Residual Value Awards, which were announced today. “Lexus continues its solid, consistent …

The National Automobile Dealers Association is back for 2023, this time in Dallas, Texas, and the Canadian auto dealer team is there! We are excited for the return to form, and will be taking in all of the many dynamic …

Electric pickup trucks are no longer a prospect: they are a reality. And they’re exceptional. The Rivian R1T won The Car Connection Best Luxury Car To Buy 2023 award, while the bestselling vehicle in the U.S. for more than four …

Japanese automaker Honda has a confusing EV strategy: a forked path with three prongs. It has a partnership with General Motors for two EVs that will be based on GM’s Ultium battery platform and architecture and will be built at …

The Lightyear 0 promised a solar skin that could give the EV up to 43 miles of range per day, a drag coefficient of 0.175 Cd, and a battery with the highest energy density of any production electric car. The …

Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Gino Caputo, Senior VP, and Head, TD Auto Finance Canada. Caputo talks about his organization’s economic outlook in the months ahead for the auto industry, and their ongoing sponsorship support for the …

Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Sverre Helno, Managing Director, Möller Bil, a Norwegian auto dealer group with 71 dealerships in Norway and Sweden. Helno will present to dealers at the CADA Summit about Norway’s success in selling …

Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews David McClean, Director of Marketing, Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS). It’s full speed ahead for a full-scale physical show in 2023, with a big focus on electric vehicles and other exciting new initiatives. …

Canada is going to need every EV it can get—regardless of where the battery came from The automotive industry has been going through a world of churn and change over the last couple of years and that churn and change …

Educating electric vehicle buyers about winter performance can help avoid negative feedback This being the December issue of Canadian auto dealer means that we’re on the cusp of, if not already well into the grips of, another Canadian winter. It …

Broader shifts in the market and other industries signal even bigger changes to the car buying experience Change in the automotive industry is a strange thing to witness. First we hear everyone talking about it: industry media, event speakers, and experts …

Auto dealers have a special culture devoted to giving back to their communities While dealers are in the business of selling cars, they also realize the need to give back to their customers and communities. Whether it is a single …

Success in the new year means embracing change and being flexible Whew. It’s been quite a year. Records broken for low inventory, and high margins. Low sales volumes, and high profits. There are ongoing political conflicts, supply and labour shortages, …

Partner Content While we’re taking stock of the challenges and successes of 2022, there’s a number of things happening in the auto retail industry that are making dealers happy that they have accountants and other professional services to make sense …