New light vehicle sales at the provincial level varied notably, even as sales on a national level shows an impressive increase.That is according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) latest update, which found that Québec led the market with an estimated …

INDYCAR drivers Graham Rahal and Benjamin Pedersen will be speakers at the Reynolds Retail Summit: Amplify on Sept. 26 and will explore the psychology of winning, the company announced. Jason Stein, the host of Cars and Culture with Jason Stein …

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada partnered with Food Banks Canada, along with other local food banks within the country, as part of its Driving Healthy Change campaign that will see dealers collect food and make donations in local communities. In …

Dealers may be interested to note that Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with the Ford Motor Company that covers more than 5,600 members at the OEM’s Canadian facilities, according to an announcement from the union on Sept. 19. The …

A $229,356 investment to Hypercharge was announced on Sept. 20 by Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson to install 48 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers in 11 parking lots across Southern Ontario. Hypercharge also provided funding for the …

Genesis Kelowna, part of the Kot Auto Group, opened its first standalone luxury boutique this month to showcase the brand’s contemporary design.  Announced around mid September, the British Columbia-based distributorship is located just off Highway 97 on Cary Road. The …

This week, Canadian Black Book’s data shows that the Canadian used wholesale market experienced a slightly less intense decline of -0.16% compared to the prior week’s -0.26% in prices, for the period ending on September 9. According to CBB’s latest …

Canadian-based taq Automotive Intelligence has teamed up with VinFast to support a digital retailing offering for customers of the electric vehicle manufacturer. The partnership was announced on July 4; under the agreement taq Automotive Intelligence will provide an “intelligence-based, white-labeled” …

Ottawa’s largest automotive group is about to get bigger. The company is closing in on a 16th dealership that will formally be announced next week. Ground-breaking on its first Subaru dealership has already begun, and is scheduled to open in …

Qualcomm, which creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology, is poised to dominate electric vehicles before Apple has the chance to do so, according to WIRED. The company’s Digital Chassis is an internet-connected automotive technology platform “that combines …

Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Todd Bourgon, Executive Director of the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario (MVRO) about the upcoming ACE event in Niagara Falls Oct.. 18-19. Bourgon says this year’s event has been revamped based on …

Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Ryan Finch, President of the Finch Auto Group about his $5 million donation for mental health related causes in his community. Finch talks about why he made the donation, why it matters …

Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Peter Heasty, President of Baker Tilly WM Dealer Acquisitions, about the dealership selling experience. Topics include how dealers will know when it’s time to sell, what factors they need to consider, what …

Government policies and economic twists and turns are disrupting our industry. If you are a dealer and are looking at the title of my column for this month you might be thinking that I have got the wrong end of …

More consumers are struggling with debt and higher interest rates. There are still ways to help them find the credit they need. In the automotive industry we know that shift happens. Our economy is skidding into uncertain times and many …

As the industry returns to a more normal state, dealers will have to adapt and adopt some of the best practices from the pandemic. As we move past the midway point of 2023, it’s important to take stock of how …

Expert advice on how to prepare your dealership for sale It’s never easy for a Dealer Principal to decide when it’s the right time to sell his or her dealership. They have their own life journey to consider, but there …

OEMs demand it, customers expect it, and dealers want to deliver it: a great customer experience. We talked to dealers to find out how they are adapting. Kate Latis, who began selling cars in 2020 with Maranello BMW in Vaughan, …

The path forward for Finance and Insurance involves change, improvement, innovation, and surviving a more watchful regulatory environment. Andy Mayers, Lender Solutions Strategist at Dealertrack/Cox Automotive, made an interesting comment when discussing the future of financing in a 2023 Reuters …