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You already know the auto technician shortage is more than a headline — it’s what greets you every morning when bays go idle.  Ontario alone has more than 3,000 vacant trades roles, double the pre-pandemic total, and the situation is …

As I write this, the calendar has turned over to March 1. The CADA Summit and Toronto AutoShow are in the rear-view mirror. The Montreal AutoShow and the CCAM Summit a bit further back. Every year I find this a …

It’s a busy time in Canada, as it should be. In fact, we need to do more and do it faster, but let me focus a little bit. Recently, Mark Carney’s Liberal government announced a pause on the federal zero-emission …

There’s something unmistakable happening on the auto show circuit this year—and it’s hard to ignore when you’re standing in the middle of it. From Montreal in January to Toronto in February, Vancouver in March and now New York in April, …

It was a packed house for CADEX 2025.  In fact, the event has grown so much the organizers are having to find different locations to house the ever-growing dealer and supplier attendees.  “This year’s CADEX event had record attendance,” said …

As the circus surrounding tariffs, counter-tariffs, annexation threats, and concerns over the collapse of Canada’s auto industry swirl around them, car dealers are faced with the same dilemma they always face.  Many of these issues are simply outside of their …