Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
Used-vehicle sourcing remains a challenge for Canadian dealers, with nearly half of franchised new-vehicle dealers surveyed reporting that conditions worsened during the first half of 2026. The findings come from a survey by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) and the Used …
The U.S. electric vehicle market softened in April as new EV sales declined alongside broader weakness in overall vehicle demand, according to the latest EV Market Monitor from Cox Automotive. New EV sales totalled an estimated 76,889 units in April, …
A year after the Crown withdrew all 176 criminal charges against former Rouge Valley Mitsubishi employees Harris Bocknek and Fadi Zeto, the fallout from Project Warden continues. The two men say they remain unable to return to registered auto-retail work, …
After seeing solid growth in Quebec, the collision and repair services CarrXpert is now expanding operations to the rest of Canada. CarrXpert operates the largest network of collision repair centres in Quebec. It was established in 2001 by Quebec’s auto …
Canadian new light vehicle sales declined across nearly every province in April, highlighting what industry analysts describe as broad-based economic weakness and slowing consumer demand. According to provincial sales estimates released by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), total Canadian new light …
Software provider CDK recently announced that its integrated digital service lane tech solution is now available to all dealerships across the industry. The company expanded its fixed operations suite to non-CDK DMS customers so those dealers have access to things …
