Michael Carmichael, President & CEO of UpAuto, talks about the measures his dealerships have implemented due to COVID-19, and offers his take on the push to add more and more digital tools.
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.
Ottawa is moving to make bail harder to get and sentences longer for repeat and violent offenders as part of a new crackdown on auto theft and organized crime. Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Ruby Sahota, Secretary of State for …
Recent data from Urban Science revealed continued stability across the United States’ automotive retail network in 2024, with dealership counts up and a new post-pandemic throughput high expected in 2025. In its update, the company said there were 27 more …
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Force Marketing has been approved as a provider in General Motors Canada’s CSSR Choice Program, a list of authorized vendors that support GM dealers’ customer sales and service retention marketing. The company said the designation allows it to offer marketing …
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