Ryan Davidson, CEO of TRADE X and COO Luciano Butera discuss the company’s global B2B automotive trading platform, their plans to expand into Canada and the U.S., why the platform may prove useful to Canadian dealers, and how the company came to be.
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.
Dealers keeping tabs on the Canadian used wholesale market may be interested to find that pricing was down -0.10% for the week ending on March 15, according to a Canadian Black Book update. The decline is somewhat similar to the …
U.S. new-vehicle sales accelerated in June, reaching their strongest pace of 2026 as hybrid demand and fleet purchases continued to support the market, according to Cox Automotive’s latest Auto Market Weekly Summary. The seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) climbed to …
With colder weather settling in, new research points to steady demand for traditional 12-volt car batteries. Dealers know well it’s a core aftermarket product that remains a fixture in winter maintenance, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. DAC surveyed more than …
The Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) and Toronto Hydro have reached a major milestone in the city’s electric mobility efforts, energizing the 500th public electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Canada’s largest municipally owned network. Located at Green P Carpark 504 …
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Auto dealers connected with CSN Concord, which offers auto body services to Vaughan, Ontario residents, may be interested to note that the company has been certified by Collision Performance Network, a division of OEC. “We strive to provide the highest …