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.
The numbers are in for Canadian light vehicle sales in August: DesRosiers Automotive Consultants estimates sales came in at 160,000 units — down 2.9% from the same month in 2024. (However, there was also one less selling day in August …
Reynolds and Reynolds has released new details about its Amplify 2026 retail summit, outlining a workshop agenda centred on artificial intelligence, dealership operations, compliance and data management. The annual event will take place Aug. 10-11 at the Park Hyatt Aviara …
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Canadian light vehicle production declined slightly in 2025, as longstanding structural challenges were compounded by new short-term pressures, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. Total output fell to 1.2 million units, down from 1.3 million in 2024 — a fraction of …
