Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Drew Collier, President and CEO of LGM, a leading Canadian F&I provider. Collier talks about the importance of male allyship in supporting women in the auto industry to achieve their career goals. He also discusses what LGM is doing internally to hire more women and minorities, and to support a more diverse future for the industry.
Government invests $644M in Québec Ford battery materials plant
The federal government will provide $644 million in funding towards the construction of a new battery materials facility plant in Bécancour, Qué., that will be built by a consortium formed by the Ford Motor Company and South Korea’s EcoProBM and …
DSMA gets foot in European market with UHY Hacker Young partnership
North America’s DSMA (Dealer Solutions Mergers and Acquisitions) has now expanded into the European market through a strategic partnership with UHY Hacker Young, the company said in a news release. Based in the United Kingdom, Hacker Young is an M&A …
DSMA makes list of Canada’s top growing companies
Dealer Solutions Mergers and Acquisitions, better known as DSMA, announced that it has been recognized by the 2023 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies thanks largely to a three-year growth of 280 per cent. “Any successful growing …
Goodyear Tire to invest $575M to expand Ontario plant
Goodyear Tire will invest over $575 million to modernize and expand its plant in Napanee, Ont., which in turn will help the company create an energy-efficient, end-to-end manufacturing process and boost its production capacity — including electric vehicle and all-terrain …
Some U.S. sales recovery expected from software outage
Some recovery from the software outage is expected when reviewing July new-vehicle sales in the United States, according to a Cox Automotive forecast. The widespread outage impacted sales and reporting last month, but Cox Automotive said the seasonally adjusted annual …
Survey looks at top challenges facing dealers
The top challenge dealers in Canada and the United States experienced in 2022 was managing supply chain-driven inventory disruption, according to CDK Global’s 2023 Trendsetter’s Guide to Automotive Retail survey. Data shows that 68% of the dealers surveyed said this …