CADA Summit is the can’t miss calendar event for dealers, and increasingly for OEMs and suppliers who want to know what the auto retail industry is really going through. I’ve been to every CADA Summit and have always had an …
I’ve been attending the CADA Summit ever since there’s been a CADA Summit. That’s been a while, as the first one was held February 13, 2013. Now, of course there’s a recency bias in everything we do. Some say Patrick Mahomes is …
Last year sales per dealership franchise rose to the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. In a recent update, DAC described the 2023 new light vehicle market in Canada as having experienced consistent …
Public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles may not be up to par with consumer expectations, but home charging seems to be providing a satisfying experience. That is according to J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Home Charging Study, …
The average cost of car ownership in Toronto, Ont., is now more expensive than what it was pre-pandemic, potentially fuelling the car-sharing and ride-sharing markets as consumers consider the situation. Toronto saw the average cost of car ownership jump 52% …
The Electric Circuit recently announced the commissioning of its largest fast-charging point at the La Porte de l’Érable rest area located at Exit 228 on Highway 20 in Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Québec. The small town, located north east of Montréal, already has …
Honda is the major winner of Kelley Blue Book’s 2024 Consumer Choice Awards in the United States, formerly known as the Brand Image Awards. The company announced the winners on March 27. The awards are based on KBB’s annual new-car …
Electric vehicle owners, many of whom maintain similar expectations around original equipment tires as owners of gas-powered vehicles, say their tires are wearing out faster. That is according to a J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study …
The Policaro Group recently announced the opening of its new BMW dealership in Etobicoke, Ont., the group’s second BMW store in the Greater Toronto Area. BMW Etobicoke is 65,000 square-feet and offers a 10-car showroom, nine-bay customer service drive-through department, …
The Canadian used wholesale market experienced a decline in prices of -0.23% for the week ending on March 23. That is a stone throw away from the prior week’s -0.26%, but pulls away from the 2017-2019 average of -0.09% for …
North American automobile dealership group AutoCanada recently announced that Steve Carlisle and Christopher Harris have been nominated for election to its Board of Directors. Carlisle recently retired from his position as Executive Vice President and President of General Motors North …
Shawn Leibold, Director of Industry Relations for Reynolds and Reynolds, was recently selected by the company to fill a vacant seat on the board of directors for the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR). STAR is an automotive information …
