Celebrating excellence in ambassadorship, business innovation and retail operations Since 2005, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) and iA Dealer Services, a leading provider of financial, consulting and training for new car and truck dealers in Canada, have partnered for the …
The Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario (MVRO) sent out an urgent notice to its members this week highlighting the importance of protecting dealership valuables after at least three stores in York Region, Ont., were broken into by thieves. The …
B.C.-based Vicinity Motor Corp. (VMC), which manufactures a compact electric delivery truck, is partnering with Dealer Solutions Mergers and Acquisitions (DSMA) to find Canadian dealers interested in retailing the product. VMC is already retailing its 1200 Class 3 trucks in …
J.D. Power has teamed up with Palantir, an American company that specializes in big data analytics. The collaboration is being hailed as a first of its kind as the two companies aim to develop generative artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive …
Canadian provincial sales of new light vehicles revealed double-digit growth among reporting manufacturers in June, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). This period represents Canada’s eighth consecutive month of year-over-year increases, climbing 12.6% to an estimated 162,000 units sold. For …
General Motors announced that it will begin construction of a new 400,000 square-foot electric vehicle battery module facility that will bring nearly 300 new jobs to the OEM’s CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. Production of the battery modules will …
Auto dealers who evolve, have a different, but bright future. In 2019, Forbes magazine offered one of the best descriptions of disruption I’ve read: “Disruption is rarely invited… it is almost always forced on us, particularly in a mature industry, …
Vehicle owners in the United States appear to be unimpressed with the design and performance of new vehicles, according to a recent J.D. Power report released in July. Its U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study highlights for the …
A growing number of Ontarians (47 per cent) are “very concerned” about vehicle theft, a recent survey conducted on behalf of the CAA Insurance Company found. According to the insurance firm, that number rises to 57 per cent when considering …
Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Peter Heasty, President of Baker Tilly WM Dealer Acquisitions, about the dealership selling experience. Topics include how dealers will know when it’s time to sell, what factors they need to consider, what …
Prices were down 0.28% in the Canadian used wholesale market for the period ending on July 22, which is less than the previous period and closer to the 2017-2019 average of the same week (-0.21%). According to Canadian Black Book’s …
Ontario-based Alpha Auto Group was set to buy U.K. dealer network Lookers, but the path to acquisition may now be blocked. According to several media outlets, including Reuters and Yahoo, Lookers reportedly said that a number of shareholders — those representing …
