Mark Hicks doesn’t make much of a fuss about celebrating 30 years as a dealer principal, but he’s very clear-eyed about the leap of faith that brought him to this point in his automotive career. The 69-year-old Manitoba-raised businessman owns …
As the Detroit Three make fewer vehicles in Canada, Ottawa is looking abroad for potential automotive manufacturing opportunities. A CBC article pointed to a new report from the Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing at Western University that analyzes manufacturing in …
Vancouver Community College is putting automotive training in the spotlight at its annual Flourish fundraising evening next month, as service departments across the industry wrestle with technician shortages and increasingly complex vehicles. Flourish 2026 will be held Thursday, March 5 …
By Jason Brisebois, John Yiokaris, and Peter Viitre, SOTOS LLP Canada is an attractive but highly regulated market for foreign vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). It has a safe and stable economy and adheres to the rule of law, making …
Quebec-based OLIJEL said it will officially launch its Intelligent Kill Switch (IKS) anti-theft system in Ontario later this month, as vehicle theft remains a growing concern across the Greater Toronto Area. In a news release, the company said the Canadian-developed, …
AutoTrader has launched a ChatGPT integration that lets Canadian consumers search its marketplace using conversational prompts. The company described the move as a first for Canadian automotive marketplaces. They said the feature allows users to ask ChatGPT for specific vehicles, …
Reynolds and Reynolds said it will unveil a new artificial intelligence agent, called Rey, at NADA 2026, positioning it as a command centre designed to help dealerships complete complex tasks faster by connecting data and tools across its retail management …
Quebec posted the weakest provincial performance in Canada’s new light vehicle market in 2025, with sales down 3.2 per cent year over year, according to new data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. DAC said the decline was largely driven by a …
Ontario-based BLVD Agency has appointed Randy Price as vice-president of client partnerships, adding an executive with more than two decades of experience in automotive and SaaS roles. Price joins the marketing and program-management agency, which helps national and global brands …
Shahin Alizadeh is excited about his latest business move. After developing a mixed-use development downtown for automotive, residential and commercial usage overlooking the foot of the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto, the president and CEO of Downtown Auto Group has …
Canada’s auto sector is again caught in the middle of geopolitics, but for most dealers the immediate impact is likely limited. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, as U.S. …
Dealers eyeing the Canadian used wholesale market should note vehicle prices continued to ease in the week ending Jan. 24, with the overall market down 0.28 per cent, according to Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights report. Car segment values declined …
