Battery chemistries will replace engine specs in your new vocabulary By 2035, if today’s plans and edicts are all realized, 100 per cent of the new cars and light trucks on sale to the public will be battery electric vehicles …
There’s a lot of change in the air and dealers are thinking their way through it As we sit here in the first quarter of 2023, having lived through two tough years of uncertainty, what can we expect in the …
Over the last two years we’ve seen some impressive investment announcements in the Canadian automotive industry the size of which we’ve literally never seen before. These investments are not just in the vehicle manufacturing sector but also in the supplier …
The rise of digital automotive retailing has changed the F&I game The automotive industry has come a long way since the days of customers walking onto the lot and spending hours perusing the showroom floor. The rise of digital automotive …
The DMS is the ‘source of truth’ for your information. It’s that system of record, and it connects everything The Dealer Management System (DMS) is a ubiquitous term for anyone working in auto retail. What does it mean today? In …
Dealers keep watchful eye on OEMs as some attempt to move the goalposts on their relationship status There is a growing anxiety among dealers throughout the world who are concerned about manufacturers either considering or actively changing the method in …
The event brought together industry professionals and students for a day of connecting and learning Tier Six held its Dealer Huddle East VI event on March 8 at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. The VIP Automotive event is part of …
There’s been a lot of discussion about efforts to recruit more women to the auto sector, and a lot of progress has been made. Canadian auto dealer reached out to one of the largest automotive education institutions in BC to …
The auto retail industry has been struggling with a desperate shortage of qualified technicians, and it’s a situation only made worse by the pandemic. Dealers and dealer groups say they have been trying every trick in the book to …
We write a lot about the future of the automotive retail experience, and at times it seems like it’s a lot of theoretical discussions that don’t necessarily make it to the sales floor and service bays of our dealerships. Being …
In a world of social media, where anyone can publish to the world and any given story can take off and reach an audience of thousands, companies need to be particularly careful about how their actions might be seen. It …
The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association is changing its name to the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario. TADA Executive Director Todd Bourgon said the name change will make it more easily understood and identifiable. “During the COVID pandemic when stakeholder and …
