The transition to electric vehicles and the streamlining of digital technology in management and sales were the major topics addressed in the 2022 CADEX conference at the Marriott Harbourside in beautiful Halifax, N.S. The Nova Scotia auto dealer community listened …
After two years of online events, the packed TalkAUTO event at the Universal Event Space venue in Vaughan proved that the industry was ready to meet in person again. The conference featured an impressive lineup of guest speakers ready to …
Toyota will not be jumping on the direct-to-consumer sales model bandwagon any time soon, according to Patrick Ryan, Toyota’s Regional Manager for Quebec and Atlantic Canada in an interview with Canadian auto dealer. Ryan recently took the position as Regional …
Dallas will be hosting the NADA Show for 2023, and the lineup of speakers, panels and events promises thrills, inspiration, and education. Taking place at Dallas’s Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the highly-anticipated event kicks off in high gear with …
New streams of revenue are out there for those who are willing to adapt The future is green, or at least moving closer to zero emission in the coming decades. The recent new vehicle registration market share figures from S&P …
Success in the new year means embracing change and being flexible Whew. It’s been quite a year. Records broken for low inventory, and high margins. Low sales volumes, and high profits. There are ongoing political conflicts, supply and labour shortages, …
Strategies to encourage factory order sales and mitigate delay and price increase problems Dealerships across Canada are losing anywhere from ten to 50 per cent of their factory order sales. Although there are situations where vehicles are delayed for prolonged …
How the industry must learn to adapt to the world, post-pandemic In many respects, our industry has experienced Groundhog Day for the past three years —with one challenge after another—collectively impacting our ability to meet customer demand for new vehicle …
Although 2022 proved difficult for dealers because of declining sales of new vehicles, used car values dropping and soaring interest rates, one general manager is looking on the bright side. Carson Grant, GM of Comox Valley Dodge in Courtenay, B.C., …
Building on the incredible success of the life-size LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron that was the star of the 2019 AutoShow, the LEGO brand will return in 2023 with another life-size supercar replica. Ticket sales for the long-awaited return of The …
In the United States, new-vehicle sales in December are expected to reach 1.27 million units, an increase of nearly four per cent compared to December 2021, according to a forecast released last week by Cox Automotive. Sales volume in December …
With the start of the New Year just a week away, the Cox Automotive Industry Insights team recently released its expectations for the U.S. automotive market in 2023. According to the report, “By nearly all measures, 2022 was a difficult …
