AutoVerify, which is powered by Mobials, has launched a new product meant to help dealers improve their digital merchandising efforts. Known as AutoVerify Spotlight, the product highlights additional information that consumers want to know about a vehicle. It also includes …
Paving the way forward for the next generation of dealers with student support. It has been said many times before, but I would like to say it again: this year has been one for the record books. We have faced …
Forget “green” hydrogen. It’s now all about the “blue.” It’s been about 30 years since I took my first ride in a hydrogen-fuelled vehicle — a prototype bus powered by an early developmental Ballard fuel cell. I’ve lost track of …
The myth that electric vehicle batteries are winter-shy is just that — a myth. Most Canadians have said or heard the words: “My car won’t start, it’s too cold, the battery is dead.” That’s why anyone that has experienced a …
How you manage your team can make a difference in how your dealership progresses amid the pandemic. During these pandemic times, there is one question I have been asked over and over again. Is this the right time to ____? …
We are at the beginning of something exciting: combining vehicle management with energy management and potentially with MaaS. Transportation is entering a period of immense change. Measurable degrees of global warming have developed into iconic images of destruction and tragedy …
Sales consultants, especially amid and post-COVID, will need to dive into the digital aspects of the job while still balancing the physical demands. “If we strive to provide a ‘world class’ experience, what are the skills that sales consultants need …
Supporting the right set of incentive policies will be more effective than imposing mandates that could potentially slow the adoption of ZEVs among consumers. The automobile industry fully shares and values the commitment of the federal government to reducing greenhouse …
Generosity abounds even in tough times 2020 has been a tough year, but there are positive elements and important meanings to be drawn from this experience, particularly where charitable actions are concerned. Every year, Canadian auto dealer magazine reaches out …
Few people are likely to argue with the importance of digital and the need to implement proper processes in the dealership. But whether those processes are digital or not, they will need to be clear and easy for both the …
A lack of new vehicle models and higher prices for used car inventory due to COVID-19 has paved a way forward for fixed ops to finally step into the limelight. COVID-19 has been the awakening of fixed ops and it …
The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) will tackle the theme of Accelerating Change in the automotive industry next year when it launches its 9th annual CADA Summit online on February 3, 2021. “CADA Summit 2021 will examine changes for dealers …
