Canadian new light vehicle sales continued to show mixed results for August 2020 across the provinces as it reached an estimated 165,837 units overall, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Andrew King, Managing Partner of DAC, said August demonstrated “unstable …
New car leads (replies) per listing have increased by 135 per cent in August year-over-year on Kijiji Autos properties, according to the company’s national trend report for August 2020. The report also found that average leads (replies) per listing for …
Quorum Information Technologies is expanding DealerMine’s BDC (Business Development Centre) operations from Saint John, N.B., to a second location in St. John’s, N.L. The BDC services are offered to dealerships in Canada and the United States, with the goal of …
The 6th Annual Pink Truck Tour kicked off on September 26 to help raise funds and awareness for the cancer program at Trillium Health Partners. The launch was presented by Toyotoshi Group Canada and organized by the Mississauga Fire Fighters …
The federal government is investing $117,755 in the Resort Municipality of Whistler in British Columbia, a local government office in the area, by adding new electric vehicle chargers in “highly desirable” locations. The announcement was made by Patrick Weiler, Member …
The Liberal government, during its much-anticipated Throne Speech, promised to extend the federal wage subsidy program until next year. “Promises affecting businesses included extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) to summer 2021, which was most recently extended through to …
A recent extension of stage-four restrictions for residents of Metropolitan Melbourne, with more lenient restrictions for regional Victoria, means car-buying must be done within five kilometres of a person’s home and be a necessary purchase for work or to access …
A judge has overruled an earlier decision by Transport for London (TFL) to pull its permission to operate in London due to an alleged 14,000 trips provided by people who presented themselves as official Uber drivers but were not, according …
Mitsubishi Motors will push 500-600 employees in mostly management positions in Japan to seek voluntary retirement from mid-November, in an effort to cut costs. “Mitsubishi has already embarked on a plan to cut 20% of fixed costs in two years …
The Securities and Exchange Commission found that BMW inflated its monthly U.S. sales numbers from 2015 to 2019 and must pay a fine of $18 million to settle the allegations — approximately the same amount the OEM raised in several …
The first virtual Auto Dealers Innovation Series & Expo (ADIS), presented by the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) on September 24, dug deep into current issues that the industry is now struggling with and offered Q&A sessions for dealers to …
One of the most notable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumer front was revealed in an exclusive study from Deloitte Canada, which found that 39% of respondents have altered their timeline for purchasing their next vehicle. The information …
