SiriusXM has launched a training portal for dealers and their sales teams to help them understand how to use the company’s service to further boost customer satisfaction. “The site was designed to be engaging and entertaining,” said SiriusXM in a …
This fall, 52 “influencers” went live on Facebook for 26 hours straight, filling a 30-minute time slot to speak about human trafficking and to ask people for their help in fighting this cause. The group, which included Michael Cirillo, CEO …
After only a short break, John White, former President and CEO of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), has rejoined the auto industry, and is taking a role as National Director of Business Development for First Canadian Financial Group. White …
Sandwiched between cocktail receptions, parties and a gala banquet, car dealers from Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan got a firehose of new learnings at the Western Canadian Dealer Summit in Banff, Alta. this week. The event was organized by the …
Summer provided the used vehicle industry with a boost, as values during this period ended on a “scorching August note,” writes Canadian Black Book in The Value report. CBB’s Used Vehicle Retention Index revealed another new record for two-to-six year-old …
Kijiji Autos’ annual multi-city DealerTalk event is quickly approaching, with the first conference set to take place in Quebec on October 2 at the Centre des sciences de Montréal. A host of experts will speak to the theme of the …
Mazda has announced plans to reveal its first mass-production battery electric vehicle at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October. It’s a big step for the automaker, who had yet to dip its toes in a significant way in the …
A family-owned business in Pinellas County, Florida is promoting its vehicle trade-in option for consumers as a controversial buying system that does away with the traditional method of trading-in used cars for newer models. The business in question, OfferMORE, is …
The vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications market is gaining momentum across the globe among automakers and regulators as they strive to keep up with evolving technologies within the connected vehicle sphere. According to ReportsnReports, V2X technology “allows vehicles to directly communicate with …
Hyundai Motor Group and global technology company Aptiv will form an autonomous joint venture to help advance the design, development, and commercialization of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous technologies. Through the joint venture, the companies aim to begin testing …
According to the J.D. Power 2019 Canada Customer Service Index Long-Term Study (CSI-LT), aftermarket service facilities are doing a better job compared to Canadian dealers in capitalizing on more costly repairs for four to 12 year old cars. The study, …
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced it will be the official automotive partner of Rogers Hometown Hockey for the 2019 – 2020 hockey season. The move is in line with the company’s successful Made for those who drive hockey marketing campaign, …
