U.S.-based vehicle auction company Copart recently announced a 24-acre expansion to its Montreal, Que. location this month. The company officially entered the Canadian market in 2003 with a location in Toronto, Ont., and has since expanded to Calgary and Edmonton, …
The average price of a new vehicle has hit its lowest point this year, with new prices dipping 1.1% month-over-month, according to autoTRADER.ca’s September 2019 Price Index report. “With a median decrease of 1.1% in September over the previous month, …
Distribution Stox, a Canadian tire distributor based in Quebec, has expanded to Ontario. The company acquired Provincial Tire Distributors, which was founded in 1988 and has been in business for more than 30 years. Its administrative unit is based in …
After a brief reprieve in August, Canadian auto sales in September fell back into the trend of decline that has defined the industry for 17 of the past 18 months. Estimated sales of 166,488 new vehicles in September were down …
The former Premier of New Brunswick, and Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., says Canada’s politicians, business leaders, and diplomats are doing a “masterful” job in keeping cooler heads, even in the face of an “unpredictable” and “erratic” U.S. President and …
Kijiji Autos recently announced the upcoming launch of a new digital solution meant to boost leads and help dealers better target and advertise their inventory. Scott Neil, Senior Director of Commercial Business at Kijiji, presented the news during the 2019 …
Clarington Hyundai recently broke ground on its new 35,000 square-foot dealership in Ontario. According to the company, the current building was built in 2005, but the team has since outgrown the facility. The new one will include 14 sales offices, …
Chevrolet is encouraging Canadian Peewee hockey teams to give back to their communities through its Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup program, which is working in partnership with Hockey Canada for the project. Now in its fourth season, the goal of the …
Mindy Weinstein, Founder & CEO at Market MindShift, was the first speaker at Kijiji Autos’ DealerTalk Montreal conference today, launching right into an issue that seems more complex than it really is: is your dealership website being penalized by Google? …
U.S. average new-vehicle prices increased 0.6 per cent ($262) in September, year-over-year, while increasing 0.7 per cent ($215) from the previous month, according to analysts at Kelley Blue Book. The estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the U.S. …
Leaders from Canada’s auto industry recently rolled up their sleeves and worked together to help build new homes for needy Canadians as part of the first-ever Canadian Automotive Industry Build in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada. “We are absolutely …
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 …
