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Friendly fire
The Inside Story of how President Trump’s trade bluster threatened to wipe out Canada’s auto industry — and drag dealers down too. Canada’s automakers — and the 3,200 plus dealers from coast to coast that sell and service cars — …
Fast and not furious
Winnipeg-based firm puts the customer experience at the core of its lead management tools to help dealerships boost sales For dealerships, correctly handling every digital lead, and in a timely manner, is a key differentiator. As consumer expectations rise for …
No time to lose
Your customers are ready for highly connected vehicles. Are you ready to sell them? If you’ve dawdled in training your sales staff on automated and connected vehicle technology, help is at hand. A variety of OEM and government initiatives are …
Fixed ops: Advantage dealers
I have a 1994 Jaguar XJS that has been off the road for the past year and stored in my garage. I recently had it towed to a Canadian Tire store near my home (there’s no Jaguar dealership anywhere near …
Will the dealers get their share?
There have been plenty of airplane rides for me in the past few weeks. This time of year holds a number of important industry events, and the Canadian auto dealer team makes sure we cover off our fair share. I …
October auto sales maintain slower but still-strong pace
As we have now come to expect, auto sales in Canada in October fell below those of the same month a year ago, for the eighth month in a row. But, as has been the case for most of those …
Dealer.com expands Canadian footprint
Cox Automotive has announced it is greatly expanding its Dealer.com digital marketing platform across Canada. According to Maria Soklis, President of Cox Automotive Canada, the offering will provide dealers with “exclusive access to new products and features previously unavailable in …
Bill 50 could modernize vehicle registration process
Mike Harris, MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, has introduced what is known as a Private Member’s Bill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario — Bill 50: the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018. The Bill seeks to amend the …
Canada to introduce carbon tax in 2019
The Government of Canada has recently announced plans to impose a federal carbon pollution pricing system on provinces that do not yet have one — or did not propose a system that meets government standards. “Pollution pricing encourages Canadians and …
CARFAX Canada branding now official
CARPROOF has officially rebranded its name to CARFAX Canada. News of the name change was announced in the spring, when the company launched the rebranding process to better align with its U.S. counterpart, CARFAX. “CARFAX Canada will continue to provide …
Robert Poëti new CEO of CCAQ
Canadian politician and native Montrealer Robert Poëti has been appointed President and CEO of the Corporation des concessionnaires d’automobiles du Québec — otherwise known as the CCAQ. He officially entered the position on October 19, months after he announced his …
