Now that the 45th Edition of the Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) has officially closed its doors, statistics show that 184,691 visitors attended, between January 18 and 27. Although this represents a drop of 10.3 per cent compared to 2012, …
Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., have signed a unique three-way agreement to accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology. The goal of the collaboration is to jointly develop a common fuel cell …
Rotary Lift recently announced that it will give away three Shockwave-equipped vehicle lifts at the NADA Convention & Expo 2013 next month in Orlando, Fla. Shockwave lifts increase technician efficiency and bay productivity by offering the fastest rise and descent …
President Obama’s former “Car Czar” Steven Rattner is coming to Toronto February 13 for the CADA Summit event armed with insider stories about how close the U.S. auto industry came to collapsing — and more importantly to share lessons learned …
At this year’s Montreal International Auto Show Charity Preview, which took place on January 17th, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, a total of $620,766 was raised in support of five worthy causes within Greater Montreal’s medical community: Fondation …
This coming April, Jaguar Land Rover North America said that it will announce new interior standards for its retail network. Andy Goss, who heads up the North American arm of the company, said last week at the North American International …
Canadian auto dealer columnist and well-known automotive social media coach Kathi Kruse, has released a new book, entitled: Automotive Social Business – how to captivate your customers, sell more cars and generally be more remarkable on social media. The book, …
Identifix, a leader in vehicle diagnostics for over 25 years, has added genuine Volkswagen, Audi and Hyundai service and repair information to its award-winning online tool Direct-Hit. Delivering information that comes straight from the factory, Direct-Hit allows professional technicians to …
Two of the leading suppliers of information management systems to auto dealers have integrated their powerful technologies to provide their dealer customers a way to smoothly handle and monitor new leads from online sources and manage them through the complete …
Yesterday, Christian Paradis, Canada’s Minister of Industry, attended the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in an effort to promote Canada as a world-leading destination for automotive investment. “Thanks to actions taken by our government, Canada is a …
In Quebec, SSQauto has announced that it is the first insurer in Canada to offer online access to body shop services. With its new Body Shop Direct service, SSQauto customers will now be able to track the progress of repairs …
General Motors said that is predicting modest global industry growth in 2013 driven by the U.S. and China, while Europe is expected to experience further contraction. Based on this outlook and a strong cadence of new vehicle introductions, the company …
