Honda Canada Finance Inc. (HCFI) announced that it has launched Acura Financial Services (AFS) for the Canadian market, developed to support Acura dealers and to offer clients personalized, Acura-branded experiences. In a news release, the company says that Acura’s dedicated …
At the Intelligent Transport System World Congress in Orlando, Florida this week, General Motors announced that it is working on a range of new safety systems, designed not only to reduce the impact of accidents but avoid them altogether. Among …
Canada’s largest Honda dealership, Pointe West Honda, located in Edmonton, Alta. recently became the 24th member of the Go Auto Group Network. Pointe West represents the group’s first store in the Edmonton area and brings Go Auto’s total new and …
He’s only been in the job a matter of weeks, but already Steve Shannon. Hyundai Motor America’s new marketing supreme, is shaking things up. An ad campaign, proposed by Hyundai’s agency Innocean, for the new youth oriented 2012 Veloster, has …
They’re currently all the rage, but as a study from Dealer.com has shown, besides being the latest trend, social media networks are having an increasing influence on the decisions of vehicle buyers. The study, done in conjunction with DriverSide and …
Car dealers might be able to use some research findings from a popular TV science program to help sell more cars. The show tackled the question of which is more green: a motorcycle or a car? The car, according to …
The more things change, the more attitudes stay the same I still have my father’s apprenticeship papers dated 1922 which are quite interesting to read. My grandfather had to pay the dealership for his training! My father put my name …
An emphasis on quality learning helps Sym-Tech provide CSI and F&I solutions to more dealers In a competitive marketplace, sometimes dealers struggle when it comes to providing the right F&I solutions and car care products for customers. Since 1971, Sym-Tech …
It’s situation normal for Canadian auto dealers It’s not that long ago that it seemed like the biggest uncertainty Canadian dealers had to face was how much their vehicle sales would be up over the year before. But that all …
Dealers must adapt to changes in demographics North America is going through a rightsizing that is based on economic realities. In recent weeks, the U.S. government came woefully close to defaulting on its debt payments. They did not escape a …
New developments keep improving fuel efficiency If you were to assess the future of the automobile on the basis of media coverage alone, you might conclude that the internal combustion (IC) engine is doomed and the future is wholly electric. …
Technology is amazing. But keep your common sense. While I do attempt to address a wide range of topics relevant to the used vehicle market in general, and the remarketing industry specifically, if you had to point to a key …
