Depending on which dealer you talk to and the brand or multiple brands they retail, there is reason for optimism or concern for vehicle sales in Canada 2025, according to some people interviewed by Canadian auto dealer. While new car …
Leverage AI for increased productivity in Canadian dealerships As the automotive industry evolves, dealerships face mounting operational demands, from inventory management to customer engagement, while dealing with daily emails, reports, and schedules. In this high-stakes environment, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges …
We are losing too many employees — and some fixes won’t cost you any money To quote Jack Nicholson from the movie A Few Good Men: “You can’t handle the truth!” The truth is — we are in a crisis. I …
Georgian College is helping train the next generation of leaders our industry will need Earlier this year, I embarked on a teaching career at Georgian College’s Automotive Business School of Canada (ASBC). As someone who has been an operator in …
New approaches help ease the painful customer interaction when assessing the value of their trade Should you quote a trade-in value on a sales call or an e-lead? This question gets the most debate when facilitating Sales Manager workshops across …
Canadian auto dealer is pleased to introduce our newest columnist, Dustin Woods, who will provide insights gained from more than 20 years in the Canadian automotive media landscape as a journalist and public relations practitioner In our fast-paced, competitive world …
Macroeconomic forces will impact our business environment in 2025 It seems that every time we flip over to a new calendar year, the outlook is similar: an unclear feeling on economic conditions, turbulence in the political landscape and huge expectations …
Lot management and risk management are intertwined — is your dealership doing enough? Running car dealerships isn’t supposed to be a “risky business,” but we all know that with the multitude of factors that we must deal with every day, …
We’ve just come off my favourite weeks in the automotive calendar. The second week of February includes the CADA Summit, media day at the Canadian International AutoShow and VIP night, perhaps the most concentrated networking event of the year. It …
Though he is a year away from turning 65, Hyundai Canada President and CEO Don Romano says he isn’t ready for retirement or to back away from a challenge. After taking the helm and turning around Hyundai Canada as a …
Canada’s auto industry is bracing for what could be a prolonged battle over tariffs and vehicle production. After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods exported to the U.S. on March 4, the …
A recent update from Cox Automotive further underlines that the Trump administration’s 25 per cent tariffs across North America will be felt in the United States. They said around 44 per cent of the new vehicles sold in the U.S. …
