Cars aren’t the only things with blind spots. We all have them. As we go about our daily lives, focused intently on the things demanding our immediate attention, many of us miss the most obvious things happening around us. Consider …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Andrew Ojamae, President & CEO of the AutoIQ Dealership Network, about his organization’s key focus on talent recruitment, development, and supporting top leaders to become managing partners of the group’s 17 dealerships across …
The winners of the 2021 autoTRADER.ca awards for Canada’s best-in-class vehicles have been announced, with the Genesis G70, Volvo XC40 and Ram 1500 taking home Best Overall Awards. A jury of more than 20 automotive experts evaluated more than 350 …
Winter tire usage among Canadian drivers continues to grow — reaching 72% in 2020 across the country compared to 35 per cent in 1998, according to the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC). Pulling data from its 2020 Canadian …
A recent Cox Automotive Consumer Snapshot study hints at a new breed of full-size electric pickup trucks entering the market and helping electric vehicles take a larger portion of new vehicle sales each month. EVs currently have a very small …
If you missed this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it was unlike other past events in that there were key trends that spoke volumes to the impact of the pandemic on technology. CES shifted to an online platform this year …
General Motors wants to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035 and become carbon neutral by 2040. Chief Executive Mary Barra said the OEM had worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to “develop a shared vision of an …
Toyota overtook Volkswagen in 2020 to become the top-selling automaker in the world — a victory that came despite a difficult and uncertain year. “It was also a topsy-turvy year in which the gravity of automakers’ losses was largely determined …
Sales of diesel-powered vehicles are surging, up 28% in 2020, even as automakers work to launch electric vehicles. According to Green Car Reports, five of the top 10 non-gasoline vehicles with the fastest-growing sales between 2019 and 2020 were diesels. …
After re-entering the Paris climate accord in January, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order to suspend new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and waters to prioritize climate change and reduce carbon emissions. The move was …
Tesla is planning to deliver the first units of its Cybertruck by the end of 2021, although volume production is set for the following year. “We’ve got the designs fixed,” said CEO Elon Musk. “We’ll soon order the equipment necessary …
A new two-day workshop will be offered to automotive industry professionals in March, thanks to a partnership between Wye Management, Dealer Solutions Mergers & Acquisitions (DSMA), and DRIVE Investment Partners. The workshop aims to help managers (general, general sales, fixed …
