Consumer plans to delay but not cancel a vehicle purchase and their interest in buying online are trends that are expected to continue into the new year, according to a recent CarGurus study. The CarGurus COVID-19 Sentiment Study: How the …
New vehicle sales were down significantly in November, Canadian wholesale vehicle prices for both cars and trucks declined for the eighth consecutive week, and depreciation is less than what it would typically be at this time of year, according to …
Sixteen women have been named 2020 Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leaders Award winners by Mercedes-Benz Canada. The award recognizes the achievements of the rest of this year’s Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards recipients. It focuses on …
David Hahn has been named Chief Information Security Officer at CDK Global, and will become a member of the company’s executive leadership team. Hahn has a history in information security addressing the cybersecurity landscape. As CISO, he will be responsible …
AutoVerify, which is powered by Mobials, has launched a new product meant to help dealers improve their digital merchandising efforts. Known as AutoVerify Spotlight, the product highlights additional information that consumers want to know about a vehicle. It also includes …
The myth that electric vehicle batteries are winter-shy is just that — a myth. Most Canadians have said or heard the words: “My car won’t start, it’s too cold, the battery is dead.” That’s why anyone that has experienced a …
The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) will tackle the theme of Accelerating Change in the automotive industry next year when it launches its 9th annual CADA Summit online on February 3, 2021. “CADA Summit 2021 will examine changes for dealers …
Both the Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) and the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) virtual events have been canceled. The MIAS online event was set to take place between January 20 to 24, 2021, and was meant to replace the in-person …
Just as people in the auto industry were starting to use the past tense to describe their experience with the pandemic, outbreaks of COVID-19 have sprung up across the country, and in some ways we are now back to where …
Digital Air Strike has partnered with car dealer review platform Women-Drivers.com to help dealerships attract and retain women car buyers, which is considered a major buying segment. To back that up, Digital Air Strike said its 8th Annual Automotive Digital …
OpenRoad Auto Group’s Richmond Auto Body will expand to six locations, with the acquisition of two new collision centres in South Surrey-White Rock, B.C. These include repair shops formerly known as Don Beck Collision and Modern Bradley that are now …
TRADER is launching a virtual event for the automotive industry known as Carology: The Science of Selling Cars that considers how dealers can drive more sales and profits in their dealership by preparing a plan. The online event will take …
