Uber’s global ride-sharing business is experiencing a slow recovery due primarily to its market in the United States. “Ride bookings were dragged down by a slow recovery particularly on the U.S. West Coast, while Europe and the Middle East recovered …
Honda is launching a flexible used vehicle leasing program in Southern California and Florida for its Honda and Acura brands. Terms offered include month-to-month agreements or more traditional term lengths, and leases are signed for and delivered through the Fair …
General Motors and Unifor have agreed to bring back full-size truck production to the OEM’s Oshawa assembly plant in southern Ontario. “Subject to ratification of our 2020 agreement with Unifor, General Motors plans to bring pickup production back to the …
The U.S. officially left the Paris Climate Agreement amid the presidential election race but former Vice President Joe Biden plans to rejoin it in 77 days, according to a twitter post. “Biden has already laid out a US$2 trillion clean …
Consumer confidence in Canada continues to shrink, with the Bloomberg-Nanos Index indicating a third-straight decline with ratings at its lowest level since mid-August, according to Canadian Black Book’s latest COVID-19 update. “This past week the Bloomberg-Nanos Consumer Confidence Index concluded …
Consumers in Quebec are more inclined to use “traditional” methods of shopping for a vehicle than other Canadians, according to a recent Kijiji Autos study. The report, New Opportunities for Dealers in Times of Significant Change, was done in collaboration …
The annual EV/VÉ 2020 conference and trade show organized by Electric Mobility Canada will be held virtually this year for two full days, from Nov. 9-10. The event will include participation from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and three ministers on …
A number of new products that helped automate fixed operations for dealerships were unveiled by Hunter Engineering during its three-day virtual expo, with several technologies catering to dealers in both the United States and Canada. With physical trade shows shut …
In what has already been a tough year, dealers may now need to brace themselves for a shortage in winter tires, tire storage, and delays in deliveries of certain brands and sizes. That is according to PMCtire, which anticipates a …
Policaro BMW in Brampton, Ont., has launched a self-service test drive that allows consumers to select a model online and book a test drive in a convenient, secure, and contact-free way. Consumers then collect the keys of the model at …
Porsche Canada has partnered with Cadillac Fairview (CF)’s innovative arm Ravel by CF so consumers can test-drive the all-electric Taycan in select locations in Ontario and British Columbia. The program will be hosted at three retail shopping locations: CF Sherway …
MADD Canada has launched its Project Red Ribbon campaign to promote sober driving during the holiday season. The launch of the campaign is done in connection with MADD Canada’s Chapters and Community Leaders, and runs from November 2, 2020 to …
