The federal government is investing $117,755 in the Resort Municipality of Whistler in British Columbia, a local government office in the area, by adding new electric vehicle chargers in “highly desirable” locations. The announcement was made by Patrick Weiler, Member …
The Liberal government, during its much-anticipated Throne Speech, promised to extend the federal wage subsidy program until next year. “Promises affecting businesses included extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) to summer 2021, which was most recently extended through to …
A recent extension of stage-four restrictions for residents of Metropolitan Melbourne, with more lenient restrictions for regional Victoria, means car-buying must be done within five kilometres of a person’s home and be a necessary purchase for work or to access …
A judge has overruled an earlier decision by Transport for London (TFL) to pull its permission to operate in London due to an alleged 14,000 trips provided by people who presented themselves as official Uber drivers but were not, according …
Mitsubishi Motors will push 500-600 employees in mostly management positions in Japan to seek voluntary retirement from mid-November, in an effort to cut costs. “Mitsubishi has already embarked on a plan to cut 20% of fixed costs in two years …
The Securities and Exchange Commission found that BMW inflated its monthly U.S. sales numbers from 2015 to 2019 and must pay a fine of $18 million to settle the allegations — approximately the same amount the OEM raised in several …
Canadian wholesale used vehicle prices are now beginning to decline, ending a five-week run of positive values for cars and an eight-week increase in value for the truck segments, according to Canadian Black Book’s latest COVID-19 update. The car segment …
Service lane technology provider Dealer-FX recently launched new additions to its end-to-end service suite that provides consumers with the self-service option to pay via mobile. “Payments, the newest addition to Dealer-FX’s product suite, offers dealerships the ability to instantly send …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews David McClean, Director of Marketing, Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS). There will be no physical show in 2021 and it’s free to attendees. Watch our video for a sneak preview of the virtual platform.
William Vermetten, Account Executive at Podium, offers a sneak peek at an upcoming webinar exploring five crucial customer experience improvements to make as you reopen your dealership. The webinar will be offered by Canadian auto dealer on September 30, 2020 …
This year Kijiji Autos plans to explore the theme of The Evolving Dealership — How to meet Canadians’ car shopping needs in a time of significant change during its virtual DealerTalk 2020 conference on October 22. “Kijiji Autos DealerTalk invites …
Quebec-based Communauto launched its free-floating car-sharing service FLEX in Calgary, Alta., on September 19 with 100 five-seat Kia Rio vehicles on day one and another 50 vehicles added soon after. The car-sharing industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. …
