New car sales in Europe declined by 17.6% year-over-year in August to 884,394 vehicles in the European Union, Britain, and the EFTA countries, based on statistics from the ACEA. Car registrations in Germany and France declined significantly, and slightly in …
The Government of Australia, through a Future Fuels Fund, is putting AUD74.5 million (CAD71.70 million) across the country and towards businesses and communities to boost the adoption of electric vehicles. The Future Fuels Fund was announced on September 17 and …
The driver of a Tesla vehicle was found asleep at the wheel while the vehicle was self-driving at approximately 150 km/h on a highway in Alberta. The RCMP said both front seats were completely reclined and both occupants appeared to …
The Ford F-Series pickup truck is one of the biggest U.S. consumer products on the market, according to the Boston Consulting Group’s new study highlights. The study looks at employment impact, GDP impact, manufacturing impact, and usage impact. It found …
Kia is planning to launch seven new electric cars by 2027 as part of the OEM’s Plan S electrification strategy. Kia wants EVs to account for 25% of its sales by 2029. Since the introduction of its first mass-produced BEV …
Canadian wholesale prices continue to rise while prices in the U.S. decline, according to Canadian Black Book’s latest COVID-19 update for September 15. On the Canadian side, wholesale used vehicle prices strengthened, again, this past week with cars up 0.05% …
Quorum Information Technologies will be among the companies sponsoring the Trillium Auto Dealers Association’s virtual Auto Dealers Innovation Series & Expo (ADIS) event, set to take place on September 24. Quorum’s auto dealership software and service brands (such as DealerMine …
Dealerships across Canada are not alone in feeling the crunch from COVID-19; the aftermarket, hit by the significant decline in kilometres driven in the early months of the pandemic, finally managed a strong July but experienced some declines in August. …
Genesis now has 26 locations across Canada after the recent addition of Genesis Kitchener-Waterloo, a retail partner in Southwestern Ontario that represents the company’s ninth location in the province. “The expansion of our retail footprint into the Tri-Cities of Southwestern …
Leader Auto Resources (LAR) and Otolane have teamed up to expand the company’s dealer-to-dealer car auction platform, providing a solution for franchised car dealers in Quebec to buy and sell used car inventory. LAR describes itself as the largest new …
The Canadian International AutoShow is going virtual for 2021, in response to ongoing concerns and uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and large public indoor gatherings. The virtual platform will focus on delivering an immersive “world-class” automotive showcase, while the next …
The winners of the 2020 Alberta Dealer of Excellence awards have been announced by the Motor Dealers Association of Alberta (MDA). Garrett Scott of Scottsville Automotive Group in Red Deer, and Kelly Temple of Eastside Kia in Calgary, won the …
