Amid the chaos and pain, is there an opportunity for reinvention? During the months after the COVID-19 lockdowns, the focus of all businesses will clearly be on hard issues: getting the business back to capacity, regaining lost revenue streams and …
Software platform uses analytics and data science to predict who will succeed in dealership roles. Finding the right candidate for a sales, F&I or service advisor role can be hit and miss. Someone might have all the right credentials, do …
François Blais, previously the President of iA Auto and Home Insurance and Prysm General Insurance, has stepped into the role of Executive Vice-President of Dealer Services and Special Risks at iA Financial Group. In an interview with Canadian auto dealer …
The cover treatment of this issue of Canadian auto dealer was an inspired idea from the publisher, Niel Hiscox. And it was a good one. Even in the midst of a global health crisis, there are other major forces reshaping …
Clutch, a Canadian online retail platform for vehicles, announced last week that they have raised $7 million in seed financing which they will use to grow their team and scale their business in each of the cities that they currently …
Frost & Sullivan, a world-renowned consulting firm focused on navigating economic changes and identifying disruptive technologies, have recognized Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) with the 2020 Global Company of the Year award. The award is one of Frost & Sullivan’s …
The connected vehicle industry is coping with flat revenues and a 15 per cent decline in shipments in 2020, although global tech market advisory firm ABI Research anticipates a return to financial stability early in 2022. According to ABI Research, …
Although the demand for contactless sales was already well established within the automotive industry before COVID-19 hit, the pandemic has accelerated the need for a solution as dealerships look to innovate in light of the pandemic. A Louisiana-based Inc. company …
Rapid Recon, which owns a popular dealership software system, announced this week in a press release that with the completion of installation at Yellowstone Motors, dealerships in every U.S. state and eight Canadian provinces are now using their workflow management …
Bill C-20, which will effectively transform the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) into an economic stimulus program was unanimously passed in the House of Commons last week. The legislation will revise the CEWS by expanding eligibility requirements, introducing a sliding …
The Canadian automotive sector has contributed to an increase in retail sales, which rose across the country by 18.7 per cent in May. According to Statistics Canada, retail sales increased to $41.8 billion. Excluding the automotive sector, the sales increase …
Tesla filed a lawsuit on July 23, 2020 against its competitor Rivian, an American electric vehicle start-up with facilities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In the lawsuit, Tesla claimed that Rivian poached its employees and stole …
