Estimated sales of 113,224 new vehicles in Canada in May represented a 44.0% decline from the same month last year. And that’s good news! While it is a dramatic loss of sales for what should be the strongest month of …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Richard Trevisan, Brand Director at Genesis Motors Canada, on how the company continues to innovate and improve its customer experience. Trevisan says the company continued to remain “open” during the pandemic since …
In its latest COVID-19 Automotive Market update, Canadian Black Book reveals its retention index declined an additional 3.20 points in May (close to April’s record decline), thanks in large part to lower consumer confidence and high levels of market uncertainty. …
Digital Air Strike COO Erica Sietsma discusses what the company is doing to help dealers on the digital front, to boost sales, including leveraging social media platforms like Facebook. She also talks about the COVID-19 face scarf they created …
Human Resources practices and policies are one of the many areas that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and those changes will be felt for many years to come. Data from the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) COVID-19 member …
The numbers are in for the U.S.: Recent data for May shows that new car sales, although still down year-over-year, are on the path to a slow recovery. “We can safely say that April was the bottom for auto sales …
Toyota donated a 2009 Formula One (TF109) car to a charity auction so the proceeds can go towards COVID-19 relief. “RM Sotheby’s hasn’t provided a pre-auction estimate, but we wouldn’t be surprised if bidding crosses the seven-digit mark, especially considering …
Walmart is closing its retail Tire, Lube and Express businesses across Canada amid COVID-19, to boost online growth and to continue to deliver its core business — such as food, consumables, health and wellness, fashion, and general merchandise. However, the …
If Britain leaves the European Union without a trade deal, Nissan’s car manufacturing plant in Sunderland, England will become “unsustainable”, according to the OEM’s global chief operating head, Ashwani Gupta. “You know we are the number one carmaker in the …
General Motors CEO Mary Barra, Ford CEO Jim Hackett and Chairman Bill Ford delivered messages of unity and inclusion to their employees in response to social upheaval in the U.S. (and protests abroad) regarding the death of George Floyd. “As …
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with dozens of amazing car dealers across the country. They are holding up well. They are adapting. They are innovating. But make no mistake, they are hurting. Some describe …
Canadian auto dealer Publisher Niel Hiscox talks with Chuck Seguin, President of Seguin Advisory Services, about the factors that will impact vehicle sales in the coming months.
