BMO’s Bank of Montreal Automotive Finance department released temporary new processes meant to help dealers reduce the number of physical touch-points with their customers. What that means is that, effective immediately, the bank is accepting completed, signed and scanned Conditional …
SERTI has appointed two people to new director positions within the company. Martin Levac has been named Director of Operations for Support and Installations. He started working with the company in the dealership support department in 1999, and moved into …
Virginia Connell, Manager, Automotive Research, J.D. Power Canada discusses the 2020 Canada COVID‑19 Vehicle Owner Pulse findings testing the mood of the car buying public. Are they delaying purchases? Ready to service vehicles again? Ready to do more digital shopping?
Jessi Kessel, Director of Operations, Auto Careers Group, discusses the current situation with job loss and recruitment in Canada, along with what the company is doing to help dealers amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Eligible dealerships and other businesses will be able to apply for the Canada Employment Wage Subsidy (CEWS) starting on April 27. Dealerships interested in applying can find more information on the Government of Canada website here. Application methods include the …
General Motors is shutting down its Maven car-sharing mobility service business, according to CNBC. “GM confirmed Tuesday that the operations are expected to cease by this summer after it communicated the plans earlier in the day to Maven’s more than …
Automakers in the U.S. are offering attractive incentive programs to consumers as OEMs deal with the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic. General Motors, for example, released a program advertising loans at 0% interest across its entire fleet. “‘Keep America …
John White, National Director of Business Development at First Canadian Financial Group, discusses how his organization is adapting to the pandemic and serving dealerships.
TRADER’s Nuno Loureiro, Director, Business Intelligence, and Ian MacDonald, VP, Strategic Marketing, talk about autoTRADER.ca’s March Price Index, what the data means for dealers, and what dealers may need to consider moving forward.
Canadian Black Book’s latest COVID-19 auto sector update, on April 22, reveals an increase in wholesale auction activity in Canada. ADESA, for example, opened its auctions across Canada (save for Ontario and Quebec) and are operating as simulcast only. However, …
AutoVerify, which is powered by Mobials, has added “Feature Tour” to its Dealer Support Program to help dealers connect with consumers online. “As the automotive sales process increasingly moves online, it has never been more critical to optimize digital showrooms …
Due to an increase in the number of incidents of criminal activity at dealerships, Dealer Security, the sister company of A&R Solutions, has released a document with a number of safety recommendations for dealerships to consider. “While COVID-19 may be …
