With the theme “Dealership on-demand”, this year’s DealerTalk event, held this week in Toronto, Ont. by Kijiji Autos, presented some key challenges to dealers: step up your game to meet the needs of next-generation car buyers who want everything easier, …
A tug of war is shaping up over who will own and benefit from real-world data generated by vehicles and our interaction with them, said Michael Hainsworth, futurist and keynote at the 2020 CADA Summit. Hainsworth said that drivers will …
Car dealers, and the teams who help them buy used vehicles at auctions, celebrated the 55th anniversary of Manheim Toronto in Milton this week at a ceremony held just moments before cars started running in the live auction lanes. Canadian …
Sym-Tech Dealer Services launched a 20% Performance Guarantee Ad campaign for new dealers this fall to help them boost F&I profits in their stores. “Our 20% Performance Guarantee Ad is our commitment to new dealers that by embracing Sym-Tech’s F&I …
Drew Collier has been named President and CEO at LGM Financial Services, moving up from President of Corporate Services — a position he held for seven years. He succeeds Adam Hill, the company’s founder and former CEO, who moved into …
Despite the barrage of messages that change is afoot and all around them, most dealers I talked with at the Western Canadian Dealers Summit in Banff, Alta., seemed mostly reassured and confident. Most dealer conferences in the past decade or …
The latest batch of freshly-minted automotive industry grads were honoured on October 10 at the annual convocation ceremony at Georgian College. The ceremony brought together auto industry leaders, friends, family and supporters who cheered the newest graduates as they start …
Canadian car dealers attending the 2020 CADA Summit will hear from a member of the senior leadership team at IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, about how the company is staying close to customers, and competing against threats from online …
OpenRoad Auto Group and Dilawri Group of Companies recently announced a partnership with Porsche Cars Canada to build a new 75,000 square-foot Porsche centre in Richmond, B.C., by late 2020. The plan and the partnership was officially revealed by Marc …
Mark Del Rosso, who has more than 25 years of automotive industry experience — including having focused on the development of Lexus, Bentley, and Audi — has been tapped as the new Chief Executive Officer for Genesis Motors North America, …
U.S.-based vehicle auction company Copart recently announced a 24-acre expansion to its Montreal, Que. location this month. The company officially entered the Canadian market in 2003 with a location in Toronto, Ont., and has since expanded to Calgary and Edmonton, …
The average price of a new vehicle has hit its lowest point this year, with new prices dipping 1.1% month-over-month, according to autoTRADER.ca’s September 2019 Price Index report. “With a median decrease of 1.1% in September over the previous month, …
