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, …
Distribution Stox, a Canadian tire distributor based in Quebec, has expanded to Ontario. The company acquired Provincial Tire Distributors, which was founded in 1988 and has been in business for more than 30 years. Its administrative unit is based in …
The former Premier of New Brunswick, and Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., says Canada’s politicians, business leaders, and diplomats are doing a “masterful” job in keeping cooler heads, even in the face of an “unpredictable” and “erratic” U.S. President and …
Clarington Hyundai recently broke ground on its new 35,000 square-foot dealership in Ontario. According to the company, the current building was built in 2005, but the team has since outgrown the facility. The new one will include 14 sales offices, …
Chevrolet is encouraging Canadian Peewee hockey teams to give back to their communities through its Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup program, which is working in partnership with Hockey Canada for the project. Now in its fourth season, the goal of the …
U.S. average new-vehicle prices increased 0.6 per cent ($262) in September, year-over-year, while increasing 0.7 per cent ($215) from the previous month, according to analysts at Kelley Blue Book. The estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the U.S. …
Leaders from Canada’s auto industry recently rolled up their sleeves and worked together to help build new homes for needy Canadians as part of the first-ever Canadian Automotive Industry Build in support of Habitat for Humanity Canada. “We are absolutely …
