Cox Automotive Canada and BMW Group Financial Services Canada have announced a strategic alliance that will see BMW Group retailers (BWM, MINI, Motorrad and Rolls-Royce brands) benefit from the Dealertrack Credit Application Network. The company said this will ensure a …
Dealer-FX, a Toronto, Ont.-based customer experience management provider, has been selected as the preferred marketing partner of Mitsubishi Canada, which means it will be providing digital marketing services for the OEM’s Canadian dealer network. “Nearly 90 per cent of vehicle …
Fujitsu and Autonomic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Smart Mobility, have announced a joint collaborate to bring advanced mobility services to Ford Motor Company, followed by other automakers around the globe. Fujitsu is a Japanese information and communication technology company …
General Motors Canada and Unifor reached an agreement that will see the automaker invest more than $170 million to transition Oshawa Assembly operations to parts manufacturing and advanced vehicle testing, according to a press release. GM will basically convert part …
Digital Air Strike is teaming up with Kelley Blue Book in the U.S., one of the industry’s most trusted resources for vehicle valuations, to add vehicle trade-in values to its Artificial Intelligence-powered, real-time messaging solution known as Response Path. In …
It’s official — Ontario will eliminate the requirement for car dealers to physically transport paperwork back and forth to the service office after each sale or lease. The recent announcement was made by Ontario Transportation Minister Jeff Yurek, who said …
Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index for the U.S. declined in April for the fifth consecutive month — but it’s still higher than it was a year ago. Data shows that the index was at 113.6 in April, which is …
A new study on the regulation of electric and smart transportation was recently released by the The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal and Propulsion Québec to help the province, and Montreal, distinguish themselves in this area. “The future of …
Connected cars, consumer data and cybersecurity — these are three important areas that are expected to gain momentum in the coming years within the automotive industry, while also pointing to the importance that data itself will play in the sector. …
Toyota Canada announced on Monday that it will build the Lexus NX and Lexus NX Hybrid compact luxury SUVs at its Cambridge plant in Ontario as of 2022. The company’s Cambridge factory, along with its plant in nearby Woodstock, currently …
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk made headlines when he predicted the company will have autonomous robo-taxis on the road in 2020 — but that timeframe seems unlikely, according to research from Warwick Business School and Jaguar Land Rover. They argue that, …
The U.S. used vehicle market is beginning to lose some of its momentum, according to data from Black Book. “Spring market strength is starting to fade as positive adjustments to values slowed down last week. We are seeing more no-sales …
