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 …
Students from Markham, Ont., placed 12th at the prestigious National Automotive Technology Competition on April 24 in New York City. The grade 12 students, Vincent Servinis and Samuel Luff from St. Brother André Catholic School, represented the Trillium Automotive Dealers …
Connected, shared, electric, and autonomous technologies are expected to be the dominant factors of innovation within the automotive industry this year, according to recent findings from Frost & Sullivan. In their Global Automotive Industry Outlook 2019, they see the global …
Second largest crowd in show history for Digital Signage Expo 2019. Canadian auto dealer was on hand to find out what new developments will impact dealerships. Billed as the world’s largest trade show and conference for digital displays, interactive technology …
