We write a lot about the future of the automotive retail experience, and at times it seems like it’s a lot of theoretical discussions that don’t necessarily make it to the sales floor and service bays of our dealerships. Being …
New research by NordPass points to a common but alarming issue with automotive sector employee passwords used to secure business accounts. Employees of the world’s biggest companies from 31 countries tend to use very poor passwords, as NordPass discovered when …
IKEA Canada announced 25 additional electric vehicle charging stations at five of its stores in Ontario and Québec, representing yet another example of a retailer outside the automotive industry feeling the effects of global electrification efforts. The company secured $300,000 …
While the Canadian used vehicle wholesale market was down -0.05% for the week ending on April 15, overall car segments were up on average by the same percentage. The data was pulled from Canadian Black Book’s latest automotive Market Insights, …
Aviva Canada, a property and casualty insurance group, plans to bring Level 2 electric vehicle chargers to seven under-served communities in Ontario that lack EV infrastructure. The company will do this through its Charged for Change initiative. Thanks to a …
Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Tim Reuss, President & CEO, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association about his association’s formal submission to Ottawa’s proposed zero-emissions vehicle mandate. Reuss explains key areas Ottawa is concerned about including: consumer incentives, the lack of …
Hass Hijazi, General Managing Partner with Genesis London, is used to being first. At a special ceremony Thursday in London, Ont., Hijazi became the leader of the first automotive retailer in the world to be formally honoured as meeting the …
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Kevin Hurdis, GM, Superior Hyundai and Todd Bourgon, Exec. Director, TADA about the association’s Foreign Worker Program that is bringing skilled technicians from overseas to Ontario dealerships. Hurdis says he has no …
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Jason Campbell, General Manager of the Canadian International AutoShow about the successful return of the event. With several record-breaking days, and Canadians flocking back to shop for new vehicles, the question remains …
Rivian R1T and the MINI Cooper Electric came out on top of J.D. Power’s most recent study, released today. The 2023 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study noted that owners’ satisfaction with their EV was likely to hinge on …
FIRST Robotics Canada is the recipient of $375,000 over three years from Honda Canada Foundation (HCF), to fund FIRST Robotics Competitions at the provincial and championship levels. FIRST Robotic Competition is an annual competition where high school student teams under …
NEW BRUNSWICK Century Auto Group successfully expands into Saint John market Investing into Saint John, New Brunswick, has been an intelligent business move for Century Auto Group, a Nova Scotia-based family-owned dealership group. Century Auto has been in operation for …
