Trader is planning an upgrade to its TAdvantage dealer website solution and will launch a new and improved, Canada-centric version in February, 2019. Dealers can expect superior technology, better performance reporting, a “by Canadians, for Canadians” approach and available advanced …
Dealertrack has a new solution for dealers and lenders who want to take advantage of the trend where vehicles with titles sell off at auction lots on first pass almost twice as fast than vehicles without titles. Accelerated Title saves …
It’s an annual rite of passage for the community of Barrie and for students at the Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC): the Georgian Auto Show. With this year’s theme “Drive the Future,” the largest outdoor student-run auto show in …
After more than 35 years on the job, working with three different presidents, Berni Benoit, has retired from the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association. Benoit is well known to dealers across the country, as she brought a dynamic spark of life …
Long thought to be less interested than previous generations in vehicle ownership and driving, most millennials actually like driving, according to a new survey from Hagerty. Survey results show that 81 per cent of participating millennial drivers say they like, …
Much has been written in these pages, and in other industry journals, about the fears that the millennial generation are growing in numbers and importance, but that they lack the passion for vehicle ownership displayed by previous generations. This has …
It’s been confirmed: 2018 Canadian Hall of Fame inductees and Juno winners the Barenaked Ladies will be performing at the next Canada Night NAD’eh party, set to take place in San Francisco in 2019. The announcement was made on August …
Fifth consecutive month of sales decline is the greatest yet By Gerry Malloy A 3.6% drop in new-vehicle sales in Canada during July is the greatest single-month decline so far in the five-month sales slide that began in March. A …
Mercedes-Benz Canada has named Andrew Noye as Vice President of Sales, according to a company news release. Noye will officially step into the role October 1, 2018. He will then take charge of overseeing the company’s New Car and Pre-Owned …
Mike Groff, President and CEO of Toyota Financial Services (TFS), will retire August 13, but will serve as an executive advisor until November 16, 2018. He will be replaced by Mark Templin. “Mark brings a global depth of knowledge and …
The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC), the province’s vehicle sales regulator, is sending out a warning to electric vehicle (EV) buyers who may be expecting a rebate from the soon-to-be cancelled Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Incentive Program (EHVIP). Ontario’s …
Car sales in both Canada and the U.S. continue to hover just below record-high levels, according to Scotiabank Economist Juan Manuel Herrera. The data was pulled from his latest Global Auto Report, which provides a wide-ranging view of the status …
