A time to learn
When you are in the automotive media, it seems there’s always an event, conference or trade show worth attending. Our role as an industry magazine, after all, is to help discover and present the best ideas we come across that …
Author: Todd Phillips
May sales down for third consecutive month
By Gerry Malloy After two strong sales months to kick off 2018, widespread predictions of a softening in the Canadian auto market seem to be materializing. For the third month in a row, new-vehicles sales were down in May. Though …
Porsche launches short-term rental service in Quebec
Porsche continues to dabble in new technologies and services that meet consumer demands for greater convenience — the latest example being the Canadian launch of a short-term rental program in the greater Montreal area. Known as Porsche Drive, the service …
B.C.’s OpenRoad acquires Mercedes-Benz Surrey
OpenRoad Auto Group has announced the acquisition of Mercedes-Benz Surrey, B.C., representing the automotive retail group’s first store of the luxury brand. The dealership first opened in 1999 on Fraser Highway and eventually relocated to Surrey in 2002. It was …
Soklis to deliver keynote at WIAL
Cox Automotive Canada has announced that its president, Maria Soklis, will deliver the keynote speech at the Women in Automotive Leadership (WIAL) Summit in Springfield, Man., on June 13. The main goal of the event is to help shift the …
Pickups help boost U.S. car prices 3.4 per cent
Pickup trucks helped boost new car prices in the U.S. during the month of May 2018, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. Their data reveals that the estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the country was …
Koch Ford rolls out new e-commerce website tools
Alberta’s Koch Automotive Group has announced the addition of several new features to its e-commerce dealership website that will allow car buyers to write and publish reviews about the vehicles they purchase. They can also track prices, create user accounts …
Saskatoon to receive funding for connected, automated cars
The City of Saskatoon, Sask., is expected to receive $2.9 million in funding towards research on connected and automated vehicles from Transport Canada. More specifically, the funding will be provided under the program to Advance Connectivity and Automation in the …
U.S. auto import investigation could lead to new tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his intention to launch a national security investigation into auto-part imports — a move that is considered by Unifor, a Canadian union group, to be “rash and ill-considered.” The investigation could result in new …
90 Day Pool integrates with CARPROOF
90 Day Pool, a Canadian company that helps dealers trade their old inventory through an online platform, has announced an integration with CARPROOF. “Providing CARPROOF reports was a natural extension of the service we offer,” says Joe Arrigo, president at …
KBB announces 10 Coolest New Cars Under $20,000
Kelley Blue Book has revealed its list of the 10 Coolest New Cars Under $20,000 for 2018, with the Mazda3 and Honda Civic ranked number one and two, respectively. The Mazda3 compact car has held the “Coolest Car” title regularly …
CBB April used index reaches all-time high
The Canadian Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index reached an all-time high of 103.4 in April 2018, thanks in part to an increase in 2 to 6 year-old used car retained values, according to a CBB news release. The news …
