Author: Todd Phillips

Inspiring creativity

Axalta Coating Systems is once again hosting its Paint Outside the Can contest in which technicians use their creativity to paint and decorate an empty paint can. “Auto body paint repair requires many skills — problem solving, troubleshooting, critical thinking …

NADA quick clips

June 13, 2016

Watch our video interviews with exhibitors at the 2016 NADA Convention & Expo Brian Murphy, Vice-President, Research and Editorial at Canadian Black Book, provides his insights on the customer’s purchase experience, including the issue of transparency, as well as the …

Shop talk

June 13, 2016

Tools of the trade Technician-friendly Chief aluminum-specific tools GM has approved a group of aluminum-specific tools and equipment by Chief to repair collision damage on the new Cadillac CT6. This includes: • Mobile Dust Extractor – 80L tank (#105-CHD3001) • …

Setting up shop

June 12, 2016

Shopify makes ecommerce easy. Here’s how the Canadian company became a top performer Online purchases are a huge business, but they can’t happen without the underlying software needed to host the virtual store. Today, many online retailers are relying on …

Manheim Edmonton celebrates grand opening

June 11, 2016

Cox Automotive optimistic about the wholesale auction business Nothing succeeds like success, as they say, and Cox Automotive Canada showed the company is confident and well positioned at Manheim Edmonton. Cox acquired full ownership of Manheim Source Edmonton after a …

Leave your desk behind

Dealertrack launches powerful new cloud-based enhanced vehicle sales and desking tool designed for desktops, mobile and tablet devices Many car buyers say they dislike the experience of being dragged to a salesperson’s desk to complete their sale and then have …

Improving EV adoption

June 11, 2016

EVs aren’t big sellers. But some manufacturers are banking EVs will be the driving force of the future. At least, that’s what Carlos Ghosn, Chair and CEO of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Chair and CEO of France’s Renault Group, …

Eye-popping videos

June 11, 2016

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, videos are worth 100 million, said Cheryl Milani, Vice-President of Mobials Inc. Now that YouTube is the second most popular search engine, it’s critical that dealers are using video to connect to their …