From bricks to clicks
There’s a lot of buzz in the auto industry about the industry’s changing business model and the move from bricks to clicks — where customers can complete some or all of steps to shop, finance and buy their vehicles online. …
Author: Todd Phillips
Next generation search
Canadian firm patents innovative search technology that can search live vehicle inventory from within your online display ads Every so often, you come across something that strikes you as such a darn good idea, that you wish you’d thought of …
2015’s Best 15 Family cars named
Salespeople in dealerships are always looking for an edge, a talking point that helps tip the scales in their favour when helping a customer narrow their choice for a new vehicle. The editors of Kelley Blue Book have made it …
Certified pre-owned sales booming, says Edmunds
More shoppers looking to buy a used car are opting for certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicles, with sales hitting an all-time high, according to analysts at Edmunds.com, a popular online destination for car shoppers. In the company’s latest Used Vehicle Market …
CDK Global streamlines auto purchasing process
CDK Global is taking steps to make it easier for auto dealers to validate contracts electronically, helping to streamline the vehicle purchasing process and avoid annoying mistakes that require a customer to return to the dealership to sort out their …
Auto execs missing mark: KPMG survey
A new KPMG survey finds that auto industry executives are not focusing on many of the issues that consumers are interested in, and that could put them at risk. KPMG’s 2015 Global Automotive Executive Survey found that despite the consumer …
Family Day big day for auto show
Family Day in Ontario is always a big boost for attendance at the Canadian International AutoShow, and this year was no exception. Organizers pulled together all sorts of special events, special pricing and contests and giveaways to help lure Ontario …
Honda scores four awards
The Canadian International AutoShow is also the time when several industry awards are handed out, and Honda Canada scooped up four awards this year. The awards were from Canadian Black Book and ALG for overall best retained value and best …
Canadian International AutoShow media day highlights
The theme of the 42nd edition of the Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) held in Toronto is “Life is in Motion” — and there was plenty of motion during the Media Preview day on Thursday, Feb. 12. As per the usual …
CADA Summit: The CADA Laureates speak
SEE MORE COVERAGE OF CADA SUMMIT 2015 The cream of the crop from Canada’s dealership community took the stage at the 2015 CADA Summit to share their insights with fellow dealers. “This is a very, very exclusive club,” says moderator …
CADA Summit: Google’s view of automotive
SEE MORE COVERAGE OF CADA SUMMIT 2015 During his eye-opening, and at times jaw dropping session at the CADA Summit, Joe Maciariello, Google’s Global Automotive Lead, gave dealer attendees at the sold-out event a view of the future as seen …
AutoNation’s Mike Jackson: CADA Summit preview
The man who leads North America’s largest automotive retail group says he’s looking forward to visiting Canada to help brief dealers about the state of the industry south of the border. Mike Jackson, Chairman and CEO of AutoNation, says he …
