F & I is often one area of dealership operations that can either prove to be a huge profit centre or source of frustration. However, with companies like f-iresource, those dealers that have traditionally struggled with business office profits have …
On June 10, Kia dealers in the Greater Vancouver area will join forces with Whitecaps FC (Football Club), for a KidSafe Day at B.C. Place during the club’s game against the Houston Dynamo. The objective is to raise money in …
An easy to maneuver compact mobile cabinet helps make life easier for your service technicians, says Rousseau. Rousseau says its smart compact mobile “L” cabinet offers great flexibility for those in your service department. The cabinet was designed to be …
The recent work stoppage by Canadian Pacific Railway employees has had a significant impact on the auto industry, disrupting the shipment of vehicles and components, causing grief for manufacturers, suppliers, dealers and customers. Recently, the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers’ …
Today’s cars and trucks incorporate so many features, that for customers it can often be overwhelming when it comes to learning how to use them. Toronto Hyundai has decided to help by launching a “Get to Know Your Car” program. …
In the U.S., the state of Nevada has already approved a bill legalizing autonomous vehicles, now it looks like California is following suit. In a rare occasion, the State Senate voted unanimously in favour of a bill that would establish …
Dealer review website DealerRater added industry veteran Larry Cochran to its management team as Senior Vice President of Dealer Products and Services. In this new role, Cochran will have executive oversight of DealerRater’s Client Services and Marketing areas, and will …
LGM President Jeff Fallowfield announced the company has appointed Christine Rybas as Vice President of Product, Marketing and Communications. The company says Rybas brings more than 15 years of integrated automotive marketing, communications and brand management experience, including 10 years …
Hydro-Québec’s research institute, IREQ teamed up with B3CG Interconnect, based in Saint-Eustache, and its partners to test vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home power exchanges. The goal of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems is to use electricity stored in the batteries of plug-in vehicles as …
Automotive industry executives planning to attend press days at the Los Angeles Auto Show in late November now have a good reason to arrive a day earlier. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) in partnership with J.D. Power and Associates …
In Brighton, Ontario, journalist members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) will be driving 23 “green” vehicles from Brighton to Oshawa, Oshawa to Toronto, then Toronto to Hamilton, and finally onwards to London where the green convoy arrives …
For the first time since last September, the number of monthly new vehicle sales in Canada, during April, fell below the level for the same month in 2011. Not by much – just 1.4 per cent – but down, nonetheless. …
