Last week’s federal budget came and went without any earth shattering news. It was the first budget delivered under the majority rule for Prime Minister Harper’s Conservatives. The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association released a budget analysis that sheds light on …
It’s the big question with no easy answer Social media is one of the biggest issues facing dealers that nobody can really define, quantify, measure, grasp or figure out what to do about. In this swirl of confusion, there are …
The five core Internet structures for dealerships The three main pillars essential to dealership success are marketing, process and structure. I’d like to spend some time focusing on structure, as it is the number one killer of Internet departments throughout …
Rewards and loyalty programs are useful tools to keep your customers from slipping away It’s a good day when a dealership is able to attract a new customer and watch the new car owner drive off the lot for the …
It was a packed house for the first social media boot camp event put on by the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) in Toronto last week. Dealers from across Ontario, and even one from Vancouver, came to roll up their …
The Toronto Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) says it has successfully fought off an attempt by the Ontario government to bring new regional gas taxes and road tolls to the province. These extra costs were recommended by Don Drummond, the Chair …
JAMA Canada says it wholeheartedly supports the launch of formal negotiations between the Government of Canada and the Government of Japan towards a comprehensive economic partnership agreement announced recently in Tokyo. “This announcement, which follows the release of the Joint …
Scotiabank announced a new loan program for Canadians considering the purchase of new, more eco-friendly automobiles. The Scotiabank EcoLiving Auto Loan program provides competitive loan pricing on a wide array of 2011 and 2012 hybrid, electric and clean diesel vehicles. …
Small is in, according to global automotive design trends. However, Americans continue to love their trucks, SUVs, minivans and other larger vehicles that promise flexibility that many small modern vehicles can’t yet deliver. This was the challenge posted to a …
by Todd Phillips and Melissa Wilson The Canadian automobile industry was saddened last week to learn of the death of Paul O’Regan, of O’Regan Automotive Group in Nova Scotia. O’Regan was a CADA Laureate and a major player in the …
Hybrids and all-electric vehicles continue to gather steam in Canada, but the growth remains slow, partly because some Canadians remain concerned about just how to keep an electric car charged without risking it running out of juice on the side …
If you have an Ontario driver’s licence that’s coming up for renewal, you might be digging a little deeper into your wallet than you have in the past. The fee to renew an Ontario licence has sat at $75 since …
