It was a heavyweight battle, but in the end, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association scored a late round victory that will keep Canada’s banks out of the business of leasing automobiles — at least until the Bank Act is opened …
The NADA has announced a heavyweight lineup for its next NADA Convention and Expo.President George W. Bush and Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Chrysler Group, and chairman of Fiat Industrial S.p.A., are the scheduled keynote speakers for the 2012 …
Honda released a sneak preview of the 2012 Honda CR-V Concept that the company says provides a hint at the styling direction for the all-new, fourth-generation 2012 CR-V that is scheduled to go on sale in Canada early next year. …
Kia Motors is one of the main winners in the first-ever Automotive Brand Contest. This new international brand and design competition was organized by the Rat für Formgebung (German Design Council), which is also responsible for the Designpreis der Bundesrepublik …
With technology and policy at the heart of the debate on increasing fuel economy standards, two key sessions at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars, held Aug. 1-4 in Traverse City, Mich., will feature technical experts and …
Automotive retail industry supplier LGM is promoting its new summer charity drive with a twist — offer free lollipops for your staff and customers and help contribute to making a child’s wish come true. LGM is selling special lollipop kits …
A new, free e-book designed to help auto dealers become better at upselling their service offerings is now available for downloading. The ebook, “Earning the Green Light to Customer Upsell Profitability” was created by MPi, and is available by clicking …
Nissan Canada announced this week that its all-new, redesigned Nissan Versa Sedan will have the lowest starting MSRP in Canada at just $11,798. The company says the Versa offers a mid-size vehicle technology without a mid-size price, providing fuel efficiency …
While President Barack’s Obama administration and automakers battle it out over the target for new fuel efficiency standards, a new white paper suggests it will lead to millions fewer cars sold and 220,000 lost jobs. The paper’s author, Dean Drake, …
OPENLANE released its Canadian Market Index for June and found that overall Canadian auction prices were up 1 point from May, and remained 5 points above June 2010 levels. While car prices were up in June, minivan, SUV and truck …
Kia Canada Inc. brings back its ‘Drive Change’ campaign and announced the 1st annual Drive Change Day will be held August 21st, 2011 Inspired by the 2010 “Drive Change” community initiatives, Kia Canada is promoting this campaign to highlight its …
Confident Canadians buy more cars. And Canadian consumers continue to show increasing signs of optimism about the economy as we head into the summer months. But continuing high gas prices and the recent stock market means we aren’t out of …
