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 …
A BMW dealership in B.C. that bills itself as “Canada’s eco-friendly luxury dealership” took a big step forward to earn that reputation. Auto West BMW of Richmond, B.C. installed a 53 foot vertical-axis wind turbine, as its latest green initiative. …
With the completely newly developed SLK, one of the most successful sports cars ever built is entering its third generation. The new roadster blends light-footed sportiness with stylish comfort, a striking sports-car design with total suitability for everyday use, and …
Toyota Canada and the federal and Ontario governments will invest $545 million to support “green innovation” and keep more manufacturing jobs in Canada. The money will be used to upgrade Toyota’s Ontario-based manufacturing plants in Cambridge and Woodstock. The Ontario …
New-vehicle sales in Canada bounced back strongly in June to the highest SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate) in a year, following May’s precipitous plunge to the lowest volume for the month since 1997. May’s SAAR was just 1.4 million while …
