DealerRater, the car dealer review website, announced an enhanced feature of its Certified Dealer Program that will enable dealers to better integrate and leverage online reviews on Facebook. This supplements existing tools that enable a dealer’s reviews to automatically feed …
BMW Group Financial Services has created what the “Ultimate Drive” mobile app and calls it an industry first in social navigation. The company says it is offering this service to its customer base of nearly one million individuals. The company …
There’s been a lot of hype around the coming age of the electric vehicle, but few are actually driving around Canadian streets. The much hyped all-electric Nissan Leaf took a step from hype to hope this week when Nissan Canada …
Kia’s first hybrid in North America is the 2011 Optima mid-size sedan. Starting at $30,595, the company says it is aimed at drivers looking for a well-equipped sedan that doesn’t sacrifice style comfort or performance for the sake of fuel …
Toyota may have had its challenges rebounding from its recall woes and the disaster in Japan, but consumers still hold the company in high regard. A new survey by Interbrand found that consumers ranked Toyota number one globally in its …
A new website, Unhaggle.com, was created to help consumers take the “haggling” out of the process of buying a car. The website aims to take both the time and hassle out of negotating a new car deal — and dealers …
A new projection by, Autofacts, PwC’s automotive forecasting service, forecasts 2012 global light vehicle assembly to be 83.5 million units, a 10 per cent increase compared to 2011 estimates of 75.9 million units. Sluggish economic growth, weak consumer spending and …
One in four American drivers could not pay for a car repair of $2,000 if faced with one today, according to the results of a a new survey released by AAA. The survey also found one in eight would be …
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 …
