When environmentalist David Suzuki and his wife, Tara Cullis, needed to travel from their home in Vancouver to Toronto – the couple needed to make a big decision. Suzuki said they thought about taking a bus across the country but …
Panasonic said Wednesday it’s aiming to improve lithium-ion battery energy density by 20 per cent in the next eight years, which is great news for the car companies it supplies, like Tesla and Toyota. The patents it’s filed give an …
A new battlefield has emerged in the century-long tussle between General Motors and Ford: hands-free driving technology. In recent testing of GM’s Super Cruise in the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado and Ford’s Bluecruise in the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning, one thing …
Partner Content Some respected and experienced auto dealers are looking at fluctuating market conditions, supply chain nightmares and market disruptions by straight-to-consumer sales models, and saying, “I think now is a good time to cash out and enjoy my retirement.” …
Jay Vijayan, Founder, CEO Tekion Corp visits the Canadian auto dealer offices for a sit-down interview with Senior Editor Todd Phillips. The former CIO of Tesla has launched a powerful and disruptive cloud-native tech platform for dealers that is catching …
Three men who were instrumental in creating and sustaining a dedicated business school for the automotive industry were recognized at a formal dinner at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont. last week. Ken Graydon, former President & CEO of the Canadian …
Some of you might have seen a news story in our e-news announcing that Stephanie MacDonald was named the new editor of Canadian auto dealer. I was really touched when the head of one of Canada’s largest dealer groups reached …
The NCDA of BC’s Green Star Dealer Awards were given out on Wednesday, celebrating the BC dealerships who were outstanding in their promotion and sale of clean energy vehicles. “BC leads North America in the sale of zero emission vehicles, …
JD Power has reported that it has “strengthened its position as one of the dominant forces in the data analytics and consumer intelligence markets” by the acquisition of Tail Light, an automotive software company that makes finance and insurance menu …
A new Ipsos poll commissioned by Clutch.com reports that buyers are having more difficulty buying the car they want due to low inventory and current market conditions, exacerbated by a low level of trust in the dealership buying process. The …
In a live interview with Yahoo Finance last week, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger explained that the issue that is holding up many auto manufacturers, the microchip shortage, is itself being held up by supply chain issues in its factories. Intel …
The Canadian wholesale market for used cars continued its very slight decline overall, though prices are still very close to record high levels. The total market for the week ending on May 20 was down again, -0.17% compared to the …
