Together with startup Volterio, Continental Engineering Services (CES) is developing an intelligent charging robot that is intended to make filling up with electricity much easier and more convenient in the future. The fully automatic charging solution comprises two components: one …
Partner Content The business of selling cars is increasingly technical, and “business intelligence” (BI), also called data analytics, has become a big aspect of the dealership business, helping Dealer Management Systems (DMSs) make sense of all the data coming in. …
Join Todd Phillips, Canadian auto dealer’s Senior Editor, as he talks with DSMA’s newly appointed Exec. VP, North America, Maria Soklis, and CEO, Farid Ahmad, about the experience and talents Soklis brings to the DSMA organization, as well as the current auto buying …
Ontario Motor Sales is celebrating its flagship store’s 99th anniversary with a big bash as part of a leadup to turning 100 next May. Based in Oshawa, it is one of the oldest General Motors dealerships in Canada. The site …
Hyundai Canada has donated $5,000 to the Hollyburn Hockey Heroes program, which helps youth 14-18 in the West Vancouver neighborhood participate in hockey and other sports. Many of the youth have been unable to play due to financial or social …
Like many of our readers, I was saddened to learn of the passing of Sean O’Regan, 53, one of the kindest and most beloved car dealers I’ve had the pleasure to meet. I met Sean at a variety of events, …
I interviewed some of Canada’s best-known dealers for a segment for the virtual CADA Summit held last month. It was a fun, lighthearted piece to help break up the day, and inject some dealer content into the event. One of …
Nissan plans to only launch electrified vehicles in Europe starting in 2023, according to Motor1.com. The media outlet said the OEM wants all of its Nissan sales to come from electrified cars by the end of the decade, adding that …
Electrify America plans to build “The Charging Station of the Future, Today”: slimmer charging stations with lounges, pull-through spots, and valet parking, according to Autoblog. “The EA concept includes a ‘customer oasis’ to hang out in during the charging process, …
Renault appears ready to exit the Russian vehicle production market, leaving local partner Avtovaz to build Lada vehicles without foreign car parts, according to Driving. “The Western carmaker with the greatest exposure to the Russian market said on (March 23) …
Despite massive progress from the automotive retail industry to shift to digital retailing, consumers still see this option as lacking, according to market research from Capital One Financial Corp. “Dealers believe they made a big move in digital, and therefore …
Ford created a unit to develop autonomous vehicles and new technology. According to the company’s CEO Jim Farley, the Ford Next unit was formed late last year. “The unit contains Ford’s stake in autonomous-auto startup Argo AI and will develop …
