A new independent study commissioned by Dominion VUE DMS found that automotive retailers want security, features, and support from their Dealer Management System (DMS), and that they prefer Microsoft as a software provider over Google, IBM, Amazon and Apple when …
James Hancock is the new director of business development at Canadian Black Book (CBB); the company’s latest addition to its head office brings with him 14 years of experience in the luxury automotive OEM area, in both Canada and the …
New car registrations in the United Kingdom were up 674% in May 2021, year-over-year, equivalent to 156,737 registrations. The figures are impressive, but still not at pre-COVID levels as it is still around 13.2 per cent below the 10-year May …
Fiat plans to become an electric-only brand by 2030 and will phase out all combustion-engine models from its global lineup from 2025. “Between 2025 and 2030, our product line-up will gradually become electric only. This will be a radical change …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk may be eyeing the restaurant market to open a diner. According to Driving.ca, Tesla filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on May 27 to use its “T” logo design, along with other iterations …
Ford is offering a $1,000 incentive to some car buyers who must wait to take delivery of their new vehicle due to production delays. Autoblog said the rebate is called Retail Order Bonus Cash Certificate. “It replaces the $500 Retail …
The Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario is shutting down for two weeks starting on June 7 due to the global shortage of semiconductor chips, according to Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler). “Stellantis continues to work closely with our suppliers to mitigate …
PureCars CEO Jeremy Anspach discusses the findings of a new industry survey about where consumers are most leveraging digital retailing one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Canadian used vehicle wholesale market managed another overall weekly increase of 0.20% this past week—down from last week’s increase of 0.35%—but an increase nonetheless, according to Canadian Black Book. In its weekly automotive market report, CBB said both the …
A new survey from Leger, in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS), found that 40% of Canadians and 33% of Americans would prefer working a mix of a few days a week at their workplace, and a few …
Seventy-six per cent of Canadians feel the pandemic generated a new appreciation for the great outdoors, while 65% are re-discovering the joy of travel within the country, according to a new poll conducted by Leger Marketing on behalf of Toyota …
Conrad Galambos, known to many in the automotive industry for his role in managing media and public relations for Canadian Black Book (CBB), has been hired as the president of a rapidly growing GPS tracking firm. Solutions Into Motion said …
