OpenRoad Auto Group is eyeing an opportunity outside of the automotive industry; the company is looking to Vancouver’s thriving residential real estate market where it launched OpenForm Properties. This is the company’s new design-driven residential development division and its first …
Phil Valachi, a veteran automotive digital retailing technology executive, has been tapped as Digital Air Strike’s new senior vice president of operations and client success at a time when digital retail appears to be gaining significant traction among dealerships and …
A company seeking to build the most comprehensive electric vehicle charging network in Canada just secured $3.1M to launch the expansion of its public EV plan. The company is ChargerQuest (CQ), founded by Christopher Misch who is well-versed in Canada’s …
After nearly 52 years of researching and writing about the automotive industry, Dennis DesRosiers, President of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), is stepping back from the company to take on a consulting role. DesRosiers sold his remaining shares to his business …
Canadian dealers interested in learning more about driving trade-ins or how to take on Carvana will be able to do so by joining two conferences in the United States: The Auto Intel Summit and Digital Dealer Tampa — and both …
Car shoppers in the United States eager to get their hands on a new vehicle for a bargain price this coming Memorial Day weekend will instead discover record high prices and low vehicle inventory, according to Kelley Blue Book. However, …
Former President and CEO of Honda Canada Jerry Chenkin has joined HR4’s Board of Advisors to help guide the company towards further expansion. In a news release, the end-to-end employee life-cycle solution provider said Chenkin has more than forty years …
Serti has announced a new integration with the Mazda CLMP (Certified Lead Management Program) to dealerships under the banner that will see certain customers shifted to the sales department calendar. Specifically, potential customers seeking to purchase new and used vehicles …
The semiconductor chip shortage that has impacted a number of automakers across the globe may cost OEMs US$110 billion in revenues this year — up from a previous estimate of US$61 billion, according to AlixPartners. The forecast from the consulting …
For dealerships in Australia, June has traditionally been the biggest month of the year for new-car sales, but inventory shortages (due to pandemic-related issues) are likely to impact that period. “Severe stock shortages in the lead-up to the end of …
Texas lawmakers want to tax electric vehicles, since they circumvent fuel taxes in the state. According to The Truth About Cars, “The proposed legislation stipulates an annual fee of between $190 and $240, an additional fee of at least $150 …
Ford is partnering with Korean energy company SK Innovation in a new joint venture that will see the two companies create BlueOvalSK: a firm responsible for producing batteries in the United States. “The automaker thinks it will need 240 gigawatt …
