EnerSavings, a leading energy-management company offering electric vehicle charging options for homeowners, multi-residential properties and businesses, has developed a program specifically aimed at dealerships. Known as EV Ready Set Go, the program is designed to educate dealers on installing charging …
One of Toronto’s major auto dealers is convinced the federal government will not reach its immediate targets for selling electric vehicles. Shahin Alizadeh, President of Downtown AutoGroup, which sells several brands that include EVs and drives one himself, does not …
A pilot program to make it easier for dealerships in Ontario to register new car sales by easing provincial government red tape has worked so well it’s going to be expanded. The Digital Dealership Registration (DDR) program was launched in …
Kate Latis will be celebrating her third anniversary selling cars and you might say she’s taken flight in the automotive industry after working in the aviation industry. The 30-year-old, who works as a salesperson for Maranello BMW in Vaughn, dreamed …
Almost 30 years after he introduced the concept of car sharing in Canada, Benoît Robert has been recognized for it by being invested into the Order of Canada. Benoit, President of Montreal-based Communauto, which he launched in Quebec City in 1994, …
The Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) opens on Friday, the first time since the last two editions were shuttered due to COVID-19, and while some manufacturers have chosen to skip the event, there are others taking advantage of it to …
A Canadian automotive dealer who bought Tesla cars to embark on the electric vehicle adoption and understand how the technology will impact his internal combustion engine life as a retailer has decided he will no longer buy any of the …
Consumers shopping for new or used cars will have a better understanding of the marketplace this year, said a dealer with more than 30 years in the business. Paul Valentine, Dealer Principal of Valentine Volvo in Alberta, is projecting it …
Templeton Marsh Mergers and Acquisitions brokered the sale of four dealerships owned by Le Groupe Lachapelle to Groupe Olivier — a move that is considered significant in the Quebec automotive industry. Templeton Marsh Co-founder and Managing Partner Samir Akhavan told …
Canadian automotive manufacturing history will be made Thursday in Las Vegas when the Project Arrow zero emissions concept car is unveiled at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show. There have been some partial views of the fully-Canadian electric vehicle, which has …
Auto dealers have a special culture devoted to giving back to their communities While dealers are in the business of selling cars, they also realize the need to give back to their customers and communities. Whether it is a single …
A splashy event in Yorkdale kicks off the launch Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has opened in Canada with a strategic plan that begins in Toronto and will continue soon in Greater Montreal and Vancouver. VinFast celebrated its official opening …
