In her newly-appointed role as the new Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, Maureen Harquail is looking forward to representing a changing culture in the automotive industry and society as a whole with women …
A B.C.-based company has begun a service for dealers to bid on used vehicles from consumers in a 15-minute online auction that has a maximum deadline of 24 hours. MintList, started by co-founders Mike Wood and Mehrsa Raeiszadeh, is designed …
Excitement is building among Honda dealers in Canada over the possibility of retailing the much-anticipated 2023 Type R, which was tested earlier this year as the fastest front-wheel drive car in the world. Honda Canada has not released any details …
As the custodian of a dealership celebrating its 100th anniversary, Mathieu Spinelli admits it is quite a responsibility to uphold the values started by his great grandfather and passed along through three more generations. The Spinelli Auto Group is prominent …
Lana Payne’s victory as the first woman president in Unifor history is considered significant. At the same time, she and several other women executives within the automotive industry recognize that females lag behind males in leadership roles in this sector, …
Newly-elected Unifor President Lana Payne has made Canada’s automotive industry a major priority. On Thursday, a day after Unifor delegates voted her in as President in Toronto, Payne unveiled a new comprehensive policy document on Canada’s auto sector that members …
Tensions between the United States and China, stirred up by the recent visit of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, could create a further problem for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, already hampered by the worldwide supply …
Dealerships need to understand social media and how to use it properly to positively impact their business, says a content creator in the automotive world with a significant following. Jeff Hunter, who works for Prouse Chevrolet in Sault Ste. Marie, …
It’s always been a slow part of the sales process. Now vendors are using technology to speed things up and give consumers more control. It used to be that when a consumer bought a car, it started with a sales …
Sylvain Loiselle rebounded after a severe bout of cancer to ride over 500 kilometres in an annual cycling event for charity in early June. After battling a severe form of cancer for 18 months and undergoing various surgeries and procedures, retired Planète …
John Carmichael is following through on his plans to retire from the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, to spend more time with his family and focus on his other community commitments. After a storied career that included owning a dealership, …
Now that his multi-use autoplex in downtown Toronto has finally been completed, Shahin Alizadeh is enjoying that he has done something never attempted before in North America. The 69-year-old owner of Downtown Auto Group (DAG) built the first mixed-use development …
