The Ontario automotive industry lost a fierce advocate for car dealers with the recent passing of Robert (Bob) Pierce, who lost a seven-year battle with multiple myeloma. He was 69. Pierce had been Director of Member Services of the Used …
An executive with a global company that provides strategies to dealers looking to grow their client base suggests the number one thing they need to have is empathy for consumers. Jason Barrie, Chief Operating Officer of DAS Technology (formerly Digital …
A complex set of circumstances resulted in a year full of surprises, but what can we learn? The year 2002 will be remembered as one of the most complex in the history of the Canadian automotive industry, in particular for dealers …
The 2023 Canadian International AutoShow (CIAS) is off to more than a solid start, by three days into the 10-day show, it set a record attendance for the 50-year-old event and that has made the experience special for President Michael …
Buyers who have bought Tesla cars should be concerned after the decision by the manufacturer to cut prices of their vehicles globally by 20 per cent, says prominent Canadian dealer Shahin Alizadeh. Alizadeh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Downtown …
Following his father and grandfather in the family business, Norman John Hébert knows he has a lot to live up to as head of the Groupe Park Avenue dealership group in Quebec. Earlier this month, he was announced as President/Chief …
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 …
