As the new president of the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario (formerly the Trillium Automobile Dealers of Ontario), Jim Williamson considers it an honour to give back to an industry that has given him so much. “Our industry is in …
Keyloop, a 40-year-old U.K.-based global supplier of digital solutions for the automotive retail industry formally introduced its new name to Canadian OEMs, dealers, and media at a Shift to Experience-First conference at Hotel X in Toronto, Ont., on May 2. …
BRITISH COLUMBIA Penticton Nissan picks up steam after fifth anniversary Five years after it opened as a single-point dealership with trailers for a business office, Penticton Nissan has come a long way, battling through the growing pains as a startup …
Dealers keep watchful eye on OEMs as some attempt to move the goalposts on their relationship status There is a growing anxiety among dealers throughout the world who are concerned about manufacturers either considering or actively changing the method in …
The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association is changing its name to the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario. TADA Executive Director Todd Bourgon said the name change will make it more easily understood and identifiable. “During the COVID pandemic when stakeholder and …
DecisioningIT is set to launch a widget that will allow consumers to get prequalified for lending regardless of their credit rating and directly through the dealership’s website. Rosa Hoffmann, CEO and Co-founder of DecisioningIT, which launched two years ago in …
Ten years after leaving his job as a truck driver with a transport company, Steve Allan is celebrating a personal milestone in the dealership business. Allan joined the Kot Auto Group in British Columbia as a sales consultant at Kelowna …
An Ontario-based dealer group that set up a separate division to service customers in need of subprime financing, to help them buy used cars and restore their credit, continue to observe the benefits of such a move. Plaza Auto Group, …
A Canadian company introduced a product for dealers to help prevent fraud during the online car shopping and financing process. Autocorp.ai is an Ottawa-based automotive fintech company specializing in virtual retail and commerce technologies. “You have consumers that are using …
About 1,500 new Mitsubishi cars are sitting in a lot in Nanaimo, British Columbia, awaiting transportation to local and nationwide dealers, though there is no specific timetable for when that will happen. The cars, which were shipped from Japan, arrived …
Two Canadians in the automotive dealership business are about to become first-time owners of a store in Southern California, after discovering that it was financially more feasible than trying to purchase one in Canada. Phil Alalouf and Todd Hewitt, both …
When it comes to social media and selling cars, Morgan Crosbie has become somewhat of a national celebrity. The salesman with Finch Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac in London has a popular YouTube channel called Cars and Crosbie that has almost …
