Interest rates and inflation are having a ripple effect on the cost of maintenance and repair in Canada, which in turn has influenced vehicle owners to keep their vehicles longer. That is according to J.D. Power’s recently released 2024 Canada …
August light vehicle sales improved from the same period in 2023, coming in at an estimated 165,000 units (up 5.6%), but perspective is needed to understand how the month truly fared. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants the first seven months …
Dealers across Canada may be interested to note that Uber and Turo have announced a multi-year partnership that will allow Uber customers to rent Turo’s vehicles, a selection of more than 1,600 makes and models, directly from the Uber app …
Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada is renewing its partnership with Food Banks Canada after collecting more than $400,000 over the past three years to help relieve food insecurity across Canada. The company said it wants to focus more intently on …
Steele Auto Group is celebrating its 10th anniversary milestone partnership with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada by giving back to the community once more. To commemorate the decade-long collaboration, the group will be donating $50 from every new …
CADA 360 offers dealer members digital, printed and online educational resources to help keep employees healthy, happy and productive. For the dealership benefits administrator, staying on top of all the benefit program details while staying abreast of all the latest medical …
Uber has partnered with Toyota’s KINTO Share program to offer drivers the ability to rent zero-emission vehicles. The program officially launched on April 18 in Metro Vancouver, B.C. Uber and Toyota Canada, with Toyota Financial Services, announced the partnership on …
AUTOVATE podcast host Cliff Banks recently discusses the booming rise of dealership mergers and acquisitions with James “JT” Taylor, Managing Director of Automotive for Truist Securities, during the launch of the podcast’s second season. Taylor, as AUTOVATE’s newsletter described, helped …
FLO has introduced a next-generation home charger meant to meet the needs of electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicles, from compact crossovers to heavy-duty pickups, the company recently announced. In a news release, they said its newest FLO Home EV …
Geotab recently launched a new report on fleet electrification, which uses data sourced from over 2 million vehicles globally to look at the potential for electrification to make fleet operations more efficient, boost cost management, and meet sustainability targets. In …
Cars.com’s second annual Affordability Report paints a picture of a retail environment in the United States that is now more accessible to consumers than it has been in months or even years. The report found that new vehicle supply in …
The vehicle inventory shortage in Canada has largely improved, but there is more to the story than meets the eye: it appears new vehicle dealer inventory includes plenty of zero-emission options and not enough internal combustion engine units. That is …
