Action–packed event delivers insightful and thought provoking messages Now in its fourth year, the DrivingSales Executive Summit (DSES) has grown from a small, by invite only event into essentially, a must-attend convention for dealers across North America. As it has …
The National Automobile Dealers’ Association has announced its list of keynote speakers for next year’s Convention and Expo. They include former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, who will discuss global politics and U.S. foreign policy, as well as …
Google’s ThinkAuto 2012 event offers insights into automotive retailing Many dealers are finding that the very business model on which they built their reputations either no longer applies, or if it does, is becoming barely recognizable. But how do you …
DealerTrack recently announced that it has acquired DMS assets from Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited. In a press release, DealerTrack said that as part of the acquisition agreement, it will assume control and own the administrative, sales and support …
BMW Financial Services has announced a new app for Facebook entitled “The Ultimate Drive.” The community app is designed to allow drivers to share favourite routes and roads. It also marks the first time a captive automotive finance company has …
The Vaughn Wyant Auto Group (VWAG) has opened two new retail outlets; a high-end Porsche dealer in Saskatoon, Sask. and a company-rebuilt Hyundai outlet in Maple Ridge, B.C. The opening of the Porsche store was marked by a $1 million …
Canada’s largest auto group, with 41 stores and counting, is spending $75 million in B.C. over the next year, building five new outlets. “It’s a bit unnerving,” admits Christian Dubois, Dilawri Group of Companies regional director of operations in B.C. …
Service is everything to the three Madraga brothers (Kim, Ken, and Kevin), who have just opened a new relocated Ford dealership, on the outskirts of Melfort in rural Saskatchewan. It is the essential element that has made them the largest …
Building on the momentum from September, Canadian light vehicle sales were up 7.8 per cent last month, resulting in the best numbers for October on record. A total of 135,476 vehicles were registered last month which surpasses the previous October …
Honda Motor Co.’s president Takanobu Ito has said he expects the automaker’s redesigned Fit subcompact to be the key driver in North American sales over the next several years. Ito predicts that the new Fit, scheduled to be revealed next …
Challenging, colourful and fast moving are just some of the words often used to describe the auto industry. And given how busy many of us can get, it isn’t often we get time to reflect just how significant an impact …
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. and Kia Canada Inc. recently announced that they are correcting the fuel consumption ratings for approximately 172,000 vehicles sold between 2010 and 2012. Procedural errors at the automakers’ joint testing operations in Korea led to incorrect …
