It was with great sadness that Canadian auto dealer learned of the passing of Canadian auto industry veteran John Wright. Originally from Essex, in the United Kingdom, Wright served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as an aircraft technician before …
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. has announced the appointment of Donald Romano to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Romano has been involved with the auto industry for 29 years through increasingly senior positions in Canada, the U.S., …
Digital marketing metrics company, UPTRACS, has announced a partnership with Kayne Partners, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. Through the investment partnership, Kayne Partners is providing UPTRACS financial support to reach new markets and industries …
In support of the 47th Annual CP24 CHUM Christmas Wish, Honda Canada and franchised dealers across Ontario delivered more than 3,000 toys for children across the Greater Toronto Area. The toy drive began on November 18 and involved the participation …
Ottawa-based loyalty and rewards technology and services provider Ackroo recently announced it had been selected by two major Canadian dealer groups and one based in the U.S. to power their dealer group loyalty programs. The addition of these new dealer …
Hyundai Motor America has announced that David Zuchowski, executive vice-president of Sales, will assume the position of president and CEO effective today. Zuchowski, an auto industry veteran with extensive experience in dealer relations and field operations, joined Hyundai in 2007 …
While Canadian vehicle sales are expected to reach record levels in 2013, healthy demand south of the border, has also contributed to significant gains. According to Kelley Blue Book (KBB), new vehicle sales are expected to improve 4.7 per cent …
General Motors’ Competitive Benchmarking team is using red, white and blue light scanning to help it surgically dissect competitor vehicles and improve the quality of its own products. The high-tech search for what is good and bad is conducted about …
DMT Development Systems Group Inc., has announced that Audrey Lampertz — who currently serves as executive vice-president of Business Operations — is being promoted to chief operating officer (COO), effective January 1, 2014. Lampertz has been with DMT for five …
Despite growing protests from opposition MPs and industry groups, the Ontario government has said it won’t reduce the controversial Drive Clean testing fees until April 2014. Drive Clean, which was first introduced by the province in 1999, was designed to …
As dealerships look to streamline and improve their fixed operations business, the growth in advanced scheduling and appointment tools is seeing some stores reap significant benefits. Recently, one U.S. dealership, located in the Nashville, Tenn. area reported that an online …
General Motors has begun shipping the highly-anticipated 2014 Cadillac ELR to dealers across North America. Introduced back in January at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the ELR is the luxury brand’s first extended-range electric vehicle …
