Category: Features

2017 mid-year report card

October 11, 2017

First-half sales are the best ever, but not all automakers are sharing equally in that success For the third consecutive year, 2017’s first-half auto sales set a new all-time record in Canada, up 5.0 per cent from last year’s best-ever …

Aftermarket wars

October 11, 2017

How dealers can compete and win with the aftermarket for service t’s an aftermarket anomaly that’s the envy of dealerships for miles around. Last year, the service department of Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac in Whitby, Ont., churned out 15,500 oil changes. …

Pop-ups shake up auto retail

August 4, 2017

Dealers watch to ensure new OEMs’ pop-up retail experiences aren’t the thin end of a wedge If fewer people are visiting dealerships to look at cars, is the answer to bring the cars to the people? OEMs around the world, …

Sign of the times

June 6, 2017

The world’s largest digital signage expo hints at what car dealerships of the future might well look like. Growing interest in the technology and tools that power digital signage networks led to a 20 per cent increase in attendance at …

The new reality of used

June 6, 2017

How digital tools are changing the auction game and dealer priorities Integration, efficiency and transparency are foundational pillars for success in the automotive remarketing business. But the critical role of logistics, quick delivery and accuracy in sourcing the right vehicles …