Category: Features

Auction action

March 19, 2015

Mobility is the name of the game in the auction world today The big news in the auction world has been the return of off-lease vehicles since their virtual disappearance following the economic crisis in 2008. Although availability is certainly …

Dealers lend a helping hand in Africa

March 19, 2015

Special contest for dealers helps provide better educational opportunities for youth in Rongena, Kenya More than 700 auto dealers from across Canada helped raise more than $45,000 to support and improve the lives of children in Kenya, through an innovative …

The roaring twenties

March 19, 2015

In the second part of our historical series looking at the development of Canada’s automotive retail industry, we look at the Roaring Twenties   If the 1910s were the auto industry’s infancy, the 1920s were when it came of age. …

News and views from the show floor

March 18, 2015

The Canadian auto dealer team interviewed dozens of suppliers to find out more about their latest offerings. Here is a snapshot from the show floor The convention floor at this year’s NADA Convention & Expo was a hotbed of activity, …

Great time to be a dealer

March 13, 2015

Bill Fox, newly-crowned NADA Chairman, delivered a popular and spirited message to dealers in his introductory address to a jam-packed session at the NADA Convention & Expo in San Francisco Fox, who represented New York’s franchised new car dealers on …

Expect strong growth

March 13, 2015

There’s good economic news on the horizon for auto dealers, according to Steven Szakaly, the NADA’s Chief Economist Szakaly delivered his upbeat outlook at a press briefing at the opening day of the National Automobile Dealer Association’s (NADA) Convention & …

Canadians take in NADA action

March 13, 2015

From dealer meetings, workshops, keynote speeches and hundreds of suppliers to visit on the expo floor, the NADA Convention & Expo can be an overwhelming few days for dealers Trade show floors are filled with suppliers showcasing their latest products …

Building for the long term

January 7, 2015

A look at how dealers can use new technology and practices to improve and retain service business There’s often a view that automotive retailing is seen as a conquest business. Dealers, OEMs and their partners allocate a huge amount of …

Setting the stage: 1910-1920

January 7, 2015

In the first of a new historical series, Canadian auto dealer looks at some of the significant (and perhaps oft forgotten) milestones that helped form our nation’s auto industry into what it has become today Canada’s first automobile, and possibly …