Toyota Canada announced on Monday that it will build the Lexus NX and Lexus NX Hybrid compact luxury SUVs at its Cambridge plant in Ontario as of 2022. The company’s Cambridge factory, along with its plant in nearby Woodstock, currently …
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk made headlines when he predicted the company will have autonomous robo-taxis on the road in 2020 — but that timeframe seems unlikely, according to research from Warwick Business School and Jaguar Land Rover. They argue that, …
The U.S. used vehicle market is beginning to lose some of its momentum, according to data from Black Book. “Spring market strength is starting to fade as positive adjustments to values slowed down last week. We are seeing more no-sales …
Students from Markham, Ont., placed 12th at the prestigious National Automotive Technology Competition on April 24 in New York City. The grade 12 students, Vincent Servinis and Samuel Luff from St. Brother André Catholic School, represented the Trillium Automotive Dealers …
Connected, shared, electric, and autonomous technologies are expected to be the dominant factors of innovation within the automotive industry this year, according to recent findings from Frost & Sullivan. In their Global Automotive Industry Outlook 2019, they see the global …
Is there a recession on the horizon? Evidence suggests that a typical period of economic recovery and expansion last anywhere from 12 months to 10 years. It has now been a decade since the last economic contraction, explaining partly why …
Confusion over EV terms and technology remains We’ve all heard it, ad nauseum: the future of mobility is electric. You may even have seen it in this column. If so, let me refine that statement just a little: the future …
Canadian auto dealer is proud to introduce a new columnist who will be sharing his expert insights on new mobility trends that will be impacting dealers, consumers and OEMs. There’s something interesting about industry disruption, you can almost always see …
Slowing sales tell only part of the story. Population growth and other changes could fuel more growth. Those who have been in the automotive industry for any length of time know that the industry is a cyclical one and all …
Next-generation dealership management systems can provide auto retailers with a number of benefits, and can ultimately help them save money Any automotive dealership that is looking to break free of the status quo has already invested in a dealership management …
This is a bit of a simplistic question, in that there’s much more to the management of the customer experience these days than just customer satisfaction. But satisfaction is still the foundation of the customer experience. It’s the complexity and …
New transportation models will help determine which dealerships provide the consumer access, and in so doing will drive a dealership’s decision to buy, sell, or hold Today’s hot topics are surrounded by uncertainty. That uncertainty is running rampant in the …
