Dealerships will often slash their training budget when budgets need tightening — but it’s the thing that should not go, according to Robert Levesque, President and Owner of Levesque Academy. Levesque, who is based in Quebec, has been working in …
Jeff Van de Sande has been named Senior Vice President of Altrom Auto Group, according to a recent announcement by UAP. The company’s new senior VP is said to have more than 20 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket, …
The announcements have been made: Genesis, Hyundai and Ram are three of the big award-winners of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Genesis G70 mid-size luxury sedan is the 2019 North American Car of the Year (NACOTY). …
Mercedes-Benz Canada has revealed its 2019 Star Dealers, which publicly acknowledges the top 11 performing dealerships across the nation. More specifically, the designation includes dealers from the company’s network of 59 retail locations that have made “vital contributions to the …
U.S. used truck and car segments finished the week off with nearly the same declines as observed during the first week of January 2019. “Lower floors at the start of the new year have kept the inventory moving faster; we …
Steel and aluminum tariffs are still pending, but it looks like members of the automotive sector and the government are slowly working towards a solution. The Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC) gathered at the North American International Auto Show in …
Unifor is pushing hard to keep General Motors’ Oshawa assembly plant open, but the carmaker isn’t budging on its decision to shut it down. A walkout was held on January 15 as part of the labour union’s #SaveOshawaGM campaign, which …
Montreal, Que., is now home to a new satellite research and development (R&D) lab that will focus on innovations in advanced technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI). The lab was launched by global mobility supplier Denso as part of its “second …
Could the decision by General Motors to close its Oshawa assembly plant have been avoided if the company invested in “re-skilling” workers? Probably not, but the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help re-train those 1,500 employees to work at …
As has long been expected, Canadian auto sales for the 2018 calendar year were the second-best in history, even with a dramatic drop in December sales that extended the period of gradual decline to 10 consecutive months. December sales of …
Canadians are anxious; they’re worried a recession might be around the corner and a signed NAFTA 2.0 trade agreement has done little to dissolved that fear, according to Nik Nanos, Chairman of Nanos Research. Nanos is a featured speaker at …
It has been an interesting year for vehicle sales in North America. U.S. new car prices were up slightly in December which helped to close a strong year of growth, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. In 2018, …
