SERTI Informatique Inc. and its executive committee have announced the appointment of Louis Laporte as SERTI’s new president, succeeding company founder Jean-Marc Thibault. In his new role, Laporte will now be responsible for all of SERTI’s strategic decisions. Laporte began …
Toronto, Ont-based Zanchin Automotive Group has announced two key executive management changes within the organization. The first change is the appointment of Nello Basso as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing a leadership team that manages 27 dealerships within the Zanchin Automotive …
Tesla Motors has chosen Rotary Lift to supply Shockwave-equipped two-post vehicle lifts in all of the automaker’s service locations in North America. Like Tesla’s Roadster and Model S electric cars, Rotary Lift’s Shockwave-equipped lifts are battery-operated, clean, green and fast. …
On March 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto in Yorkville, Ont., Wye Management conducted a special training seminar for Lexus dealer management staff from Russia. The seminar, conducted by Chris Schulthies, President of Wye Management, focused on North American …
Despite one of the coldest winters much of Canada has witnessed in recent years, the deep freeze didn’t impact last month’s new vehicle sales, which according to data compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants were actually up on February 2013’s totals. …
On Monday, AutoCanada Inc. announced the purchase of a 70 per cent non-voting equity interest in Saskatoon Motor Products Ltd., a Chevrolet dealership located in Saskatoon, Sask. and Mann-Northway Auto Source Ltd., a Chevrolet GMC Buick Cadillac dealership located in …
Kia Canada Inc. has announced that Min Kun (M.K.) Kim will assume the role as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Kim brings over 28 years of experience to his new position including a variety of job responsibilities, both …
Jerry Dias, President of Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union which represents more than 39,000 workers in the auto manufacturing sector, said the Canada-South Korea free trade agreement poses a serious threat to this nation’s car industry. “We cannot stand …
Brian Pearl, President of Xprima Corporation and James Hayes, CEO of Mobials Inc. recently announced a Canadian partnership between Auto123.com (recognized as a leading online vehicle resource) and Mobials Inc. (which marries new technology with a process to assist dealers …
Based on Frost & Sullivan’s Strategic Analysis of the European Market for Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-infrastructure Communication Systems, demand for such communication systems is growing due to their ability to improve traffic efficiency, mobility, safety and driving conditions, while reducing the …
Following its first ever specific Autos marketing campaign in the Greater Toronto area, Kijiji has said it has been encouraged by the response from dealers. Launched to coincide with the Canadian International AutoShow in February (at which Kijiji provided courtesy …
In view of talks between Canada and South Korea over free trade, the Global Automakers of Canada, the industry association representing the interests of global automakers from Europe, Japan and Korea, has said it it encourages the Government of Canada …
