CARFAX announced last week the integration of its real-time CARFAX Vehicle History Reports with CarDR.com’s new smartphone Vehicle Appraisal App. CarDr.com’s new smartphone Vehicle Appraisal App is the first to use a Bluetooth connection to combine pricing and OEM level …
Grand Touring Automobiles recently announced that it will officially serve as the exclusive national retailer for Swedish supercar brand Koenigsegg. Grand Touring Automobiles has partnered with Koenigsegg and will act as their exclusive national retailer in Canada. To celebrate the …
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. has announced changes to its marketing department, with personnel shifts and the addition of a new department. Their new national manager of marketing communications as of July 12th is Kristina Covello-Garcia, with Christine Smith moving into …
Dee Murphy is joining AutoVerify, a rapidly growing automotive software company, as their new digital desking manager. Murphy has over 10 years of experience within the automotive industry, having developed an extensive understanding of the front and back ends of …
Driving a zero-emission vehicle can be an enjoyable experience—until you are forced to drive around for a charging station. On May 5, the Globe and Mail published a piece by columnist and car critic, Jason Tchir, that looked at the …
Instead, lead by example. “Get on the phones, make appointments!” is one of the most single, dreaded statements to the panicked ears of dealership salespeople. Whenever walk-in traffic dwindles or when dealerships are behind their monthly sales target, sales managers …
For auto dealers, that may not necessarily be a bad thing. The past 16 months have been filled with stops, starts, restarts, more stops and more restarts. By the time this article comes to print, in the next few months …
It’s not as simple as just choosing a gasoline station and any available pump. As more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) come to market with increased range capabilities, early customer resistance to BEVs based on “range anxiety” concerns is gradually being …
For decades, the automotive industry has understood the value of the automotive enthusiast. The enthusiast, for whom their vehicle is much more than just a transportation resource, is the reason that magazines (and now their digital media channels) like Car …
The CADA Laureate winners featured in this issue are truly deserving of the award, and now join the ranks of a group of dealers who are legends in our industry. It’s tough to become a CADA Laureate. Really tough. Only …
Using your CRM to its full potential will enhance your ROI, but there is a strategy behind those increased profits. The CRM is the most under-used software in the automotive industry. That is according to PBS Systems CRM Consultant Jeremy …
Celebrating the best in the business in 2021 The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), and its exclusive program sponsor — iA Dealer Services — have bestowed the Laureate award on three outstanding dealers per year since 2006. Each year, 3,000-plus …
