With advanced tools and unrivaled access, online auctions are dramatically changing the way dealers are buying and selling used vehicles In automotive retailing, much like any business, dealers are often looking ways to save time and money. And when it …
Fixed ops can shine in social media marketing efforts It was just a few years ago that traditional advertising was king of the kingdom. You could blast your message to the masses and inevitably someone would hear it. Direct mail …
Brands and price trump dealership experience for Canadian car buyers With this installment in Canadian auto dealer, Harris/Decima research project, we asked customers about what most influences their purchase decision. When a customer walks into your showroom, more than ever …
When Jim Inster, sole proprietor of Inland Chrysler Dawson Creek, looks back over the years as he celebrates four decades as a dealer, it’s a career highlighted by historic events. They include John F. Kennedy’s assassination, interest rates rocketing to …
Winnipeg dealers through Auto Dealers Build are pitching in to provide a new home for a deserving couple and their children. Auto Dealers Build is part of the Habitat for Humanity program, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary in the city. …
Auto West Group opened its new $2 million MINI dealership at Cambie and Shell Road in Richmond, B.C. in July with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The dealership includes environmentally-friendly features and its black coloring is a dramatic backdrop for the …
The New Car Dealers Association of B.C.’s 2013 Vancouver International Auto Show will be held March 26-31, 2013 in the new Vancouver Convention Centre overlooking the city’s scenic inner harbor. The show moves from the B.C. Place Stadium, where the …
Facebook and google will both present at the fourth annual DrivingSales Executive Summit (DSES), a digital marketing event for innovative dealers being held October 21-23 at the Bellagio Las Vegas. The session, sponsored by digital marketing leader Dealer.com, will take …
Anyone who’s anyone in the auto industry will be fighting for a ticket to the 40th anniversary Charity Gala for the Canadian International Auto Show. Canada’s largest auto show will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year and is holding a …
The ontario motor vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) has issued a warning about a potential (and rather elaborate) fraud scam that targets automotive dealers in the province. This follows a recent incident concerning a retailer located within the Greater Toronto Area. …
Fighters like Frank Lauria just rise to the challenge The generation of larger-than-life entrepreneurs who ran dealerships in the “good old days” in Canada might be getting a bit gray, and some might not push as hard as they once …
When we list the attributes of great leadership, the ability to change one’s mind rarely makes it to the top of the list. Decisiveness? For sure. Clarity of vision? Yes, no question. Changing your mind? Not really. But in a …
