MINI Canada delivered its 40,000th vehicle to a Canadian customer on Thursday, July 19th in Toronto, Ont. Achieving the 40,000-unit milestone comes in a year marked by another significant landmark for the iconic brand: 2012 marks the 10-year anniversary for …
Honda recently unveiled HondaLink, a new in-vehicle connectivity system that will debut this fall on the all-new, ninth-generation 2013 Honda Accord. Featuring the first automotive OEM application of Aha by Harman, HondaLink will provide a personalized experience connecting drivers to …
Despite severe supply issues, resulting from natural disasters in Japan and Thailand last year, Toyota and Honda have been steadily increasing production. As a result, both automakers were able to achieve record levels in North America during the first half …
The OpenRoad Auto Group came up with an innovative way to get local automotive enthusiasts to express themselves while also competing for a contract job with the organization. The “VLogger Challenge” launched this summer, is a video blogger competition launched …
As it enters talks with the Canadian Auto Worker’s union to negotiate a new contract in September, Ford Motor Company has said that it will try and reduce the $15 cost disparity between Canadian workers at its five plants and …
In an effort to boost sales volumes in Canada and the U.S. Jaguar is looking to bring over its four-cylinder XF sedan as an entry-level model. With German rival BMW having also adopted a turbo four for its 5-Series (a …
Lions Gate Marketing Company Ltd. (LGM) announced it has achieved certification under a prestigious Service Capability & Performance (SCP) Support Standard. LGM achieved certification after an extensive audit of their Vancouver office and service center. The SCP Standards quantify the …
Many young people prefer mobile phones to mobile transportation While in Ottawa at the end of May as part of an event showcasing vehicle propulsion and safety vehicle technologies of the present and near future, it was impressed upon me …
Two solitudes exist between the front of your store, and the back I’ve had a number of conversations over the past month that ended in a similar manner; talking about the (generally) poor job being done at many dealerships when …
Which fuel-efficient technology is best depends on the customer With gas prices hovering in the upper echelons of their traditional price range, and enough volatility in the market to make consumers nervous about future price spikes, fuel-efficiency is top-of-mind for …
Sales of 169,459 new vehicles in Canada in June were up just 2.7 per cent from the same month last year, but that figure alone grossly understates the sales momentum in the current market. This is a case where 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 an incident last week concerning a retailer located within the Greater Toronto …
