The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) published its 2023 Economic Impact Report this week, which found that auto retailers sold 1,488,645 new vehicles and generated more than $28 billion of Canada’s GDP. The study was developed in collaboration with MNP …
The Canadian used wholesale market saw its largest decline in prices yet, at –1.56%, for the period ending on Dec. 2. The prior week’s decline was only -0.38%, and Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights data indicates that the 2017-2019 average …
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Jake Stacey, EVP Sales & Training at LGM Financial Services, about the changing expectations for a better customer experience in the F&I office. Stacey works with dealerships to help improve their F&I …
Electrify Canada announced a new pricing structure on Dec. 6, 2023, that will feature kilowatt-hour-based pricing at charging stations across the country set to take effect on Jan. 9, 2024. The company said in a news release that energy-based rates, …
Canadians driving VinFast electric vehicles may soon find that, when charging their EVs through FLO’s network of public level 2 and DC fast chargers, they will benefit from a more seamless charging experience. That is according to EV charging network …
OPENLANE, which operates digital marketplaces for wholesale used vehicles, recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire Manheim Canada from Cox Automotive, the company announced on Dec. 4. In a news release, the company said the acquisition is subject to certain …
Students from a variety of programs at Georgian College are collaborating on a unique project to retrofit a 1972 Volkswagen Westfalia into an electric vehicle. The project has a budget of $80,000, including $16,000 for the purchase of the vehicle …
A jam-packed room of dealers and dozens more online listened intently to Dale Pollak, Founder of vAuto, as he offered his insight on a new approach to pricing and selling used vehicle inventory at a private dealer event in Toronto, …
A not-for-profit group launched three years ago to help advance career opportunities for Black professionals in the auto industry hosted a partner luncheon event last week at its Mississauga, Ont. headquarters to provide a detailed update about the association’s activities. …
November light vehicle sales soared 20.7% to an estimated 138,747 units during a month when the weather turned wintry cold, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The data is based on reporting OEMs. Perhaps it was the chilly weather that helped …
Ontario police have dismantled an organized auto theft ring operating in Peel Region, recovering nine stolen vehicles valued at more than $1.2 million as part of an investigation dubbed Project Memphis. Investigators from Peel Regional Police 11 Division Criminal Investigations …
New research from consent and preference management platform Cassie found that consumers in the United States are concerned with automotive industry data privacy practices — especially the amount of data smart vehicles are collecting from them. More than 600 U.S. …
