Yesterday, the Associated Press revealed that Toyota Motor Co. had revised its fiscal-year profit forecast for 2013, based on continued sales growth, particularly in the U.S. Toyota said that its October-December profit had increased by 23 per cent to 99.91 …
Last week, Automotive News reported that General Motors is suing one of its dealers in the U.S. over allegations of “faked” vehicle sales. Lujack Chevrolet, in Davenport, Iowa, which is owned by Gurley Leep Automotive, is being accused of claiming …
Yesterday, Chrysler Group released information on its net income earnings for 2012. The Auburn Hills, Mich. based automaker reported a net income of $1.7 billion for the year, a significant growth over the $183 million in earnings the previous year …
Futurist and retail expert Jim Carroll will take the stage at the CADA Summit on Feb. 13 in Toronto and give dealers a wake up call about how quickly their world is about to change. “The pace of innovation in …
This coming April, Jaguar Land Rover North America said that it will announce new interior standards for its retail network. Andy Goss, who heads up the North American arm of the company, said last week at the North American International …
Canadian auto dealer columnist and well-known automotive social media coach Kathi Kruse, has released a new book, entitled: Automotive Social Business – how to captivate your customers, sell more cars and generally be more remarkable on social media. The book, …
As part of a plan to align its engineering, design and retail operations behind a single, global entity, General Motors’ Chevrolet brand has developed a new vision and communications platform called “Find New Roads.” According to the automaker, the foundation …
Billed as the last word in terms of Lexus performance and quality, the LFA supercar has now ended its production run, leaving the brand without a true halo model for its retail network. As a result, given the new strategy …
Despite controversy over fuel mileage claims as a result of EPA testing procedures, Ford Motor Company has said that its new C-MAX has become the fastest-selling hybrid ever at launch, garnering 8,030 sales in its first two full months on …
On Friday, December 7, the Trillium Automobile Dealers’ Association hosted its annual Christmas Lunch. With over 600 registered guests including dealers, suppliers and industry professionals it was a great way to celebrate the past year and look forward to 2013. …
On February 5th, 6th and 7th, First Class Educators (FCE) will host its third annual Digital Marketing Strategies Conference. The event, which has been well received by dealers has not only become noted for its educational workshops hosted by top …
We reported about Hyundai Hockey Helpers a while back and now Hyundai Canada has said that in its first year of operation, the program has raised more than $420,000 to help under-resourced Canadian children play organised hockey. Run in partnership …
