Rick Gauthier says he’s excited about his association’s new dealer-focused event — the CADA Summit — that takes place Feb. 13 during the week of the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. “I can’t recall being more excited in recent years,” …
Dealertrack Technologies Inc. (formerly known as DealerTrack Holdings) has unveiled a new brand identity and updated corporate website designed to represent the company’s position as a leading driver of innovation and progress across the automotive retailing industry. As a result, …
A growing population and a dramatic increase in real estate prices over the last 20 years has witnessed many changes in Vancouver. For auto dealers servicing the metro area that has also meant looking at new locations as rents in …
With American Suzuki having filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week and choosing to cease selling automobiles in the U.S. many dealers are struggling to figure out the best plan of action. Suzuki has said that it plans to …
The Vaughn Wyant Auto Group (VWAG) has opened two new retail outlets; a high-end Porsche dealer in Saskatoon, Sask. and a company-rebuilt Hyundai outlet in Maple Ridge, B.C. The opening of the Porsche store was marked by a $1 million …
Canada’s largest auto group, with 41 stores and counting, is spending $75 million in B.C. over the next year, building five new outlets. “It’s a bit unnerving,” admits Christian Dubois, Dilawri Group of Companies regional director of operations in B.C. …
Service is everything to the three Madraga brothers (Kim, Ken, and Kevin), who have just opened a new relocated Ford dealership, on the outskirts of Melfort in rural Saskatchewan. It is the essential element that has made them the largest …
Honda Motor Co.’s president Takanobu Ito has said he expects the automaker’s redesigned Fit subcompact to be the key driver in North American sales over the next several years. Ito predicts that the new Fit, scheduled to be revealed next …
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. and Kia Canada Inc. recently announced that they are correcting the fuel consumption ratings for approximately 172,000 vehicles sold between 2010 and 2012. Procedural errors at the automakers’ joint testing operations in Korea led to incorrect …
Following Hurricane Sandy’s path of destruction along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, dealers have begun inspecting the damage wrought by the powerful storm. In New Jersey, one of the hardest hit states, DCH group reported that nine of its 15 East …
Several months ago, we received word from the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council about an elaborate financial scam targeting dealers in the province. More recently, there have been other reports of criminal activities targeting dealers, with both OMVIC and the …
Having come under criticism from dealers, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk has defended the company’s position on its Apple style retail strategy. In a blog entry this week, Musk wrote that Tesla “does not want to change the franchise …
