CDK Global has named Sudhakar Ramakrishna President and CEO, effective Oct. 5, as the automotive retail software provider undergoes a leadership transition following several years of investment in its technology platform. Ramakrishna will also join CDK’s board of directors, according …
Canadian dealers could play an important role in determining whether consumers embrace emerging Chinese automotive brands, according to new research from Clarify Group. The Vehicle Buyer Opinion Study (VBOS), based on responses from 2,007 Canadians who purchased or leased a …
Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Darren Slind, President of Clarify Group, about new national research into the attitudes of Canadian vehicle buyers. Slind discusses key findings from his company’s Vehicle Buyer Opinion Study (VBOS), including support for …
Dealers risk being caught in the automotive tariff war if they lose discipline and stray from the fundamentals, says a prominent Western Canadian dealership executive. Steve Davidson, Partner and Chief Operating Officer of B.C.-based Steve Marshall Group, which operates 13 …
Hybrid vehicles are emerging as an increasingly important part of Canada’s electrification mix as consumers weigh affordability, efficiency and long-term vehicle value, according to Canadian Black Book (CBB). In its latest market insights article, CBB said hybrids have become one …
Canadian new light-vehicle sales posted a stronger year-over-year gain in August, rising an estimated 5.4 per cent as the market extended its growth streak to three consecutive months. DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) estimates Canadians purchased approximately 168,000 new light vehicles …
A year after the Crown withdrew all 176 criminal charges against former Rouge Valley Mitsubishi employees Harris Bocknek and Fadi Zeto, the fallout from Project Warden continues. The two men say they remain unable to return to registered auto-retail work, …
Auto theft continues to decline across Canada, but one important measure is moving in the opposite direction: the share of stolen vehicles being recovered has slipped. Équité Association reported that 20,759 private passenger vehicles were stolen during the first half …
iA Dealer Services is expanding its OEM business into the pure-play electric vehicle market through a new partnership with VinFast Auto Canada. The business unit of iA Financial Group said the agreement is its first OEM partnership with a manufacturer …
Consumer comfort with digital dealership transactions continues to grow, but credit checks remain a notable exception, according to CDK. Its latest State of F&I at the Dealership report found shoppers became more comfortable between 2025 and 2026 with submitting banking …
Only days after Canada and the United States appeared close to a deal that could have reduced U.S. tariffs on Canadian-built vehicles, the talks collapsed and President Donald Trump threatened to raise automotive tariffs to 50 per cent on Jan. …
Organized crime groups are changing how they acquire vehicles in Canada, shifting from conventional theft toward increasingly sophisticated financing fraud that can allow vehicles to be exported before anyone realizes a crime has occurred. That was the warning from the …
