Dealers seeking to enhance consumer awareness about vehicle safety and entertainment features may be interested in reviewing a recent CAA survey about distracted driving in Ontario. The survey, conducted on behalf of CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO), found that …
Another electric vehicle charging infrastructure company announced that they will add the North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to its fast-charging networks by 2025. Electrify America plans to add the connector to its Canadian and American network of chargers, while …
OEMs continue to implement and embed a range of technologies and software in hopes of increasing the vehicle’s value and experience for consumers. Some software, however, have simply evolved over the years and continue to provide value. Such is the …
The price decline experienced by the Canadian used wholesale market for the week ending on June 24 was -0.23%, which is slightly less than the prior week’s -0.36% but higher than the 2017-2019 average of -0.19%. “The Canadian market continued …
The gap between the percentage of Canadian and American consumers who said they were very likely to consider buying an electric vehicle has widened over the past year. That is according to J.D. Power, which reviewed data from its 2023 …
The Global Automakers of Canada (GAC) is honouring Don Durst for his 51 years in the business with a bursary to be given to a student entering Georgian College’s Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC). The bursary, known as the …
The three winners of the prestigious 2023 CADA Laureate Dealer Recognition Program were announced yesterday by the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association in a special video tribute. Each year, hundreds of nominees vie for the coveted award. Those nominees are vetted …
AutoCanada is in the early stages of putting together a plan for its dealerships to encourage young women to consider a future career in all aspects of the company. “You need to be intentional and that’s really, really important. It …
The top challenge dealers in Canada and the United States experienced in 2022 was managing supply chain-driven inventory disruption, according to CDK Global’s 2023 Trendsetter’s Guide to Automotive Retail survey. Data shows that 68% of the dealers surveyed said this …
Ontario-based Alpha Auto Group, which has a broader presence in Canada and the United States, will reportedly pay a little more than 465 million pounds (around CA$779.22 million) in cash to buy Lookers — a group in the United Kingdom …
Quality issues are persisting in the automotive industry as problems with new vehicles reach a record high, according to a J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). The number of problems per 100 vehicles — which J.D. Power expressed …
On the provincial level, the new light vehicle sales performance remained varied for May 2023 despite the generally positive lean in the market, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “While the market has begun to demonstrate broad-based improvements in new …
