At the first hybrid meeting of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC), members recognized recent successes in the industry, such as the $16 billion in investments in manufacturing and critical battery components. The challenges and opportunities presented by this time …
Having completed his time with the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association executive board, most recently as Senior Past Chair, Mike Stollery is encouraging dealers throughout the country to become more actively involved for the greater good of the industry. Stollery, …
High-profile Hyundai dealer Nav Bhatia—the Toronto Raptors’ Superfan—used to advertise he kept his stores open every day including weekends to serve customer demand, but he’s implemented a new company policy closing on Sundays to give his sales and service departments …
New-vehicle retail sales for October 2022 are expected to increase when compared with October 2021, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail sales of new vehicles this month are expected to reach 1,008,200 units, a …
Toronto-based PAVE, an automated vehicle inspection platform, has recently expanded into new markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Central and South America. In Ireland, TradeBid, the country’s first dealer-to-dealer marketplace, is using PAVE to allow automotive dealers to buy …
The Calgary Flames will soon have a brand new ride around the Saddledome, as the team has a new category-exclusive sponsorship from Nissan Canada. The four-year deal includes a 2023 Nissan Frontier to take players and management to community events, …
One of the main events in the ACE conference’s Women Driven segment was a lively panel discussion about dismantling barriers for women in the auto industry, which was hosted by award-winning automotive journalist Petrina Gentile, and featured Maureen A. Harquail, …
The collaboration between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and BMW to develop customizable cloud software that will simplify the distribution and management of data from millions of connected vehicles could have a far-ranging impact on the automotive industry because it will …
Ten years after they first met, Scott Bianchin and Dave Jung have become first-time owners of a dealership. The two became managing partners of Abbotsford Nissan earlier this month with the store’s original owner. Jung had worked at the dealership …
The market is seeing some improvement, but there’s still instability in the forecast according to S&P’s newest estimate for October. With a projected volume of approximately 1.139 million units, U.S. auto sales in October will reach a seasonally adjusted annual …
The Canadian used wholesale auto market was down -0.56%, according to Canadian Black Book. This is the largest week-over-week decrease in over 18 months. The 2017-2019 average was -0.37%. The Canadian wholesale market for used cars declined, down -0.39%, and …
Don Blacker is literally a star in the car business. Toyotoshi Group Canada honoured Blacker earlier this month for his 25 years working for the company with a grand celebration that included a permanent star on the floor of Dixie …
