A splashy event in Yorkdale kicks off the launch Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has opened in Canada with a strategic plan that begins in Toronto and will continue soon in Greater Montreal and Vancouver. VinFast celebrated its official opening …
The transition to electric vehicles and the streamlining of digital technology in management and sales were the major topics addressed in the 2022 CADEX conference at the Marriott Harbourside in beautiful Halifax, N.S. The Nova Scotia auto dealer community listened …
Toyota will not be jumping on the direct-to-consumer sales model bandwagon any time soon, according to Patrick Ryan, Toyota’s Regional Manager for Quebec and Atlantic Canada in an interview with Canadian auto dealer. Ryan recently took the position as Regional …
Dallas will be hosting the NADA Show for 2023, and the lineup of speakers, panels and events promises thrills, inspiration, and education. Taking place at Dallas’s Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the highly-anticipated event kicks off in high gear with …
Although 2022 proved difficult for dealers because of declining sales of new vehicles, used car values dropping and soaring interest rates, one general manager is looking on the bright side. Carson Grant, GM of Comox Valley Dodge in Courtenay, B.C., …
Building on the incredible success of the life-size LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron that was the star of the 2019 AutoShow, the LEGO brand will return in 2023 with another life-size supercar replica. Ticket sales for the long-awaited return of The …
In the United States, new-vehicle sales in December are expected to reach 1.27 million units, an increase of nearly four per cent compared to December 2021, according to a forecast released last week by Cox Automotive. Sales volume in December …
With the start of the New Year just a week away, the Cox Automotive Industry Insights team recently released its expectations for the U.S. automotive market in 2023. According to the report, “By nearly all measures, 2022 was a difficult …
Last week, Omar Alghabra, the Minister of Transport, announced that the Government of Canada is amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations to mandate minimum levels of noise from hybrid and electric vehicles. The mandate states that quiet motors can sometimes …
While Alberta-based Heartland Auto Group is a family-owned and operated business that began operations 10 years ago, it also has a philosophy of partnering with employees. Kelly O’Connell is co-owner of the business with his wife, Sue. Their son, Cole, …
A new sales report from DesRosiers shows a country with a wide divide in performance between the provinces, but with slowly improving sales over this past year. With a more positive sales result in new light vehicle sales for November …
Subaru Canada Inc. (SCI) has reported it has appointed Tomohiro Kubota as the new Chairman, President and CEO. Kubota replaces the previous Chairman, President and CEO, Yasushi Enami, after his five-year term has been completed. In the announcement SCI thanked …
