There was a somewhat surprising result from an inaugural study just published by JD Power, showing that Canadians are less likely than our UScounterparts to think about purchasing an electric vehicle as our next auto. The study, called the J.D. …
Executives with the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association, one of its members, and the Global Automakers of Canada consider the re-election of Ontario Premier Doug Ford with a majority government last week a win for the province’s car dealers, motorists, and …
A big near-term expansion means soon Canadian car dealers will have access to UVeye, a high-speed vehicle-inspection technology, to connect to their dealership management systems (DMS), to help improve customer satisfaction and streamline service-department operations, says the company. UVeye systems …
Exactly 20 years after he entered the dealership ownership business by purchasing a store in Barrie, then expanding his holdings in Ontario, Drew Tilson has ventured into Quebec with some recent acquisitions. The 48-year-old, whose first purchase was Barrie Nissan …
TRADE X will expand its data-science team, with the goal of enhancing and expanding the reach of its end-to-end platform for global automotive trade. A global B2B cross-border automotive trading platform based in Canada, TRADE X’s press release stated that …
We Predict, a global automobile service and warranty analytics company, has been bought by JD Power, to bolster their operations in data analytics and customer intelligence. We Predict’s software is used by OEMs and suppliers as a tool to predict …
Traditionally, May is the best month of the year in terms of new-vehicle sales, with momentum building progressively from early in the year to its late-Spring sales peak. But not this year. May 2022 sales of 140,725 units, as estimated …
The Policaro Group matched up with Canada’s preeminent matchmaker to create content outside of what it usually does with high-profile individuals, and the experience may lead to doing it more often. The Southern-Ontario company gave Carmelia Ray, an award-winning dating …
Porsche Cars Canada expanded its Porsche Drive subscription rental program in Montreal last month, following up on the service that was available in Toronto, Vancouver and Kelowna, and is looking to add more cities though there is no set timetable. …
The NCDA of BC’s Green Star Dealer Awards were given out on Wednesday, celebrating the BC dealerships who were outstanding in their promotion and sale of clean energy vehicles. “BC leads North America in the sale of zero emission vehicles, …
JD Power has reported that it has “strengthened its position as one of the dominant forces in the data analytics and consumer intelligence markets” by the acquisition of Tail Light, an automotive software company that makes finance and insurance menu …
The world’s biggest full-service indoor dealership, which happens to be in Canada and is part of one of the biggest malls in the world, is proving to be quite the attraction. Since it opened last October, the Prestige Auto Group’s …
