AutoTrader has launched a ChatGPT integration that lets Canadian consumers search its marketplace using conversational prompts. The company described the move as a first for Canadian automotive marketplaces. They said the feature allows users to ask ChatGPT for specific vehicles, …
Reynolds and Reynolds said it will unveil a new artificial intelligence agent, called Rey, at NADA 2026, positioning it as a command centre designed to help dealerships complete complex tasks faster by connecting data and tools across its retail management …
Quebec posted the weakest provincial performance in Canada’s new light vehicle market in 2025, with sales down 3.2 per cent year over year, according to new data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. DAC said the decline was largely driven by a …
Ontario-based BLVD Agency has appointed Randy Price as vice-president of client partnerships, adding an executive with more than two decades of experience in automotive and SaaS roles. Price joins the marketing and program-management agency, which helps national and global brands …
Shahin Alizadeh is excited about his latest business move. After developing a mixed-use development downtown for automotive, residential and commercial usage overlooking the foot of the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto, the president and CEO of Downtown Auto Group has …
Canada’s auto sector is again caught in the middle of geopolitics, but for most dealers the immediate impact is likely limited. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China, as U.S. …
Dealers eyeing the Canadian used wholesale market should note vehicle prices continued to ease in the week ending Jan. 24, with the overall market down 0.28 per cent, according to Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights report. Car segment values declined …
Canadian-based AI provider Tiger Tech is expanding its partner network as dealerships across Canada and North America look for ways to reduce missed calls and improve appointment setting without adding BDC headcount. Tiger Tech recently added Agentic Partner Group to …
After more than 20 years as President and CEO of Global Automakers of Canada, David Adams has decided to retire. Adams announced his decision on LinkedIn earlier this week. He told Canadian auto dealer he had been thinking about it …
Canadians shopping for a new vehicle are increasingly nervous that trade turmoil will push sticker prices out of reach, according to a new KPMG Canada survey conducted in mid-November. KPMG found 61 per cent of respondents plan to buy a …
Canada’s new agreement to lower tariffs on a limited number of electric vehicles imported from China could deliver its earliest benefits to familiar brands already selling here, not new Chinese nameplates. That’s according to an analysis published by Driving.ca. Ottawa …
Canada’s new light vehicle market saw unusually wide swings by segment in 2025, with small vans and small pickups posting major gains while luxury cars fell sharply, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Small vans led the market on a …
