The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) officially revealed the winners of its Automotive Innovation Awards for 2022 this month. “Our jurors assess the nominated technologies through a comprehensive assessment and analysis process and submit their selections by secret ballot …
Hopes for a dramatic resurgence of auto sales in Canada with the new year will remain unrealized for a while yet, as supply-side issues continue to constrain vehicle production for most manufacturers. Canadian sales of 91,411 new vehicles in January, …
J.D. Power released the 2022 Canada ALG Residual Value Awards today, and Toyota Canada Inc. and GM Canada dominated other OEM brands, commanding attention for the most segment awards. Toyota and Lexus won top brand awards in the mass market …
Fleet Complete & Pitstop have developed an advanced AI-powered platform for commercial fleet predictive maintenance. The collaboration began in 2020 and was made possible through an “investment of $3.016 million, with $2.016 million from project partners, and $1million from OVIN’s …
A demand for pre-orders through local dealerships and an increasing desire to purchase vehicles online top Cars.com’s automotive trends for the year. The company’s internal data notes that the market has seen a double-digit increase in prices and a narrowing …
J.D. Power (Canada) released its January Automotive Market Metrics this week. The data shows that in January 2022, the number of days to turn used vehicles climbed almost ten days – moving from just below 70 days to almost 80 …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Jason Stein, host of Cars & Culture with Jason Stein on SiriusXM. Stein, also President of motormindz, offers a sneak preview of what he will discuss during his CADA Summit 2022 appearance on …
Prices remained relatively flat for Canada’s used wholesale market this past week (+0.01%), although the average listing price for used vehicles continued to hit historic highs. According to Canadian Black Book (CBB), the 14-day moving average sits at approximately $33,500 …
Reynolds and Reynolds, a leading provider of automobile dealership software with operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe announced new changes amongst their executive team this week. With more than 35 years at Reynolds, Chris Walsh, …
Global automotive retail technology provider Keyloop announced yesterday that it has acquired SERTI, one of Canada’s leading Dealer Management Systems (DMS). The purchase is Keyloop’s sixth acquisition since its launch in March 2021 and will support the company as it …
Data analytics and consumer intelligence firm J.D. Power announced staffing changes this week within its automotive division. These changes are focused on adding more data and analytical insights to the areas of EV, mobility, connectivity and consultation within the automotive …
A new update from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) reveals that Canadian light vehicle production hit record lows in 2021, but they remain “cautiously optimistic” due to some hopeful examples from OEMs. “The Canadian light vehicle assembly sector has been through …
