Quorum Information Technologies will be among the companies sponsoring the Trillium Auto Dealers Association’s virtual Auto Dealers Innovation Series & Expo (ADIS) event, set to take place on September 24. Quorum’s auto dealership software and service brands (such as DealerMine …
Dealerships across Canada are not alone in feeling the crunch from COVID-19; the aftermarket, hit by the significant decline in kilometres driven in the early months of the pandemic, finally managed a strong July but experienced some declines in August. …
Genesis now has 26 locations across Canada after the recent addition of Genesis Kitchener-Waterloo, a retail partner in Southwestern Ontario that represents the company’s ninth location in the province. “The expansion of our retail footprint into the Tri-Cities of Southwestern …
Leader Auto Resources (LAR) and Otolane have teamed up to expand the company’s dealer-to-dealer car auction platform, providing a solution for franchised car dealers in Quebec to buy and sell used car inventory. LAR describes itself as the largest new …
The Canadian International AutoShow is going virtual for 2021, in response to ongoing concerns and uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and large public indoor gatherings. The virtual platform will focus on delivering an immersive “world-class” automotive showcase, while the next …
The winners of the 2020 Alberta Dealer of Excellence awards have been announced by the Motor Dealers Association of Alberta (MDA). Garrett Scott of Scottsville Automotive Group in Red Deer, and Kelly Temple of Eastside Kia in Calgary, won the …
The 2021 Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) will be a virtual rather than in-person event next year, taking place between January 20-24. The event is traditionally held at the Montreal Convention Centre (Palais des congrès de Montréal) in Quebec, but …
The second round of the 2020 autoTRADER.ca Best Priced Dealer Award winners have been announced by TRADER Corporation and includes 330 dealers across the country. The award recognizes the top automotive dealers across Canada for their commitment to consistently offering …
Third-party tire storage provider Distribution Stox has expanded into the Atlantic regions with its latest acquisition of Unimax Tire Distribution. The company already also has a presence in Ontario, and Quebec where it is based. “The Atlantic Provinces distribution network …
Canadian dealerships are boosting customer satisfaction, market-share, and per-visit cost, according to a recent J.D. Power 2020 Canada Customer Service Index. The Long-Term (CSI-LT) Study reveals that dealers are improving service satisfaction, and increasing market share and per-visit cost for …
In Canadian Black Book’s September 9 COVID-19 update, the company reveals wholesale prices are still rising, though less quickly, the Truck and Car segments increased mildly in value compared to previous weeks, and the Canadian dollar was up $0.003 last …
Employment within the various industries that make up the Canadian automotive sector declined in the first half of 2020 amid lockdowns and an ongoing pandemic, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). DAC said average employment for this period as a …
