Porsche is planning to restart vehicle production in Germany on May 4 on a site- and task-specific basis after implementing the required measures needed to ensure the safety of its employees. “The restart is an important signal — for our …
Honda has started producing and delivering critical components for the production of ventilators to Dynaflo Inc., which provides custom-engineered OEM vacuum pumps and compressors. The company is based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The automaker partnered with the U.S. company to increase …
CADA just published a guide on “Safely Operating an Automobile Dealership During the COVID-19 Pandemic” for provincial dealer associations and its dealer members. CADA President & CEO Tim Reuss said the guide was published on the association’s members website and …
Jordan Chezy, Executive Vice President, A&R Solutions, talks about the physical and cyber security recommendations for dealerships during the pandemic, offered by sister company Dealer Security.
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC) released its provincial sales report for March, revealing a significant decline in sales and provincial impacts that were not evenly dispersed. It should come as no surprise that March felt a greater impact from COVID-19 than …
The retail and wholesale used car markets demonstrated mixed results in Q1; the markets originally starting the year off strong but completed the first quarter with a less than ideal conclusion, according to data collected by Cox Automotive Canada’s Dealertrack …
Before the full impact of the novel coronavirus reached Canada, vehicle manufacturers around the world were feeling the ripple effects of the pandemic from China. With production suspended at various facilities, Canadian auto dealer reached out to General Motors in …
Kijiji Autos is waiving 100 per cent of all Listing & Feature monthly subscription fees in May to help dealers amid COVID-19. The measure comes in addition to others announced in March, such as extending payments for March to 90 …
Dealer-FX launched a new solution known as Experience, which aims to make appointment scheduling and service check-ins easy for consumers while ensuring management and communication is simple for dealers. The solution is free for dealers for the first three months …
Digital Air Strike launched Power Text on April 27, providing dealers with the ability to offer timely updates to customers through SMS messages. The offering pairs with Response Path AI (Artificial Intelligence) and is part of the company’s new Virtual …
Canadian auto dealer publisher Niel Hiscox talks with James Carter, Principal Consultant with Vision Mobility, on what are often referred to as the CASE technologies (Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric) as well as macro trends from outside the industry, how …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips speaks with Drew Harden, Manager, Research & Insights, CARFAX Canada about insights and research findings on the type of service experience Canadians want from their dealerships right now. Dealerships that can provide guaranteed appointment …
