Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agreement to allow a limited number of Chinese-made electric vehicles into Canada at a reduced tariff has triggered a growing debate about what their arrival could mean for manufacturers, dealers and consumers. The arrangement established a …
Canada’s automotive industry met the challenges of 2025 head-on, appearing to recognize that many of the difficulties it faced were not self-made but driven by factors well beyond the control of individual dealers. The year ended with the highest Canadian auto …
Reynolds and Reynolds is expanding its Canadian team while taking a measured approach to AI, automation and dealership innovation Automotive retail technology is evolving quickly, but Keith Legg is wary of anyone who claims to know exactly where it is …
Dealer feedback, added support and measurable time savings are shaping the next phase. One dealership health and safety leader says CADA 360 Drive HR has given back 35 per cent of their time. Another says the system provided every answer needed when a …
In this new series, Canadian auto dealer meets the provincial associations that represent dealers across the country to learn about their priorities, challenges and work on behalf of members. As the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association (SADA) prepares to celebrate 85 …
Dealers heading to Niagara Falls this fall will find an ACE 2026 agenda built around industry change, practical dealership strategies and opportunities to connect with suppliers. The Automotive Conference & Expo runs Oct. 15 and 16 at Fallsview Casino Resort, with speakers, workshops, …
Canadian auto dealers may need to rethink how quickly they can respond to cyber attacks as artificial intelligence gives threat actors new ways to find vulnerabilities and target businesses. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned that frontier AI models …
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has formally moved to repeal the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, a step welcomed by Canada’s automotive industry after more than two years of pressure to change the EV sales mandate. The federal government published proposed …
Independent repair shops have a significant advantage over new vehicle dealerships when Canadians are asked where they expect to find the best prices for vehicle maintenance and repair, according to new data from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). The findings come …
Canadian dealerships are seeing higher fixed operations profits, with new data suggesting productivity and efficiency are playing an important role beyond increases in labour rates. The Reynolds and Reynolds Fixed Operations Golden Metrics 2026 report examines total hours sold, hours per repair …
Organized crime groups are changing how they acquire vehicles in Canada, shifting from conventional theft toward increasingly sophisticated financing fraud that can allow vehicles to be exported before anyone realizes a crime has occurred. That was the warning from the Canadian …
It used to be simple advice. In your business life — and arguably your personal life — don’t talk about sex, politics or religion. Today, for anyone working in automotive retail, that trio might be replaced by a new triple threat: Trade, …
