Safe-Guard Canada announced that Scott Ashby will be its new General Manager. Ashby joins the company from Nissan, where he was most recently Aftersales Program and Operations Manager for Nissan Motor Corp. and National Manager of Nissan Canada Extended Services …
Shoppers are looking for easy-to-use, content rich websites designed for desktop and mobile, without sacrificing speed, according to J.D. Power research. The latest J.D. Power 2016 Canadian Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study found speed is more important to mobile users, and …
Autotrader in the U.S. has come out with its recommendations of reliable and budget-friendly vehicles for recent school graduates. The editors at Autotrader came up with nine new and CPO vehicles that they said would suit a young buyer’s lifestyle, …
Motor Vehicle & Parts is one of the most desirable sectors in which to work in Canada, according to this year’s Randstad Award study. That’s welcome news for Canada’s auto industry. Among this year’s top 20 most attractive employers are …
Cox Automotive Canada and its subsidiaries Manheim Edmonton, vAuto, VinSolutions, Xtime, DealerTrack and NextGear Capital have pledged their support for the Fort McMurray, Alta. community affected by the wildfires. The company, through its Cox Cares community programming, said it will …
Porsche Centre Oakville has been named a Porsche Premier Dealer for a second consecutive year. “There’s a tremendous sense of pride in this acknowledgement,” said Francesco Policaro, General Manager of Porsche Centre Oakville, which is part of the Policaro Automotive …
More than 300 guests attended a recent British-themed grand opening at the new Jaguar Land Rover Langley facility, located in the Langley Auto Collection luxury auto mall in Fraser Valley, B.C. Guests were treated to luxuries such as a custom …
NextGear Capital has appointed Joe Carusella to the newly-created position of National Vice-President, Canadian Operations. Maria Soklis, President of parent company Cox Automotive Canada, said Carusella will focus on “building on the successful momentum of NextGear Capital in Canada.” “We …
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) have a small window of opportunity for mass market penetration, said IHS Automotive in its new FCEV report. Production of global FCEVs is expected to reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027, with …
With more cars coming off lease and back into used car inventory, dealers have a glut of CPO-eligible vehicles, said U.S. car shopping website Edmunds.com. For the month of May — designated as “CPO Month” — Edmunds.com is teaming up …
Canadian auto sales have broken so many records recently that we’ve become almost inured to the news. But April’s sales results trump anything that’s come before. For the first time ever, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, light vehicle sales topped …
With Bill 152 moving closer to ratification, the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) is encouraging Ontario dealers to reach out to their MPPs about the vehicle licensing situations affecting their dealerships. TADA has created an advocacy website in which dealers …
