The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) is already knee deep in planning for its annual CADA Summit, to be held on Feb.10, 2016 in Toronto, Ont. “Everybody puts their best ideas forward to come up with a program that really …
THE NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF BC CONFERENCE BROUGHT MEMBERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE AUTO INDUSTRY IT’S BEEN A GOOD YEAR for British Columbia’s auto retail sector. While that is something dealers can celebrate, there …
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING class of the 2015 Pre-apprenticeship Training for Auto Body Collision and Damage Repair program. Nick Yu took to the stage at the graduating ceremony and accepted his Student of the Year award. He told the audience …
Used car prices in Canada have gone up, spurred by shopping across the border, reported Scotiabank. “Canadian used car prices have resumed their upward trajectory as rising demand for pre-owned models from Canadian households and foreign buyers have far exceeded …
Canadian dealers who use the AutoAlert data mining and trade-cycle management platform will now see a new CarProof icon on their AutoAlert Deal Sheet. The company said it has incorporated CarProof’s vehicle history reports on the AutoAlert Deal Sheet to …
With texting and driving becoming a big issue, promoting in-vehicle mobile technologies that can help prevent distracted driving has never been more important for dealers. According to a recent U.S. study by Kelley Blue Book, a whopping 97 percent of …
As millennials enter the workforce, the Canadian auto industry is looking to attract top talent. Sym-Tech Automotive Dealer Services Inc. helps to support this by offering a scholarship program with the Automotive Business School of Canada at Georgian College …
DEALERS LEARNED TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING THEIR BDCS AT THE INAUGURAL DRIVINGSALES CANADIAN DEALER FORUM Business Development Centres (BDCs) were a hot topic at the Canadian Dealer Forum, covered in some of the more intimate breakout sessions. When BDCs …
THE INAUGURAL CANADIAN DEALER FORUM BY DRIVINGSALES INSPIRED DEALERS AND VENDORS ALIKE After Canadian dealers asked to have a DrivingSales conference in Canada, they got their wish. DrivingSales held its inaugural Canadian Dealer Forum in Calgary, Alta. on June 22-23, …
EXPECT TO HEAR FROM HIGH CALIBRE SPEAKERS IN CALGARY AT KIJIJI’S UPCOMING DEALERTALK CONFERENCE Western dealers can look forward to the next Kijiji DealerTalk conference in their backyard. “We wanted to give the dealers in Alberta an opportunity to take …
Nearly 300 dealers, suppliers and industry leaders teed it up at the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association Annual South Golf Tournament on June 17, 2015. Held at the Rattlesnake Point Golf Club in Milton, Ont., the event features two 18-hole courses …
So far, Canadians haven’t warmed up to electric vehicles, but a new study found there’s a strong appetite for hydrogen fuel-cell electric and non gasoline-powered vehicles. Canadian research company Ipsos Reid conducted a poll on behalf of Hyundai Auto Canada, …
