According to a recent study by J.D. Power and Associates, consumers shopping for new vehicles are now considering more models before actually buying their latest car than in the past. The 2013 Avoider Study, revealed that today, shoppers consider on …
Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., have signed a unique three-way agreement to accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology. The goal of the collaboration is to jointly develop a common fuel cell …
President Obama’s former “Car Czar” Steven Rattner is coming to Toronto February 13 for the CADA Summit event armed with insider stories about how close the U.S. auto industry came to collapsing — and more importantly to share lessons learned …
At this year’s Montreal International Auto Show Charity Preview, which took place on January 17th, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, a total of $620,766 was raised in support of five worthy causes within Greater Montreal’s medical community: Fondation …
Two of the leading suppliers of information management systems to auto dealers have integrated their powerful technologies to provide their dealer customers a way to smoothly handle and monitor new leads from online sources and manage them through the complete …
Yesterday, Christian Paradis, Canada’s Minister of Industry, attended the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in an effort to promote Canada as a world-leading destination for automotive investment. “Thanks to actions taken by our government, Canada is a …
General Motors said that is predicting modest global industry growth in 2013 driven by the U.S. and China, while Europe is expected to experience further contraction. Based on this outlook and a strong cadence of new vehicle introductions, the company …
J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES AND CANADIAN BLACK BOOK HOSTED ONE OF THE KEY INDUSTRY EVENTS OF THE YEAR We live in some very interesting times. Many within the auto industry believe we’re experiencing a shift that could represent the biggest …
Rick Gauthier says he’s excited about his association’s new dealer-focused event — the CADA Summit — that takes place Feb. 13 during the week of the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. “I can’t recall being more excited in recent years,” …
2012 DRIVINGSALES EXECUTIVE SUMMIT TACKLES SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL MARKETING From informative keynote sessions, to useful breakouts, DSES 2012 defined the concept of a true value driven dealer event. In the last issue, we talked briefly about the 2012 DrivingSales …
Recently, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) announced that it has signed a one-year agreement with 24hrs, a free daily newspaper published by Quebecor Media Inc. The agreement will see CADA, which represents more than 3,000 new car and truck …
With just over a month to go before they take part in a panel session at the CADA Summit on Feb. 13, the Canadian leaders of Ford, Volkswagen and Kia met yesterday for an in-depth planning session with the Canadian …
