With the doors to the 40th anniversary edition of the Canadian International AutoShow having now closed, this year’s event finished on a high note, with a commendable 305,322 in total visitors (the third highest on record since the show’s inception). …
In conjunction with the CADA Summit this month, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association also handed out 2012’s prestigious DSI Awards. These accolades are given out to manufacturers that have consistently ranked at the top in terms of satisfaction among their …
At this year’s Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto on February 14, the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announced its annual vehicle awards. Out of a total of three finalists (Honda Accord, Hyundai Elantra GT and Porsche Boxster) it was …
REACHING FOR THE TOP All-star speakers inspire dealers at CADA Summit The people at the heart of the automotive retail sector in Canada sat shoulder to shoulder in Toronto on Feb. 13th and watched a great spectacle unfold on stage …
Despite current industry and regulatory challenges and a continued amount of uncertainty moving forward, David Westcott, the new chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, said he remains confident about the future of auto retailing. He said one of the …
At the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, Manheim Auctions launched several new innovations. Leading the array of new products is Simulcast on Mobile, which enables customers to bid and buy from anywhere – their lot, …
Not one to shy away from controversy, Consumer Reports has said that small displacement turbo engines don’t deliver the fuel economy their manufacturers claim. In a press release yesterday, the magazine said that while the idea of a downsized, turbocharged …
Futurist and retail expert Jim Carroll will take the stage at the CADA Summit on Feb. 13 in Toronto and give dealers a wake up call about how quickly their world is about to change. “The pace of innovation in …
BMW AG and Toyota Motor Co. recently signed binding agreements aimed at long-term collaboration between the two companies for the joint development of a fuel cell system, joint development of architecture and components for a sports vehicle, and joint research …
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 …
