The impact of the “connected car” is being explored this week at a major conference organized by the leading analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. The industry experts say the impact on the in-vehicle experience will be “colossal” as more innovative …
As part of its Ride and Drive program, Chrysler Group is looking to expand its marketing efforts beyond the traditional realms of advertising banners and TV ads. The latest push is to market products via new avenues such as malls, …
F & I is often one area of dealership operations that can either prove to be a huge profit centre or source of frustration. However, with companies like f-iresource, those dealers that have traditionally struggled with business office profits have …
The Vancouver International Auto Show showcased an exciting roster of new 2013 vehicles, many making their Canadian debut. BMW brought to the West Coast its 6 Series Gran Coupe for its North American debut after it was premiered to the …
Tim Wilson: head of Google’s automotive practice in Canada suggests shaking up your marketing mix and then measuring the results. Mix up your marketing says Google After his numbers-filled rapid-fire blitz presentation at the TADA’s social media boot camp event, …
The New Car Dealers Association of B.C. will be hosting sessions on succession planning through 2012 following a recently issued report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and DesRosiers Automotive Consultants that showed 30 per cent of auto dealers planned to retire or leave …
Canadian Automobile Dealers Association urges dealers to support program After months of negotiation, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) announced that all parties agreed to support the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program (NADAP) for another five-year term until January 2017. …
At this year’s New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), there was most definitely an underlying theme: larger, luxury and flagship vehicles embodying new technology designed to improve fuel economy. Here’s a look at some of the major highlights: Significant introductions …
The Knight Automotive Group has another link in its chain with the addition of the Knight Nissan dealership in Swift Current, Sask. It joins the group’s Knight Dodge Chrysler Jeep dealership already in the city. Saskatchewan’s continued economic growth is …
AutoCanada Inc., said that it had been given approval by General Motors of Canada, to purchase a 31 per cent no-voting equity interest in Nicholson Chevrolet, located in Sherwood Park Alta., an Edmonton suburb. The company says this represents the …
The 2012 Edmonton Motorshow drew in a crowd of 71,395 over four days of events and exhibits in March at the Edmonton Expo Centre. “We were very pleased with the turnout,” says show organizer and executive manager Bob Vila of …
A lively panel discussion on changing automotive technology to meet new North American greenhouse gases (GHG) and fuel consumption standards by 2016 took place at the 2012 Vancouver International Auto Show. Panel members drove home the message that selling the …
