Challenging, colourful and fast moving are just some of the words often used to describe the auto industry. And given how busy many of us can get, it isn’t often we get time to reflect just how significant an impact …
Although Chrysler and General Motors have become a hot political topic in the run up to this year’s U.S. presidential election, specifically the bailout funds received in 2008-09, until now, their CEOs have chosen to remain outside the political debate. …
On Sunday, 400 members of the Canadian Auto Workers’ Local 222 at Lear Corporation in Whitby, Ont., walked off the job after contract talks between the auto seat manufacturer and the union broke down. As a result, vehicle production on …
LAR, the largest purchasing group exclusively dedicated to new vehicle franchised dealers in North America, recently announced that more than a quarter of a billion dollars in additional discounts and dividends have been distributed to its dealer members since the …
During a speech to members of the Automotive Press Association in Detroit, yesterday, Bill Underriner, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association, focused on two key issues currently affecting new car dealers. He said that “two-tier pricing and mandatory facility …
According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Automotive Mobile Site Study, mobile platforms are quickly becoming a major tool for consumers in the market for a new vehicle. The study found that 31 per cent of in-market vehicle shoppers …
A new design and manufacturing process being put forward by Volkswagen AG has the potential to significantly reduce vehicle production costs as well as cut down the time to market for new models. The process would utilize four core platforms …
In the U.S., the National Automobile Dealers Association has named David Westcott as chairman for 2013. Wescott, who owns David Westcott Buick GMC Suzuki, in Burlington N.C. was elected to the position during a meeting of the NADA’s board of …
DealerTrack recently announced that it has acquired DMS assets from Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited. In a press release, DealerTrack said that as part of the acquisition agreement, it will assume control and own the administrative, sales and support …
As part of its ongoing program to become a true, globally focused entity, General Motors recently announced the appointment of Robert E. Ferguson to the newly created position of vice president, global Cadillac. Ferguson, a former telecommunications executive who joined …
Canadian International AutoShow celebrates 40th anniversary with charity gala Tom Tonks has seen a lot of changes in the auto show business since he took the reins more than 30 years ago. That was in 1982 when movies like E.T. …
The Motor Dealers Association of Alberta has announced the latest automotive service technician recipients for scholarships provided by the association’s education foundation. They are: Matthew Wheeler at Koch Ford Sales in Athabasca; Sheldon Kote at Ken Sargent GMC Buick in …
