One of the biggest obstacles many dealers are facing, especially in this current economic climate is seemingly unrealistic expectations from manufacturers when it comes to facility image upgrades or “essential brand elements.” In the last decade, some automakers, have asked …
Modo The Car Co-op added its first fully electric vehicle (EV) to its fleet —- a first for carsharing in Western Canada. The not-for-profit carsharing organization offered the EV to its members once it could confirm that a parking spot …
LGM announced the appointment of Cathy Aron to the newly created position of Trainer – Western Region. Aron joins forces with LGM’s existing training team to further enhance the company’s coverage within their OEM and SecureDrive sales channels. Aron possesses …
Last week at the Niagra District Airport, the Automobile Journalists’ Association of Canada conducted it’s annual Test Fest to determine which vehicle will be crowned 2012 Canadian Car of the Year. Despite somewhat inclement weather, namely showers and battering, chilly …
Recently, Canadian auto dealer visited Honda Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ont., on the day the company announced that Civic production at its Plant 1 was back to full capacity. Since even before it was launched, the current generation Civic has …
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has launched a free mobile app for iPhone and iPad users. The mobile app provides the latest news and videos from NADA Headlines and a listing of all upcoming events, such as the annual …
Cobalt, a business unit of ADP Dealer Services recently announced that it has been named a Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner. Cobalt is one of the first automotive marketing solution providers to achieve this distinction, and meets Google’s most stringent …
Ford Motor Company of Canada announced the appointment this week of Dianne Craig as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. Craig replaces David Mondragon, who has served as president and CEO since August 2008. “Dave’s contributions to Ford of Canada …
When you experience the kind of rapid growth that London, Ont.’s CarProof has been experiencing, it’s not surprising that you’ll gain some attention. With their 1017% growth, the company won a spot this year on Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500 …
Infiniti Canada joined Bearfoot Bistro and Masquerave to create an event that will not only raise awareness of water-related issues, but will also help finance ONE DROP’s initiatives in developing countries. Infiniti has donated the Infiniti G37 Anniversary Art Project …
Nissan launched the Nissan Global App, an iPad application that offers news distributed by Nissan from around the world, information about the history of Nissan, and content about its advanced technologies. The application can be downloaded for free from the …
Honda Canada Finance Inc. (HCFI) announced that it has launched Acura Financial Services (AFS) for the Canadian market, developed to support Acura dealers and to offer clients personalized, Acura-branded experiences. In a news release, the company says that Acura’s dedicated …
