Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Todd Bourgon, Exec. Director MVRO, about his association’s new name (formerly TADA) The Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario name officially takes effect May 1. Bourgon outlines the reasoning behind the name changes …
The event brought together industry professionals and students for a day of connecting and learning Tier Six held its Dealer Huddle East VI event on March 8 at Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario. The VIP Automotive event is part of …
There’s been a lot of discussion about efforts to recruit more women to the auto sector, and a lot of progress has been made. Canadian auto dealer reached out to one of the largest automotive education institutions in BC to …
The auto retail industry has been struggling with a desperate shortage of qualified technicians, and it’s a situation only made worse by the pandemic. Dealers and dealer groups say they have been trying every trick in the book to …
The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association is changing its name to the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario. TADA Executive Director Todd Bourgon said the name change will make it more easily understood and identifiable. “During the COVID pandemic when stakeholder and …
The Global Automakers of Canada advise collaboration, not confrontation, to meet vehicle emission reduction goals in Canada, according to a news release. The comment stems from an event that occurred on April 21, or rather, the comparison between two events. …
The OCM Auto Financing Group, an Ottawa-based subprime automotive lender, increased its fund size to $100 million, the company announced in April. That increase comes thanks to funds received from accredited investors through a series of debenture offerings, and from …
Keyloop is launching an event on May 2 that will explore how digital transformation can result in a more efficient sales and customer lifecycle for automotive manufacturers and retailers. The event is called “Leading with Experience First” and is set …
New research by NordPass points to a common but alarming issue with automotive sector employee passwords used to secure business accounts. Employees of the world’s biggest companies from 31 countries tend to use very poor passwords, as NordPass discovered when …
IKEA Canada announced 25 additional electric vehicle charging stations at five of its stores in Ontario and Québec, representing yet another example of a retailer outside the automotive industry feeling the effects of global electrification efforts. The company secured $300,000 …
While the Canadian used vehicle wholesale market was down -0.05% for the week ending on April 15, overall car segments were up on average by the same percentage. The data was pulled from Canadian Black Book’s latest automotive Market Insights, …
Aviva Canada, a property and casualty insurance group, plans to bring Level 2 electric vehicle chargers to seven under-served communities in Ontario that lack EV infrastructure. The company will do this through its Charged for Change initiative. Thanks to a …
