Fraud remains a concerning issue in Canada’s automotive sector, with the latest attempt focused on a dealership in Belleville, Ont. According to daily police briefs for the City of Belleville, an investigation began on Sept. 28 regarding the fraudulent attempt …
North American electric vehicle charging network operator FLO recently confirmed a CA$60 million revolving credit facility from the National Bank of Canada, representing a boost from a $20 million facility in 2021, the company said in a news release. The …
U.S.-based Bill Marsh Auto Group is offering “free college” education as part of a new benefit to its employees and their families, the company announced in September via a LinkedIn post. The Degrees@Work program is a new partnership between Stellantis …
Cyril Leeder has left the Myers Automotive Group as its CEO to rejoin the Ottawa Senators as President, but will remain with the company as Executive Chair of the board. The 64-year-old joined Myers as its first CEO when hired …
PBS Systems said it attracted record attendance at its Dealer Conference 2023, which it recently wrapped up. The event was offered to franchise automotive retailers from Sept. 13-15 at the Hyatt in downtown Calgary, Alta. The conference saw more than …
For the sixth consecutive month new vehicle sales in the United States have experienced a double-digit growth, with September showing an increase of 13.8% from the same period in 2022. As September is not yet over, the total new-vehicle sales …
Mitsubishi Electric and BlackBerry recently announced that the Japanese manufacturing company’s new automotive in-cabin system, FLEXConnect, will be powered by BlackBerry IVY — an edge-to-cloud vehicle data platform. One of the end results should be increased road safety by anticipating …
Vehicle prices in the Canadian used wholesale market declined -0.17% for the week ending on Sept. 23 — somewhat notably from the -0.33% the prior week. The data was pulled from Canadian Black Book’s latest Market Insights report, which shows …
The President of Roy Foss Automotive Group looks at the company’s relationship as the only Canadian BrightDrop authorized dealership to date as a long-term play without concerning itself about General Motors’ plans to temporarily put the brakes on the production …
Brand loyalty has slipped among new vehicle owners in the United States thanks to a boost in vehicle availability and greater choice, according to J.D. Power’s recently released 2023 U.S. Automotive Brand Loyalty Study. “Now that some of those (pandemic/post-pandemic) …
AutoCanada, a North American automobile dealership group, has expanded its leadership team with the announcement of a few key promotions — one of them being Jeff Thorpe, who was recently tapped as President of North American Operations. He originally joined …
The J.D. Power Auto Summit is set to take place as a live event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb.1, 2024 — one day prior to the NADA Show from the National Automobile Dealers Association, which will be held in …
