The gap between the percentage of Canadian and American consumers who said they were very likely to consider buying an electric vehicle has widened over the past year. That is according to J.D. Power, which reviewed data from its 2023 …
The Global Automakers of Canada (GAC) is honouring Don Durst for his 51 years in the business with a bursary to be given to a student entering Georgian College’s Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC). The bursary, known as the …
The three winners of the prestigious 2023 CADA Laureate Dealer Recognition Program were announced yesterday by the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association in a special video tribute. Each year, hundreds of nominees vie for the coveted award. Those nominees are vetted …
AutoCanada is in the early stages of putting together a plan for its dealerships to encourage young women to consider a future career in all aspects of the company. “You need to be intentional and that’s really, really important. It …
The top challenge dealers in Canada and the United States experienced in 2022 was managing supply chain-driven inventory disruption, according to CDK Global’s 2023 Trendsetter’s Guide to Automotive Retail survey. Data shows that 68% of the dealers surveyed said this …
Ontario-based Alpha Auto Group, which has a broader presence in Canada and the United States, will reportedly pay a little more than 465 million pounds (around CA$779.22 million) in cash to buy Lookers — a group in the United Kingdom …
Quality issues are persisting in the automotive industry as problems with new vehicles reach a record high, according to a J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). The number of problems per 100 vehicles — which J.D. Power expressed …
On the provincial level, the new light vehicle sales performance remained varied for May 2023 despite the generally positive lean in the market, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “While the market has begun to demonstrate broad-based improvements in new …
Canadian auto dealer Senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Chris Piche, CEO & Founder of Smarter AI, about the need for broader education on the benefits of autonomous driving technologies. Piche comments on proposed new legislation in California regarding autonomous driving …
OPENLANE Canada, an operator of digital marketplaces for used vehicles, will be integrating ADESA Canada and TradeRev into its new consolidated OPENLANE Canada marketplace. The company made the announcement on June 20, in which they describe the new platform as …
The Canadian used wholesale market experienced a price decrease of 0.36% for the week ending on June 17 — a notable amount when compared to the prior week’s -0.10% and even the 2017-2019 average of -0.19%. Canadian Black Book said …
Reynolds and Reynolds has entered into a strategic partnership with Draiver, an on-demand vehicle delivery service, to help dealerships “retail anywhere,” according to a recent company announcement. To do this, the companies will launch a new way for dealerships to …
