The Montreal Auto Show recently unveiled a list of automotive manufacturers — including new entries — that will be participating in the 2025 edition of the event. In a news release the team said more than a dozen essential brands, …
Canadian used wholesale market prices were down -0.33% this week, for the period ending on November 23, which is similar to the prior week and the 2017-2019 average of the same period. For car segment prices, the -0.26% this week …
The Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario are backing new legislation introduced by their provincial government that focuses on Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) fraud, which involves stealing a VIN from a legitimate car and using it to register a stolen one. …
The Toyota Highlander was the most stolen vehicle in Canada in 2023, bypassing the Honda CR-V that held the position for two consecutive years. The data was pulled from the Équité Association, a not-for-profit organization that supports Canadian property and …
Kot Auto Group has expanded in British Columbia with the acquisition of Okanagan Dodge, the group’s second Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler dealership. Woodgrove Chrysler was the first Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler dealership under the Kot Auto Group umbrella, having been acquired in …
Melissa Young, the outgoing CEO of Skilled Trades Ontario, has been described by the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario as the reform-minded, common-sense leader that new car and truck retailers needed. “The Ontario Government recognized this when they abolished the …
In the world of cloud-based options and electric vehicle charging, dealers in Canada may be interested to note that Emobi launched a streamlined Plug & Charge solution that uses AI-powered identification and cloud-based certificate authentication. The solution is called JustPlug …
If you could bottle up and sell Brian Benstock’s energy, coffee sales would take a serious hit. The car dealer from Queens, New York, brought all of his passion, energy, and ideas to the stage of the Western Canadian Dealer …
If there ever were “the good old days” when it was an easy business to sell, finance and service automobiles, those days are well in the rear-view mirror. Delegates heading home from the largest-ever Western Canadian Dealer Summit, which kicked …
As one of the recipients of a Woman Driven Award from the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario, Alyssa McKeown is grateful for having spent almost 25 years of her life in the business and being one of only a few …
If dealers feel provincial new light vehicle sales performances appear stratified as we near the end of the year, they are not alone — for DesRosiers Automotive Consultants used exactly this adjective to describe the situation. In its latest update …
Dealers may be interested to note that the Canadian used wholesale market experienced a slightly steeper decline, of -0.39% in pricing for the period ending on November 16, compared to last week’s -0.32%. The 2017-2019 average for the same period …
