Edmonton-based Go Auto has acquired its first stores in the United States: Mercedes-Benz of Bellingham and Toyota of Bellingham. The acquisitions align with Go Auto’s strategy of buying successful dealerships that have a high standard of operating excellence. Go Auto …
At the NADA Show in Dallas, Digital Air Strike, the distinctive automotive Customer Data and Experience Platform (CDXP) company, showed off their rebrand into DAS Technology. The new name reflects the company’s expanded CDXP technology solutions and unique capabilities across …
EnerSavings, a leading energy-management company offering electric vehicle charging options for homeowners, multi-residential properties and businesses, has developed a program specifically aimed at dealerships. Known as EV Ready Set Go, the program is designed to educate dealers on installing charging …
If you’re a Gen-Xer, get ready for a heady dose of nostalgia at the Canadian International AutoShow this year, with the return of the OBLIVION ‘80s and ‘90s Car and Culture Show. This is a showcase that is “committed to …
One news story could not contain all the cool people we talked to and things we experienced at the NADA show last week, so here it is—Canadian auto dealer team at the NADA Show: The Sequel. Since the last news …
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Mathieu Pothier, Président Acura Trois-Rivières about his participation in the Dealer Panel at the Feb. 15 CADA Summit. CADA’s livestream of the event will feature French language captions so that French speaking …
One of Toronto’s major auto dealers is convinced the federal government will not reach its immediate targets for selling electric vehicles. Shahin Alizadeh, President of Downtown AutoGroup, which sells several brands that include EVs and drives one himself, does not …
AutoVerify’s Car Media launched a new 360° vehicle merchandising solution this week. Car Media 360 is the latest version of Car Media’s popular vehicle image capture software, which now includes a new 360 media player. This new tool will be …
From the moment we touched down in Dallas, The NADA Show was a flurry of activity for the Canadian auto dealer team. With a full schedule of exciting speakers and professional and social events, the convention had something for everyone …
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) who will be presenting at this year’s CADA Summit. His association unveiled the highly-anticipated Project Arrow prototype at CES recently, and the …
A pilot program to make it easier for dealerships in Ontario to register new car sales by easing provincial government red tape has worked so well it’s going to be expanded. The Digital Dealership Registration (DDR) program was launched in …
For the second year in a row, Toyota and Lexus are the top make-level performing brands in their respective segments, according to the J.D. Power 2023 Canada ALG Residual Value Awards, which were announced today. “Lexus continues its solid, consistent …
