General Manager of Ste-Foy Nissan Carl Latulippe and his team recently received the 2020 Prix d’excellence (award of excellence) from Nissan Canada. “We have been able to stay the course and offer impeccable service despite the many constraints [of the …
Nissan Canada is auctioning off a 1 of 1 GT-R NFT (non-fungible token)—a digital asset hosted on the blockchain—with a reserve price of $280,000 Canadian dollars. The NFT is inspired by the GT-R sports car, was created by Toronto artist …
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended up right where he started about six weeks ago: with a minority government. For better or worse, that means automotive retailers, and specifically the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), are aware of the battles to …
Although there was no change in federal leadership this month, changes are occurring in the automotive industry where Mike Manley, Head of Americas for Stellantis (and previously CEO of FCA), stepped out of the OEM world and into auto retail …
PureCars, a provider of digital marketing technology and services for dealers, named Guy Super as Chief Revenue Officer and Kate Colacelli as Chief Marketing Officer. “Guy and Kate demonstrate not only the growth PureCars has experienced, but also our ongoing …
The U.S. National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is gearing up for a live 2022 event set to take place in March in Las Vegas, Nevada. Registration is open and the show is expected to be a packed event, with the …
Semifinalists of the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) awards were announced at the inaugural Motor Bella event at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan on September 21. For the 2022 awards, 23 new vehicles made …
Carfax CEO Dick Raines will retire from the company on Nov. 30, 2021, while his Vice President Bill Eager takes the reins on Dec. 1, 2021, according to a Carfax news release. “It’s been my honour and privilege to work …
Berlin-based Vay unveiled its new “teledriving” technology in September that puts “teledrivers” at the steering wheel of vehicles in a remote fashion in metropolitan areas. Vay wants to become the first company with a driverless, certified commercial mobility service operating …
J.D. Ney, Automotive Practice Lead at J.D. Power Canada, discusses the company’s 2021 Canada Customer Service Index—Long-Term (CSI-LT) Study that considers the impact of driving and vehicle ownership on the automotive service sector, and what that means for dealers …
Canadian Black Book announced a data integration with Trade X that connects dealers internationally through the Trade X global vehicle trading software. The integration means the software will include Canadian Black Book’s historical post-transactional wholesale valuation and transactional data, along …
New vehicle prices in the United States reached another all-time high in August 2021, for the fifth consecutive record-setting month thanks to an average transaction price of $43,355—up nearly 10% ($3,789) from August 2020 and up 1.6% ($685) from last …
