The Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, also known as the REIT, is looking to purchase two automotive dealerships in Quebec for a combined $23.4 million. The company entered into agreements with a dealership group to buy the stores, which …
Retail sales in major parts of the automotive industry increased above 2020 levels by the end of the third quarter of 2021, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). “Despite difficulties in supply chains and a host of other challenges, the …
PBS Systems created a scholarship fund in support of students attending the Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC) at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont. Its award will be offered to two full-time Georgian College students on an annual basis. Those …
The Équité Association released its list of top 10 stolen vehicles across Canada, putting the popular Ford F-150 in the number one slot. “Regardless of the type of vehicle, auto theft is a serious threat to public safety and continues …
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced a $2 million investment for Hydro Ottawa to install up to 350 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the city. The project is funded through the Natural Resources Canada’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). …
Former Google and Waze executive Emma Weisberg was named E Automotive’s first chief marketing officer. The news is noteworthy for two reasons: the fact that Weisberg hails from tech giant Google and subsidiary Waze, and because E Automotive, or E …
With the rapid increase of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, provincial governments are re-imposing strict public health measures to help curb the spread—bringing some dealers closer to their early pandemic essential service status. For example, Quebec is dealing with record-breaking daily …
The 2022 CADA Summit is moving online. The move was made due to the government of Ontario reinstating capacity limits in the province to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, which subsequently led to the cancellation of …
Are we finally at the tipping point of adoption for battery electric vehicles (BEVs)? That is both the question and the title of a recent Ipsos study, which looks at the United States market and points to rising gas prices …
U.S. President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act did not survive a crucial vote in the Senate, as a single Democrat voted down a bill that included an electric vehicle tax credit plan—helping Canada dodge a bullet…for now. The electric …
The federal government’s proposed tax on luxury cars, personal aircrafts and boats was meant to come into force on January 1, 2022. Specific to luxury cars, the tax would be on vehicles with a retail sales price of more than …
We reached out to two companies to answer this question and better understand both the dealer’s needs, and the customer’s. When CDK Global hosted its inaugural industry conference known as CDK Connect virtually this year, Brendan Dougherty, Director of Product …
