Brian Kingston, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s Association (CVMA), says the Canadian government must step up to ensure Canada maintains its position in the North American automotive industry. In a recent article Kingston wrote for …
North American automobile dealership group AutoCanada Inc., announced yesterday that it has acquired Mark Wilson’s Better Used Cars of Guelph, Ontario. This acquisition is in addition to AutoCanada’s recent acquisition of Haldimand Motors and advances the dealership group’s used digital …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Luciano Butera, Exec. VP, COO TRADE X about the company’s ambitious plans to grow its global trade platform that lets vehicle buyers and sellers from around the globe connect and transact. The company …
August 9th marked the opening day of Volvo’s newest retail location, Volvo Cars Royal Oak, located in the Northwest Auto Mall in Calgary, Alberta. The newly constructed 35,000 square foot building occupies a four-acre spot at 112th Ave. NW, which …
Electric car dealership All EV Canada has announced four new stores across Atlantic Canada, two of which will be in Newfoundland, one in New Brunswick, and one in Nova Scotia. The news follows the recent sale of All EV Canada …
Peter Smith GM Chev Cadillac, a dealership in Belleville, Ontario, has just donated a brand new Cadillac CT4 Sport to the Belleville General Hospital Foundation in honour of former dealer principal Peter Smith. The car, which is worth $48,000, will …
J. D. Power has released its Canadian automotive market metrics for July. Although days to turn for used vehicles have remained relatively flat, days to turn for new vehicles are down almost 40% compared to July 2020. In terms of …
Beleaguered by an ongoing global microchip shortage and consequent inventory shortfalls, Canadian sales of 155,657 new vehicles in July 2021, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were down by 5.7% from the same month last year – and they …
Canada’s largest automotive group, Dilawri Group of Companies is offering customers an innovative new vehicle trade-in program. Dilawri Group has partnered with Westbank, one of North America’s largest private developers to launch a unique “Car for a Condo” program. Through …
DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc., (DAC) released July 2021 Canadian Sales data in their recent DesRosiers Automotive Report. Overall sales for July 2021 fell 5.7% compared to 2020 levels, with approximately 155,657 units sold across the country. The drop in sales …
Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, TRADER Corporation, has released its latest survey. TRADER polled AutoTrader.ca users and found that about nine out of ten Canadian car shoppers who use AutoTrader.ca are aware of and willing to adapt to the …
Experts predict the semiconductor shortage will hamper inventory through next year as car production slows down due to the worldwide supply of semiconductors. Over the past several weeks, production has slowed or halted at seventeen car manufacturers across North America …
