Canadian Black Book (CBB), which has been the trusted Canadian automotive industry source for vehicle valuations, data, and insights for over 60 years, announced that they have hired Dwain Samuels as their new director of sales and data licensing. As …
According to IDTechEX, a UK consultancy firm that helps companies profit from emerging technology, 1,000-mile battery-electric vehicles are “easy to make,” coming soon, and will have a profound effect on the market. In the company’s report, Solar Vehicles 2021-2041 2nd …
The ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have made analysis of new-vehicle sales in Canada during the first quarter of 2021 something of a toss-up. They can be interpreted as up or down, depending on the comparator — the chaotic …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Darren Slind, Managing Director and Niel Hiscox, President, Clarify Group, a new research and consulting firm for the automotive industry and beyond. The new firm aims to combine industry expertise with next-gen …
Dealerware has recently been selected as the preferred fleet management partner for Audi Canada’s courtesy vehicle program, a success for the company which has focused on international expansion as of late. Dealerware started expanding into Canada last summer where they …
OpenRoad Auto Group, British Columbia’s largest automotive dealership group, just launched NextRoad, a new service designed to help car buyers in the Greater Vancouver area purchase and finance vehicles online. Customers — even those with poor credit — are matched …
Bramgate Automotive Inc. has just opened Audi Mississauga Airport in the Pearson Auto Mall at Highway 401 and Dixie in Ontario. The brand-new, 50,000 sq. ft. facility will double Audi Mississauga’s current sales and service capacity and offer the group …
Tires have evolved to offer a range of options and possibilities, increasing reliability, safety, and offering the potential to reduce our environmental footprint. Often when the topic of technology in the automotive industry emerges, what follows is a focus …
We reached out to two general managers of award-winning EV dealerships to better understand the ingredients to their success. Federal government rebate and incentive programs, which vary in each province, are clearly growing customer demand for electric vehicles (EV) — …
Resiliency and an innovative spirit will help us get through whatever difficult situation is thrown our way. At about half-way through the first quarter of 2021, are things any better than the very challenging year of 2020? Last year was …
International cooperation is much needed now, and with a new president in the White House, the need is even greater. It’s not news to anyone that the Canada-U.S. relationship has not been at its “peak” over the past four years. …
Customer trade-ins are often the most fumbled aspect of a dealership’s showroom and online sales process. Many sales consultants admittedly dread the entire appraisal process and the “walk of shame” across the showroom floor to deliver a trade-in value to …
