Dealer-FX now has an integrated messaging tool for its ONE Platform that allows for easy access to text messaging with customers and internal conversations with employees. The goal is to create a more efficient internal collaboration among employees thanks to …
Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, introduced Bill 288 on May 6 at Queen’s Park, which will replace the College of Trades with a new agency. It was welcome news by the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association …
A special edition of the Chicago Auto Show will take place between July 15-19, 2021 at McCormick Place, thanks to the approval of the state and city officials. It will be one of the venue’s first live and in-person events …
With the recent disruption in automotive manufacturing in Canada due largely to the global microchip shortage, it is worth noting that the 2022 Honda Civic sedan will begin production in Alliston, Ontario and is expected to arrive at Honda dealerships …
Howard Thompson is the new vice president of sales distribution and OEM relationships for TD Auto Finance, taking over for Gino Cozza, who retired in January 2021. He brings more than 30 years of industry experience to the job, having …
OpenRoad Auto Group has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the ninth consecutive year, earning the dealer group a top spot within the Platinum Club designation. This year’s program award winners are among the best-in-class of Canadian-owned …
The federal government will invest $50,000 in the City of North Vancouver to install an electric vehicle (EV) fast charger with the goal of boosting the adoption of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), according to an announcement from the Minister of Natural …
It is encouraging that April 2021 sales units of 162,455 new vehicles in Canada were up by 254.4% from their year-ago nadir, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). But they are not back to normal yet. Sales of just …
Mobials’ AutoVerify division has included enhancements to its Digital Merchandising solution to help automotive retailers drive more profit to their finance and insurance (F&I) department through their dealership website. To do this, AutoVerify has included the ability to display vehicle …
Canadian car segments experienced record weekly wholesale increases this week, according to Canadian Black Book’s automotive market update ending the week of May 4, 2021. The overall market was up 0.48% this week compared to 0.40% last week, with the …
New and used vehicle loans lead the way in terms of the percent of total U.S. transactions per vehicle purchase type that occurred within the last 12 months, according to J.D. Power’s recent Automotive Market Metrics. Released on May 4, …
KAR Global has acquired Auction Frontier, the pioneer of cloud-based auction simulcast solution Velocicast. If that solution sounds familiar, it’s because Velocicast powers the Adesa Simulcast and Simulcast+ technologies everywhere, regardless of geography. The acquisition should help KAR Global accelerate …
