Dealers are worried that access to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program, described by the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) as a “critical lifeline for dealerships and employees,” will disappear once revenue declines dip below the 30% mark. That’s …
Pitcher and Doyle have released a notice to warn auto retailers about the “dramatic increase” in the number of fraudulent deals stemming from dealerships. “Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated and are taking advantage during these difficult times as sales teams …
Uncertainty around the pandemic will globally dent the sale of electric vehicles (EVs), while the recovery period is anticipated to pave the way towards healthier growth, according to Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis of the market. An optimistic scenario would …
Universus Media Group (UMG) has appointed Trevor Davis as its new Business Development Manager for Canadian auto dealer’s print, digital and video properties. “We are pleased to appoint Trevor to this role,” said Niel Hiscox, President of Universus Media Group. …
Reynolds and Reynolds has named Tommy Barras as the company’s new President and Chief Operations Officer. Barras was part of Universal Computer Systems (UCS) in 1976 — years before the company acquired Reynolds and Reynolds and merged the operations of …
F&I company LGM Financial Services has announced new digital solutions and services to help support dealerships in Canada. Some of the digital products include personalized e-menu selling within the HUB (an e-contract enabled point-of-sale system), and proprietary technology (F&I product …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips talks with Glenn and Brian Pasch, PCG Digital, about their upcoming Digital Marketing Strategies Conference. The annual event will be hosted virtually for the first time from July 13-15, and attendees will learn …
The latest update from Canadian Black Book indicates that wholesale prices slowly declined, car segments for 2-8 year-old vehicles slipped 0.60%, and trucks, SUVs and crossovers fell by 0.85%. The news comes as no surprise for anyone that has been …
Estimated sales of 113,224 new vehicles in Canada in May represented a 44.0% decline from the same month last year. And that’s good news! While it is a dramatic loss of sales for what should be the strongest month of …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Richard Trevisan, Brand Director at Genesis Motors Canada, on how the company continues to innovate and improve its customer experience. Trevisan says the company continued to remain “open” during the pandemic since …
In its latest COVID-19 Automotive Market update, Canadian Black Book reveals its retention index declined an additional 3.20 points in May (close to April’s record decline), thanks in large part to lower consumer confidence and high levels of market uncertainty. …
Digital Air Strike COO Erica Sietsma discusses what the company is doing to help dealers on the digital front, to boost sales, including leveraging social media platforms like Facebook. She also talks about the COVID-19 face scarf they created …
