Efficiency is the new benchmark for success, according to Michelle Denogean, CMO of Roadster, and the second speaker of the DealerTalk 2020 virtual event. During her presentation, Denogean explored findings from the company’s latest Dealer Impact Study that was conducted …
Taking stock and looking ahead Canadian Black Book and J.D. Power’s 2020 TalkAuto@Home conference offered a detailed overview of the automotive industry from a variety of angles, provided in one-hour webinars spread throughout the week of November 16. During his …
Digital Air Strike has partnered with car dealer review platform Women-Drivers.com to help dealerships attract and retain women car buyers, which is considered a major buying segment. To back that up, Digital Air Strike said its 8th Annual Automotive Digital …
OpenRoad Auto Group’s Richmond Auto Body will expand to six locations, with the acquisition of two new collision centres in South Surrey-White Rock, B.C. These include repair shops formerly known as Don Beck Collision and Modern Bradley that are now …
TRADER is launching a virtual event for the automotive industry known as Carology: The Science of Selling Cars that considers how dealers can drive more sales and profits in their dealership by preparing a plan. The online event will take …
After bottoming out in April, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, new-vehicle sales bounced back quickly to within 5% of previous-year figures by July and they’ve continued at or above that level, on average, since then. Until November! …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips talks with Maria Soklis, President of Cox Automotive Canada and Brazil, and Emiliano Void, National Operations Manager, Dealer.com, about systemic racism in Canada’s auto industry, and what their organization is doing to help lead …
Canadian wholesale prices for cars and trucks declined again, now for the seventh week in a row, with cars down an average of 0.17% and trucks down 0.02%, according to Canadian Black Book’s COVID-19 update. The average weekly decline for …
A new study conducted by PureCars and Facebook looks at the impact that social marketing tools have on dealers that heavily rely on digital retailing and have managed to reduce their advertising spend. Both companies studied online and offline engagement …
Car collector Matt Blair has launched RallyAutoAuctions.com, a 24/7 online auction platform for Canadian sellers. The idea stems from the recognition that some Canadian vehicles were being rejected on American-based auction marketplaces, according to a company news release. “With the …
Cox Automotive Canada recently signed the BlackNorth Initiative’s CEO Pledge, and has established a new Employee Resource Group (ERG) called the Black Employee Network (BEN). The BlackNorth Initiative is led by the Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic …
After much anticipation, the federal government finally released its fall economic statement for 2020, which offers some good news for automotive retailers in Canada — particularly where zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) are concerned. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …
