Mazda to unveil EV in Tokyo
Mazda has announced plans to reveal its first mass-production battery electric vehicle at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October. It’s a big step for the automaker, who had yet to dip its toes in a significant way in the …
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U.S. business offers controversial trade-in option
A family-owned business in Pinellas County, Florida is promoting its vehicle trade-in option for consumers as a controversial buying system that does away with the traditional method of trading-in used cars for newer models. The business in question, OfferMORE, is …
V2X communications gaining momentum among OEMs
The vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications market is gaining momentum across the globe among automakers and regulators as they strive to keep up with evolving technologies within the connected vehicle sphere. According to ReportsnReports, V2X technology “allows vehicles to directly communicate with …
Hyundai, Aptiv to form autonomous joint venture
Hyundai Motor Group and global technology company Aptiv will form an autonomous joint venture to help advance the design, development, and commercialization of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous technologies. Through the joint venture, the companies aim to begin testing …
Canadian dealers lagging aftermarket
According to the J.D. Power 2019 Canada Customer Service Index Long-Term Study (CSI-LT), aftermarket service facilities are doing a better job compared to Canadian dealers in capitalizing on more costly repairs for four to 12 year old cars. The study, …
Hyundai official partner of Rogers Hometown Hockey
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. announced it will be the official automotive partner of Rogers Hometown Hockey for the 2019 – 2020 hockey season. The move is in line with the company’s successful Made for those who drive hockey marketing campaign, …
Car Media 2.0 partners with Plaza Auto Group
Plaza Auto Group recently announced that it has selected Car Media 2.0 as their exclusive vehicle merchandising partner. Car Media 2.0 offers dealerships a full suite of automotive vehicle merchandising tools that facilitate brand consistency for vehicle inventory merchandising. With …
INFINITI and Amazon partner in co-branded program
A partnership between INFINITI Motor Company Ltd. and Amazon Canada has both companies gearing up to launch a new co-branded experiential and digital program for consumers. The first-ever Canadian co-branded program with Amazon Canada will provide customers an opportunity to …
Go Auto pledges $500,000 to Kids with Cancer
Edmonton-based automotive group Go Auto announced last week that they are donating $10 for every vehicle sold to the Kids with Cancer Society. The campaign started July 1, 2019 and with the company on track to sell more than 50,000 …
Kijiji Autos appoints new Quebec Head of Sales
Kijiji announced the launch of Kijiji Autos back in October of last year with the ambitious goal of simplifying car shopping for Canadians. The app and website went live at the end of 2018 and allow consumers to research and …
Bramgate Automotive announces new Audi dealership
Bramgate Automotive Inc., which is owned and operated by the Johnston family, announced it will be opening a second Audi dealership in Mississauga in 2020 to complement their existing Audi Mississauga and Audi Brampton dealerships. The addition is expected to …
Positive signs for Canadian auto sales
For the first time in 18 months, new-vehicle sales in Canada show signs of the extended decline bottoming out. Sales were down by just 1.0% in July and they were actually up by 0.6% in August, with 182,040 new vehicles …
