Kia Canada is teaming up with Ontario-based Car Media 2.0 to help promote its certified pre-owned (CPO) online vehicle merchandising. Car Media 2.0 is a provider of high-resolution digital photographs for new and used vehicle listings. Its recent partnership means …
The City of Vancouver has received $300,000 in funding from the Government of Canada to build six electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers. The announcement was made by Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, on …
Canada’s Unifor union is targeting GM’s “massive” profits in its latest attempt to try to reverse General Motors’ decision to idle its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant. The union claims GM earned US $8.1 billion in 2018, but still plans to …
It should come as no surprise to industry watchers that new-vehicle sales declined in January 2019. Sales of 108,774 vehicles were down 7.3% from the same month a year ago, continuing a trend of diminishing sales that is now 11 …
Cadillac’s retail business continues to expand with the launch of its first and largest dealer location in North America: Carter Cadillac in Calgary, Alta. “We’ve noticed an increased interest in luxury vehicles in the west and Calgary is the highest …
Leader Auto Resources (LAR), said to be the largest car dealer buying group in North America, has appointed Tony McQuillan as its new OEM Collision Manager. The group is based in Pointe-Claire, Que., though in his newly created position McQuillan …
Mobials has gathered its digital retailing tools under one roof — now known as the AutoVerify Suite. The company calls it a “one-stop-shop” meant to help Canadian car dealers save money by partnering with a single vendor for their digital …
Unifor continues to ramp up the pressure on General Motors in hopes of reversing the company’s plans to shutdown its Oshawa, Ont., assembly plant. In its latest move, the union promoted a hard-hitting message during Sunday’s Super Bowl, in which …
Used vehicle values have stabilized in the U.S., according to Black Book’s recent data that draws on information between January 18-25. “Weekly depreciation dropped to the lowest level in nine weeks,” said Anil Goyal, Executive Vice President of Operations. “The …
Unifor is upping the ante in its effort to save the General Motors Oshawa assembly plant by launching a boycott of Mexican-made GM vehicles. The union is asking Canadians to “take a stand in defence of our jobs” in defiance …
Kijiji Autos is getting a new pricing tool powered by CARFAX Canada — complete with its own site and app, all of which is designed to simplify the car shopping process for Canadians. The feature will be integrated with Kijiji …
A delegation from the China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) met with their counterparts from the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) at their Ontario offices last week. The two “CADA” groups met to share insights on issues impacting dealers. The meeting …
