With the holidays quickly approaching, dealers are preparing their charitable events, as they do every year, to give back to those in need in their communities. The Richmond Auto Mall dealership in British Columbia is one example: they have organized …
Subaru Canada has announced the launch of its first-ever plug-in hybrid vehicle, based on the 2020 Crosstrek compact SUV. The carmaker’s models are renowned for their excellent all-weather abilities, as all models (with the exception of the BRZ) are equipped …
Canadian Black Book and J.D. Power hosted their seventh annual TalkAUTO Canada Conference on November 7. The event, which attracted more than 450 people from the automotive industry, financial sector and media, to the Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, Ont., continues …
Blackcircles, a European-based online retailer of tires, has launched its online tire-shopping service in Canada. The new offering, officially made available to Canadian consumers on November 1, but it has the potential to impact the auto dealership’s role in selling …
Dealertrack Canada has partnered with Nissan Canada Extended Services (NCESI) to launch an intuitive eMenu Presentation Platform for Nissan and Infiniti dealers across the country. “The Dealertrack eMenu Presentation Platform will provide all of our Canadian Nissan and Infiniti dealers …
Groupe Touchette, one of the country’s largest tire distributors, has acquired Atlas Tire Wholesale. The move is meant to help strengthen the group’s position as a key player in Canada and, more specifically, in Ontario. The acquisition will enable the …
The increasing use and development of connected and autonomous cars may require OEMs to budget towards state-of-the-art technology solutions that will ensure the protection of their vehicles from cyber security threats, according to a Frost & Sullivan news release. Their …
As we have now come to expect, auto sales in Canada in October fell below those of the same month a year ago, for the eighth month in a row. But, as has been the case for most of those …
Cox Automotive has announced it is greatly expanding its Dealer.com digital marketing platform across Canada. According to Maria Soklis, President of Cox Automotive Canada, the offering will provide dealers with “exclusive access to new products and features previously unavailable in …
Mike Harris, MPP for Kitchener-Conestoga, has introduced what is known as a Private Member’s Bill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario — Bill 50: the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018. The Bill seeks to amend the …
The Government of Canada has recently announced plans to impose a federal carbon pollution pricing system on provinces that do not yet have one — or did not propose a system that meets government standards. “Pollution pricing encourages Canadians and …
CARPROOF has officially rebranded its name to CARFAX Canada. News of the name change was announced in the spring, when the company launched the rebranding process to better align with its U.S. counterpart, CARFAX. “CARFAX Canada will continue to provide …
