With vehicles becoming more of a commodity purchase, focusing on service excellence is one way to further differentiate your dealership from the competition, dealers were told at an exclusive OEM Forum event held in Toronto yesterday, organized by F&I provider …
BC Auto Industry Conference tackled issues facing the auto industry British Columbia dealers gathered recently in the mountain resort municipality of Sun Peaks for the annual BC Auto Industry Conference. Held by the New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA), …
Electric vehicles now account for just one per cent of global vehicle sales, but that’s about to change quickly, say market research analysts at Commodity Inside. According to the new report, A Ten Year Strategic Outlook for the Global Electric …
A proposed nationwide class settlement will pay cash to about 105,000 Volkswagen owners and lessees who were affected by the 2.0L TDI emissions fiasco. Total value of the benefits is up to $2.1 billion. Subject to approval by two courts, …
Recent sales growth in light trucks is driving the average vehicle transaction price up, according to car shopping network Edmunds.com. This year, that price hit an all time high, and it is expected to rise again in 2017. The 2016 …
A customized 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, valued at $113,342.05, is the grand prize in this year’s Rock the Road Raffle, a fundraiser for prostate cancer research. Donated by the Trillium Automobile Dealers’ Association (TADA), the car features a 707 …
Magna International will use Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality technology to give visitors to CES 2017 a chance to personally experience a car of the future. The self-contained holographic computer will showcase cameras, sensors, LIDAR and radar systems that enable autonomous …
Wheel’s Automotive Dealer Supplies will provide certified pre-owned (CPO) merchandising and marketing materials to Kia Canada, under an agreement that kicks in January 12. Canadian Kia dealers will be able to source Kia-approved merchandising through a branded web portal, while …
The Ford F-150 topped autoTRADER.ca’s list of the 10 most sought after vehicles in Canada — a collection that includes both practical people movers and vehicles at the higher end of the luxury scale. It’s the second year at the …
While effective CRM use is critical to dealership success, many dealers aren’t using their CRMs nearly effectively enough, according to research from software provider VinSolutions and DealerKnows, a boutique training and consulting firm. They evaluated CRM usage across three categories …
Ford trucks and high-end SUVs continue to be the top choice of Canadian auto thieves who were hard at work again this year, according to the Insurance Board of Canada (IBC). Their annual list of the Top 10 Most Frequently …
The Dilawri Group of Companies has acquired Automobiles Niquet Audi and Volkswagen (Automobiles Niquet) for a total of eight dealerships in the province of Quebec. The two new dealerships are the 59th and 60th nationwide for the group, and are …
