AutoCanada Inc. announced that it will be purchasing another Ontario-based dealership, Guelph Hyundai. The deal, expected to close within 30 days, will acquire the dealership and the 29,000 plus square foot facility with a 14 car showroom and 14 service …
Drivers of vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) will get a 15 per cent discount on auto insurance with Aviva Canada, the company has announced. The discount is available to all Aviva-insured drivers and is applied automatically to their policy …
What the company is calling a “human-centred purchase and ownership model” is designed to set Genesis Motors Canada apart from other luxury brands. Hyundai’s luxury car brand officially launched last week and is aiming to create a stress-free customer experience. …
Ontario’s automated vehicle (AV) pilot project will be led by experts from the research, manufacturing and technology sectors, including The University of Waterloo, the Erwin Hymer Group and BlackBerry QNX. The first province in Canada to test AVs on its …
When you consistently are named as one of Canada’s top employers, you have to be doing a lot of things right. That’s the honour earned for the sixth straight year by OpenRoad Auto Group in the annual survey conducted by …
Carvana continues its rapid U.S. expansion with the launch of its disruptive online used auto retail platform to the Indianapolis market — the company’s 11th new market of the year and 20th overall.They call themselves “a better way to buy …
Ontario new car dealers are breathing easier with the introduction of provincial legislation that makes changes to how municipalities are governed, but gives them no power to charge a Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT), says Frank Notte, director of government relations …
Mark Buzzell will be the next president and COO of the Ford Motor Company of Canada as of January 1, 2017. Currently general manager for the western market area of the U.S., Buzzell replaces Dianne Craig who served in the …
As the first mass market electric vehicle with an extended range and low price, the Chevy Bolt EV is seen by many as an auto industry game changer. Its reputation is further enhanced with the recent news that it has …
Results of Search Optics’ first annual digital marketing survey show the value that dealers place on organic website visitor traffic — and the gaps in internal digital marketing skill sets that currently exist. Knowing how to spend digital marketing dollars …
Michel Poirier is the new director of customer service at Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. He reports to president and CEO Don Romano, who says Poirier’s skill set will “help us set a new benchmark for customer service in the automotive …
More than a quarter of millennials believe that marijuana doesn’t affect — and may even enhance — driving abilities, according to a new poll from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA). They’re wrong, of course. But with legalization possibly just around …
