Hyundai Auto Canada is stepping up its customer experience by providing a new service to get vehicles ready for summer driving. Called “Before the Service Experience,” Hyundai technicians will be on site to provide free vehicle inspections, regardless of make, …
Jared Hamilton, CEO and Founder of DrivingSales, doesn’t beat around the bush. “Our industry is filled with a lot of crappy insight,” said Hamilton in his keynote presentation at the inaugural Canadian Dealer Forum held on June 22-23 in Calgary, …
Nova Scotia F&I managers will soon be armed to better handle F&I transactions. A new and exclusive partnership between the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association and Reynolds and Reynolds, a provider of automobile dealership software, services and forms, will enable …
The Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council is actively hunting down curbers selling vehicles to car buyers. A team of investigators tracked down curbers, or unlicensed, illegal automotive retailers, recently in Lethbridge and Taber, Alta. and in surrounding areas. The investigators …
Is your dealership properly handling sensitive information? Shred-it’s 2015 Security Tracker study has shown a growing divide between large organizations and small businesses when it comes to information security. Per the study, 65 per cent of executives say they have …
Canadians continue to have a love affair with their debt, as seen in the automotive industry. A recent poll conducted by CIBC found the majority (two-thirds) of Canadians are comfortable with their debt level. Nearly 31 per cent of Canadians …
Cox Automotive has agreed to buy Dealertrack Technologies in a $4-billion deal that will help broaden its reach in the automotive industry. The sale was announced on June 15, 2015. Headquartered in Atlanta, Cox Automotive also includes household names such …
The Canadian Dealer Forum by DrivingSales is coming to Calgary on June 22-23, but registration remains open for dealers eager to help move the industry forward. “We’re in the final stages of event planning. Everyone in Canada is very happy …
What’s new at Hyundai Auto Canada and what’s to come? Canadian auto dealer’s Petrina Gentile went to get the scoop. She met up with Don Romano, President and CEO of Hyundai Auto Canada, recently at the company’s headquarters in Markham, …
A renewed partnership between TRADER Corporation and U.S-based solutions company vAuto will mean new initiatives for Canadian used car dealers. In a written release, TRADER said the five year agreement will enable the company to continue being the exclusive Canadian …
Summer is the season of road trips, and consumers might come into your dealership looking for a vehicle suited to highway driving or a winding road to the campground. That means dealers need to be able to list ideas of …
DIGITAL MARKETING WIZARDS, USED VEHICLE FINANCING GURUS AND AUCTION EXPERTS BRIEFED ATTENDEES AT THE 2015 AUTO REMARKETING CANADA CONFERENCE ABOUT WHERE THE USED VEHICLE MARKET IS HEADED It’s a good time for a new car dealer to be selling used …
