It was a very mediocre year!
But in the current economic climate that’s a good result By the time you read this magazine, 2011 will be history and you’ll know the final sales figures for the year. Or, if you don’t, you can find them at …
Category: News
General Command
General managers are increasingly the “go to” people within dealerships. Canadian auto dealer spoke with some to find out how their roles are adapting. In modern automotive retailing, we’ve seen numerous changes in the way aspects of dealership operations are …
Digital marketing roadshow refuels Toronto
PCG Pit Stop event brings experts north to inform dealers about new marketing tools Time starved dealership staff were able to take a day off the treadmill and focus on some intense digital marketing learning when the PCG Pitstop Conference …
Dealer helps Slave Lake rebound from devastating fire
The news photos of SL Ford Sales Ltd’s. burned trucks were flashed across Canada after a wildfire consumed approximately one-third of Slave Lake, a northern B.C. community in May 2011. But since then SL Ford and its employees have been …
Building software with a dealer in mind
Quorum Information Technologies had an insider’s view when it developed its DMS software for dealers Without a skeleton most things on this earth can’t be held together, whether they are living organisms or man made structures. Take the case of …
B.C. dealers get windfall on green vehicles
The New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDABC) is pleased that the recent provincial government’s $5,000 incentive to buy a green vehicle will be done at the time of sale and consumers can get the funds through their dealer without …
Al MacPhee outlines vision in new role as CADA Chairman
Canadian auto dealer talked with Al MacPhee, the newly-elected CADA Chairman and learned about his views for the road ahead The newly-elected Chairman of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) is a familiar face in a new place. Auto dealer …
2012 Canadian Car of the Year nominees named
The annual Test Fest took place in Niagara on the Lake and the results are in. How did your brand do this year? When it comes to new vehicles, for both for consumers and dealers, the sheer number of available …
Detroit abuzz with auto show unveilings
It’s taken a beating in recent years, but for 2012 it appeared the North American International Auto Show is back in a big way. Both media preview days proved to be a hub of activity, with more than 40 new …
Auto show highlights from Detroit
With Detroit and LA often vying for attention when it comes to automakers plans to debut new vehicles, for 2012 at least, the Motor City appears to be staging a comeback. There were more than 40 concept and production unveilings …
DealerRater kicks off 2012 Dealer of the Year Award
DealerRater, the car dealer review web site, announced the kickoff of the 2012 Dealer of the Year Award Program.Through this award program, a select number of car dealerships throughout the United States and Canada will be awarded for outstanding customer …
North American International Auto Show opens next week
The North American International Auto Show 2012 (NAIAS) has expanded its footprint inside Cobo Center in Detroit and its outreach into the social media sphere as it prepares to open for Press Preview next week from Jan. 9-10, 2012. With …
