While President Barack’s Obama administration and automakers battle it out over the target for new fuel efficiency standards, a new white paper suggests it will lead to millions fewer cars sold and 220,000 lost jobs. The paper’s author, Dean Drake, …
Canadian auto dealer met some spirited Canadians at the Digital Dealer conference in Orlando, Fla. and invited them to contribute blog posts. Here are some observations from Brent Wees, from Dashboard, a creative agency that serves dealers and associations. Making …
Canadian auto dealer met some spirited Canadians at the Digital Dealer conference in Orlando, Fla. and invited them to contribute blog posts. Here are some observations from Barry Hillier, from Dashboard, a creative agency that serves dealers and associations. We’ll …
Canadian auto dealer met some spirited Canadians at the Digital Dealer conference in Orlando, Fla. and invited them to contribute blog posts. Here are some observations from Susan Gubasta from Mississauga Toyota who attended her first conference. This was the …
OPENLANE released its Canadian Market Index for June and found that overall Canadian auction prices were up 1 point from May, and remained 5 points above June 2010 levels. While car prices were up in June, minivan, SUV and truck …
Kia Canada Inc. brings back its ‘Drive Change’ campaign and announced the 1st annual Drive Change Day will be held August 21st, 2011 Inspired by the 2010 “Drive Change” community initiatives, Kia Canada is promoting this campaign to highlight its …
Confident Canadians buy more cars. And Canadian consumers continue to show increasing signs of optimism about the economy as we head into the summer months. But continuing high gas prices and the recent stock market means we aren’t out of …
A BMW dealership in B.C. that bills itself as “Canada’s eco-friendly luxury dealership” took a big step forward to earn that reputation. Auto West BMW of Richmond, B.C. installed a 53 foot vertical-axis wind turbine, as its latest green initiative. …
With the completely newly developed SLK, one of the most successful sports cars ever built is entering its third generation. The new roadster blends light-footed sportiness with stylish comfort, a striking sports-car design with total suitability for everyday use, and …
Toyota Canada and the federal and Ontario governments will invest $545 million to support “green innovation” and keep more manufacturing jobs in Canada. The money will be used to upgrade Toyota’s Ontario-based manufacturing plants in Cambridge and Woodstock. The Ontario …
New-vehicle sales in Canada bounced back strongly in June to the highest SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate) in a year, following May’s precipitous plunge to the lowest volume for the month since 1997. May’s SAAR was just 1.4 million while …
Kia Canada Inc. brings back its ‘Drive Change’ campaign and announced the 1st annual Drive Change Day will be held August 21st, 2011 Inspired by the 2010 “Drive Change” community initiatives, Kia Canada is promoting this campaign to highlight its …
