The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) is about to undergo a significant change in governance for the first time since its launch 25 years ago. Maureen Harquail, who was appointed to the role of OMVIC CEO in August 2022, …
Dipping a little lower this week, the Canadian used wholesale market saw prices reach -0.12% for the period ending on May 27 — down 0.06% more than the previous market insights provided by Canadian Black Book. Overall car segment prices …
Semiconductor company MediaTek is teaming up with NVIDIA, known for designing graphics processing units (GPUs) and a big player in the artificial intelligence hardware and software supply sector. The partnership should result in the creation of a full range of …
The federal government announced new funding to support Canada’s first cathode materials facility, which will be built thanks to a joint venture between General Motors and POSCO Future M in Bécancour, Qué. Cathode active materials, also known as CAM, are …
Our fixed ops experts will help dealerships run more profitable service operations Each day our technicians walk through our work shop doors and hand us a gift… that gift is eight hours of skilled time. We have usually spent a …
Leverage opportunities within data warehouses and your DMS systems Modern businesses know the power of data. If used right, it can give your organization a real competitive advantage. Using data as a predictive tool, rather than a backwards looking one, …
If you’ll allow me to alter and repurpose that well known and oft-quoted Vegas slogan, what happens in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas. I know that because I’ll be reporting on it. I’ll be heading down there for Thomson Reuter’s …
Rising interest rates have created trends and changes in financing for dealers and consumers As the automotive industry starts to rebound following the disruption of COVID and the subsequent chip shortage, supply chain backlogs are slowly easing, which has led …
What are the implications for dealers of brands that exhibit vs. those that don’t? Does an auto show deliver a return on investment for exhibiting brands? This was one of many questions that that Jason Campbell, General Manager, and his …
A founding board member of Accelerate Auto, Jerry Chinner discusses new research the not-for-profit commissioned to study the Black consumer experience shopping for cars, and whether the auto industry was an attractive industry for Black talent to pursue careers. Chinner …
Dealer groups often act as “frenemies” instead of allies. It’s costing you money. One of the significant advantages of a dealer group versus a single-point dealership is the ability of the group to centralize many of its resources and initiatives …
This issue marks an important milestone — but one that I’d just as soon not write about. It will be the last column penned by our Tech Talk columnist Gerry Malloy. He’s hanging up his pen. Gerry has been an …
