Amazon-owned self-driving startup Zoox will begin testing its autonomous vehicle prototypes in Seattle in the coming months, and is planning to have an office in the city in 2022 to expand its footprint from Las Vegas and the San Francisco …
Tesla is planning to expand the use of its lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, which it started using for its Chinese-market Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles. It plans to expand it to global markets—with local markets, according …
Various industry studies indicate that the average sales manager is spending up to 80 per cent of their time in non-sales related activities, juggling up to 30 or more tasks in any given week. Most are inundated with more administrative …
Consider a software that supports things like online scheduling, check-in, self-service check-in, and mobile payments. Mastering the digital marketing landscape as a new car dealer is slowly becoming a necessary reality for everyone in the industry, as this is one …
Gross profits are up and floor plan interest is low; some areas of your financial statement have never looked better. There is a level of uncertainty in the automotive industry today. The vehicle supply chain is broken and will take …
The times are changing, and so is the industry. Not that long ago, what was under the hood was the primary consideration in selecting a new car. Now, not so much, apart from whether it’s an internal-combustion engine (ICE) or …
How front and centre is the auto industry in each of the three mainstream party platforms, and what do they propose? As I write this column, we are two weeks away from a federal election, which some are viewing as …
Much work has been done over the past few years to help dealers and the industry. Let’s take a moment to reflect. After three years as the Chief Economist of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), it is time for …
Driving an electric car is starting to feel very similar to driving a gas car, at least where vacation planning is concerned. Canadians love to travel, and with the COVID-19 situation many Canadians who typically fly to their summer vacation …
What pandemic-learned experience tells us about our customers and future business. The past 18 months have been a true learning experience. As the world pivoted towards digital transformation, auto retailing had no option but to follow. Up until then, traditional …
Developments in personal security for your dealership. This summer, Senior Vice President of Marsh Canada Christopher Nadolny observed an uptick in dealership theft. He was not able to pinpoint the exact cause of this increase, but the company did narrow …
Developments in automotive industry cyber attacks. Of the many types of cyber attacks that exist globally, 2021 is perhaps the year that ransomware stepped into the forefront of everyone’s mind, according to Bob Maley, Chief Security Officer at Black Kite. …
