Universus Media Group (UMG) has appointed Trevor Davis as its new Business Development Manager for Canadian auto dealer’s print, digital and video properties. “We are pleased to appoint Trevor to this role,” said Niel Hiscox, President of Universus Media Group. …
Reynolds and Reynolds has named Tommy Barras as the company’s new President and Chief Operations Officer. Barras was part of Universal Computer Systems (UCS) in 1976 — years before the company acquired Reynolds and Reynolds and merged the operations of …
F&I company LGM Financial Services has announced new digital solutions and services to help support dealerships in Canada. Some of the digital products include personalized e-menu selling within the HUB (an e-contract enabled point-of-sale system), and proprietary technology (F&I product …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips talks with Glenn and Brian Pasch, PCG Digital, about their upcoming Digital Marketing Strategies Conference. The annual event will be hosted virtually for the first time from July 13-15, and attendees will learn …
The latest update from Canadian Black Book indicates that wholesale prices slowly declined, car segments for 2-8 year-old vehicles slipped 0.60%, and trucks, SUVs and crossovers fell by 0.85%. The news comes as no surprise for anyone that has been …
U.K. drivers could get up to 6,000 pounds (CA$10,200) via a new car scrappage scheme that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering. It would require the driver to exchange their diesel and gas-engine vehicle for an electric one. The …
Financial institution Wells Fargo, known for providing car shoppers with loans, will stop indirect auto lending at up to 1,100 independent car dealerships in the U.S. “As a responsible lender, we also have an obligation to review our business practices …
Business is booming for some U.S. car dealers as automakers increase production, even as they anticipate some inventory shortages over the coming months. “It will take a while for the factories and the suppliers to get momentum going again,” said …
Autonomous cars may only prevent a third of collisions in the U.S., according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). “The IIHS concluded that, while self-driving vehicles would be better at detecting the world around …
General Motors revived its Warren Transmission factory to build medical face masks, but its long-term fate remains unknown. “In 2018, GM said it would restructure the company by cutting some 4,000 salaried jobs and idling four U.S. plants, Warren being …
Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips talks with Vince Poloniato, President of Solutions Into Motion, about the company’s Trackem Test Driver GPS technology that lets dealerships provide contactless test drives with the reassurance that the vehicle’s whereabouts, and driving …
Rising demand for used cars in the U.S. has pushed prices up and placed dealers in a competitive position as they seek to buy more vehicles. “We actually have an issue now, which is that we don’t have enough inventory,” …
