The StopGap Foundation, a Canadian charity, recently announced a new national partnership with Toyota Canada that will see the OEM donate $100,000 to support its School Project. The charity’s goal is to raise awareness about the importance of accessibility and …
Kelley Blue Book has announced its 2020 Best Buy Awards Winners, with the 2020 Kia Telluride taking home the award for Best New Model. The awards are provided to the top new model-year vehicles available in the U.S. in 16 …
Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has entered into an agreement to acquire the Straightline Kia Property in Calgary, Alta., for approximately $8.4 million. “We remain well-positioned to continue expanding our portfolio with high-quality property acquisitions in strategic metropolitan …
Canadian Black Book’s Retained Value Index dipped in October for the first time in seven months, by 0.2 index points, after previously experiencing month-over-month gains. The index looks at the actual retained value of two to six year-old vehicles in …
OpenRoad Auto Group dipped into its Vancouver, B.C., dealerships and selected a Canadian talent to lead operations of its luxury brands in Seattle, Washington. Aly Jiwani, who is currently the Area General Manager of The BMW Store, MINI Vancouver, Rolls-Royce …
For the sixth consecutive year, the Mercedes-Benz Toronto Retail Group is teaming up with the volunteer-led Toronto Firefighters’ Toy Drive to help provide gifts to children across the Greater Toronto Area prior to the holiday season. The Mercedes-Benz Toronto Retail …
The eighth annual TalkAUTO Canada conference, hosted by Canadian Black Book and J.D. Power, welcomed more than 400 Canadian auto industry executives (OEM, dealer, finance, and supplier), along with media representation, on November 6 at the Universal Eventspace in Vaughan, …
Auto entertainment company SiriusXM Canada announced a new partnership with Dealer Management Systems provider PBS Systems that will see SiriusXM Canada Pre-Owned and Service Lane programs integrated into the DMS dealer management product. “We are very excited to partner with …
Chinese electric vehicle brand Byton has received a dealer licence from the state of California for its U.S. retail entity, and a distributor licence for its North American distribution entity. The state’s dealer licence will allow the company to sell …
The importance of digital retailing continues to grow among consumers, with a vast majority of Americans demonstrating a preference towards purchasing their holiday gifts online, according to an infographic from Leanplum. The California-based company, a multi-channel engagement platform, revealed that …
Canada’s new light vehicle segment performance saw light trucks continue to pull ahead of passenger cars in Q3, according to a report from Desrosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. (DAC). Passenger car sales declined 16.7 per cent during this period, with 129,165 …
The atmosphere at the Manheim Montreal auction in Saint-Eustache was filled with curiosity on November 12, as dealers gathered for the launch of Cox Automotive Canada’s MUVIT digital auction platform in Quebec. “We think this is very important and significant …
