Partnerships will minimize barriers to auto body skills training Financial and partnership support for the Tropicana Pre-apprenticeship Training Program for Auto Body Collision and Damage Repair was announced on April 3 at a kick off event for the 2017 class. …
It’s easy to get pretty excited about the future. Well, easy for me, at least. That’s because there’s a big part of me that’s never too interested in the status quo, and is much more curious about what the future …
The Canadian auto dealer team recently returned from a successful CADEX conference in Halifax. CADEX is the annual conference put on by the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association (NSADA) with the goal of bringing leading national figures to the Maritimes …
The only peer-to-peer carsharing platform in Canada, Turo, marked its first anniversary in the country at a forum where it shared the results of a study that suggests OEMs may actually benefit from the car sharing industry. Held at Toronto’s …
Wages, payroll and employment all continued to rise at U.S. new-car dealerships in 2016, according to a report from the National Automobile Dealers Association. Dealerships employed 69 workers on average in 2016, up from 66 in 2015. Overall, new-car dealerships …
Both the Québec and Ontario Courts have granted approval to the Volkswagen and Audi nationwide settlement agreement related to the diesel emissions scandal first exposed in 2015. Under the settlement’s terms, owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI …
Ontario’s vehicle sales regulator has launched a multi-media campaign to inform car buyers of the information car dealerships must legally disclose when selling an automobile. OMVIC says that the illegal practice of concealing aspects of all-in pricing is unfair to …
Northern Honda has donated a Honda Civic to the North Bay Food Bank to support its mission of feeding those less fortunate in the Northeastern Ontario community. The gift, valued at over $10,000, is available to the food bank for …
Kelley Blue Book has named 20 hybrid, electric and plug-in hybrid cars for under $40,000 as its top picks in anticipation of upcoming Earth Day celebrations on April 22. For its top 10 hybrid cars of 2017, the vehicle valuation …
Customers who have leased, financed or purchased a vehicle through the Mercedes-Benz Canada dealer network will be able to access a “unique concierge service”, assisting them with ticket purchases for Live Nation events across the country. The multi-year partnership between …
The largest automotive group in the country recently opened its newest dealership. Dilawri Group of Companies announced on April 13 that it has welcomed its latest addition, Vancouver Nissan. The location represents Dilawri’s fifth Nissan dealership in Canada. “With the …
One of Canada’s largest dealership groups recently announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement with a dealership that has serviced the greater Montreal area for almost 50 years. AutoCanada announced on April 11 that it has committed to …
