There is little doubt we are living in tumultuous times. Everything from the weather to the Superbowl halftime show have become heavily politicized. The current economic and political climate has left the public deeply polarized and increasingly agitated. Sharing personal …
F&I supplier working to boost transparency and results When you’ve been in the F&I space for more than 60 years, you learn a thing or two about adapting to meet the needs of your dealer clients. From helping dealers keep their business offices …
There’s never been a better time to tighten your internal operations to boost efficiencies, compliance and reduce your risks. In this economic and political climate, there are far too many things that are outside of a dealership’s control. There are …
AutoVerify has teamed up with CARFAX Canada to help dealers provide more accurate vehicle valuations and create a better experience for consumers. The partnership means CARFAX Canada’s vehicle valuation capability/data, which is powered by a machine learning model, will be …
A balanced approach to understanding and using AI will serve auto dealers well Every time we step into a newer model vehicle, artificial intelligence makes its presence known, helping us make decisions and drive more safely, through features like emergency breaking …
Part 2 of our look at why having a SUPERdesk can help consistently boost your sales performance In our first column in this series, we talked about the “SUPERdesk”’ concept, and provided details on the role of the Desk Manager. …
If you want your team to sell EVs you need to embrace them too As someone who has lived it, I completely understand the roller coaster journey EVs have been for car dealerships. When customers wanted them, the manufacturers couldn’t get …
It’s important for dealers to communicate to their teams during uncertain times As I sit here the Sunday after Liberation Day and ponder what the U.S. administration has done, I can’t help but be distracted by the abundance of “expert opinions” that …
For the world, but especially for Mexico and Canada — respectively the United States’ largest and second largest trading partners — it has been a very long first quarter of 2025. There is seemingly no rhyme nor reason to the tariffs …
It was just time. After almost 22 years teaching students attending the automotive business program at Georgian College — first the Canadian Automotive Institute and now the Automotive Business School of Canada — Professor Alan McGee has given his last …
As employment in Canada continues to be closely watched for signs of U.S.-tariff impacts, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants pulled its first quarter data to review the automotive situation — and found that overall employment was down slightly in March 2025 by …
A major victory was achieved by the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario (MVRO) after the passing of Ontario’s 2025 Budget, which saw the permanent removal of the City of Toronto’s ability to impose a vehicle registration tax. It has been …
