New car transaction prices in the U.S. increased slightly last month, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book, who reported a November estimated average transaction price (ATP) of $US 33,801 for light vehicles. That’s up $231, or 0.7 per …
Salaries and productivity climbed throughout new car dealerships in the U.S., last year, according to the latest Dealership Workforce Study from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). The fourth annual study is a goldmine of dealership data on compensation, benefits, …
Employees from NorthStar Ford Group Canada dealerships banded together to help their local communities. Through the month of October, staff collected almost 6,500 pounds of non-perishable food items and raised more than $3,000 for local food banks as part of …
Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen took four of nine “Best New” category spots for the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada 2016 Canadian Car of the Year awards. Categories cover the full new-model spectrum, with core categories further divided into price ranges for …
One of the big draws of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association CADA Summit is having speakers that look at the big picture. And for the 2016 CADA Summit to be held Feb.10, 2016 in Toronto, that includes looking at the …
Larry Hutchison, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for Toyota Canada Inc., owes Toyota’s success to the automaker’s strong beliefs and solid dealer network. “We believe in our dealer partners. Something I always say is we’re not good retailers — I’m …
A new all-electric taxi service might help Canadians get more excited about electric vehicles. Taxelco, a transportation holding company created by XPND Capital, has introduced Canada’s first all-electric taxi fleet in Montreal called Teo. The new Teo taxi service will …
Dealers across the country are seeing more winter tires in their stores to meet consumer demand in 2015, according to data from the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC). Many provinces have experienced significant growth in shipments, with a …
Mercedes-Benz dealerships throughout Toronto are getting into the holiday spirit, and are holding a toy drive until Dec. 15, 2015. All of the unwrapped toys collected will be loaded up onto a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van and delivered to the Toronto …
Rick Gauthier has announced he will be stepping down as the President & CEO of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), effective July 2016. “I’m extremely grateful to the members of my executive committee and to the board members who …
As in-vehicle technologies have become increasingly sophisticated, they’ve opened up owners and manufacturers to a number of threats and risks. There have already been cases of connected vehicles being hacked, resulting in more than a million recalled vehicles in the …
FCA Canada has re-entered the leasing market with a new lease program launched at seven of its dealerships near Windsor, Ont. The pilot program is a joint effort by FCA Canada and Markham, Ont.-based SCI Lease Corp., an independent, Canadian-based …
