Road rage
IT’S TIME TO CONSIDER SOME NEW WAYS OF FUNDING CANADA’S CRUMBLING ROADS One of the most time-worn political gripes is the horrible and ever-degrading state of the roads we drive on. But just because everyone complains about it all of …
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The changing face of dealerships
DEALERSHIP FACILITIES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST DECADE. WE LOOK AT WHAT’S CHANGED — AND WHAT’S TO COME. It’s fitting that on the 10th anniversary of Canadian auto dealer, we take a look back at the evolution of the retail …
Super service
CANADIAN AUTO DEALER LOOKS AT SOME WAYS DEALERS ARE PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE EXPERIENCE In today’s competitive auto retailing segment, fixed ops managers sometimes need a little more than efficiently-run service departments to keep customers happy. That’s why an increasing …
Poised for growth
HUNTER ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT IS BOLSTERING ITS CANADIAN OPERATIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS DEALER PARTNERS Since 1946, Hunter Engineering Equipment has come up with new ways to improve service bays for dealers. “The core business of Hunter is alignment, alignments lift …
At your service
CANADIAN AUTO DEALER INTRODUCES A NEW FIXED-OPS SECTION THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE TIPS AND TRICKS TO HELP RUN YOUR DEPARTMENT SMOOTHLY Fixed-ops. A term used to refer to an aspect of the dealership many do not seem to understand. …
SCI MarketView adds to sales team
SCI MARKETVIEW, which provides lead management tools to dealers, has announced two new members to join its growing sales team. Charles McGrail will be part of the Area Sales Manager Team, said the company. McGrail holds previous experience as a …
Lost and found
RETURN.ME HELPS CUSTOMERS RETRIEVE LOST KEYS — AND DEALERSHIPS KEEP CUSTOMERS IT CAN COST CUSTOMERS hundreds of dollars to replace their vehicle key fobs. Knowing they could retrieve their keys would give them peace of mind. That’s the service Return.Me …
Science road trip
DEALERS AND F&I MANAGERS WENT BACK TO SCHOOL IN OCTOBER TO LEARN EVERYTHING THEY ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CORROSION — BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK IN OCTOBER, two waves of dealership personnel made the pilgrimage to the tiny …
Beyond digital
DEALERS LEARNED ABOUT ALL THINGS DIGITAL — AND EVEN MORE AT THE DIGITAL DEALER 19 CONFERENCE & EXPO SOMETIMES DEALERS JUST NEED to dive in deep and get an in-depth briefing about a specific topic. Chances are they likely got …
Oh, Canada!
CANADIAN DEALERS MADE THE TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TO LEARN FROM TOP DIGITAL EXPERTS Canada Day at the DrivingSales Executive Summit is typically held over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. But not this year. The 2015 DrivingSales Executive Summit fell …
Pushing the limit
THE 2015 DRIVINGSALES EXECUTIVE SUMMIT OFFERS CHALLENGING NEW THINKING ABOUT THE AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL INDUSTRY “You will be pushed,” said Jared Hamilton, to a packed room of dealers attending his organization’s 2015 DrivingSales Executive Summit, held October 18-20 at the Bellagio …
CADA meets CADA
DELEGATES FROM THE CHINA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (CADA) TRAVELLED TO CANADA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CANADIAN COUNTERPARTS — THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (CADA) China has a huge automotive industry, but it’s still in early stages of development. So …
