Chief Automotive Technologies has introduced a patent-pending collet style target attachment kit to enable shops using the Chief LaserLock Live Mapping system to accurately measure any vehicle, regardless of material type. The Collet Style Target Attachment Set for Non-Ferrous Vehicle …
LEVERAGING THE POWER OF BIG DATA TO CUSTOMIZE DEALS AND DRIVE F&I REVENUE There’s still a general consensus across automotive retailing that many dealers don’t fully understand the benefits F&I can bring, nor the fact that Big Data enables us …
On June 12, the Shiv Dilawri Auto Group and Kia Canada, celebrated the official opening of Kia on Hunt Club in Ottawa, Ont. Present for the special occasion were Jesse Della Vedova, General Manager, Kia on Hunt Club; Shiv Dilawri, …
Chrysler Group recently announced that 86 dealers have been awarded Alfa Romeo franchises in Canada and the U.S. Alfa Romeo has been absent from the North American market for two decades, but that’s set to change when the 2015 Alfa …
On the surface, it might seem that tomatoes and cars don’t really have a lot in common. But researchers at Ford Motor Company and H.J. Heinz Company see the possibility of an innovative union. As the issue of sustainability in …
UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING WAS A REQUISITE WHEN CREATING THE NEW AUDI DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER In Canada, we are blessed with having the second largest land mass in the world for a single country after Russia. According to the 2011 census, the population …
OUR DEALER OF THE FUTURE, BILL TANNER, DECIDES TO FOLLOW UP WITH ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS AND FINDS HIMSELF MAKING A GENUINE, PERSONAL CONNECTION IN A WORLD THAT HAS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN TRUE HUMAN INTERACTION Here’s the thing about automated …
CANADA’S AUTO MANUFACTURING SECTOR IS FACING PRESSURE LIKE NEVER BEFORE. CANADIAN AUTO DEALER LOOKS AT SOME OF THE ISSUES CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE INDUSTRY AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TACKLE THEM. There’s been a great deal of discussion regarding vehicle …
RAM, DODGE AND CHRYSLER CANADA CHIEF TALKS PRODUCT, MANUFACTURING AND THE FUTURE OF AUTO RETAILING At the Canadian auto dealer studios in Markham, Ont. our columnist and automotive journalist Petrina Gentile had a chance to speak with Reid Bigland, President …
Attendance for this year’s Edmonton Motor Show, hosted by the Edmonton Motor Dealer Association (EMDA) from April 10-13, reached a record number — 83,279, up from 80,125 in 2013. Bob Vilas, Executive Director with the EMDA and manager for the …
It’s a great sign when the public takes to a major automotive event. And that appears to be the case with the Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS), hosted by the New Car Dealers Association (NCDABC) of B.C. at the Vancouver …
UNIVERSUS MEDIA REDEFINED IMMEDIACY AT ONTARIO DEALER DAY EVENT If you were at Ontario Dealer Day in April, you probably saw the Universus Media video team at work. They were the ones dressed in black shirts with Universus logos on …
