it’s been a busy stretch. The automotive season always kicks off in earnest in the first quarter every year, and there are no shortage of events that Canadian auto dealer’s editorial and publishing team attend. Apart from major auto shows …
If there was one clear message from this year’s Auto Remarketing Canada Conference at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, Ont., it was that in the used vehicle marketplace, a storm is brewing and dealers need to take action to …
Recently, AYCE Employment Services, in conjunction with Brimell Collision in Scarborough, Ont., hosted a pre-apprenticeship training program registration fair for auto body collision and damage repair. Events like this are designed to address the shortage of skilled labour in the …
SERTI Informatique Inc. and its executive committee have announced the appointment of Louis Laporte as SERTI’s new president, succeeding company founder Jean-Marc Thibault. In his new role, Laporte will now be responsible for all of SERTI’s strategic decisions. Laporte began …
Toronto, Ont-based Zanchin Automotive Group has announced two key executive management changes within the organization. The first change is the appointment of Nello Basso as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing a leadership team that manages 27 dealerships within the Zanchin Automotive …
Tesla Motors has chosen Rotary Lift to supply Shockwave-equipped two-post vehicle lifts in all of the automaker’s service locations in North America. Like Tesla’s Roadster and Model S electric cars, Rotary Lift’s Shockwave-equipped lifts are battery-operated, clean, green and fast. …
On March 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto in Yorkville, Ont., Wye Management conducted a special training seminar for Lexus dealer management staff from Russia. The seminar, conducted by Chris Schulthies, President of Wye Management, focused on North American …
Despite one of the coldest winters much of Canada has witnessed in recent years, the deep freeze didn’t impact last month’s new vehicle sales, which according to data compiled by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants were actually up on February 2013’s totals. …
On Monday, AutoCanada Inc. announced the purchase of a 70 per cent non-voting equity interest in Saskatoon Motor Products Ltd., a Chevrolet dealership located in Saskatoon, Sask. and Mann-Northway Auto Source Ltd., a Chevrolet GMC Buick Cadillac dealership located in …
Kia Canada Inc. has announced that Min Kun (M.K.) Kim will assume the role as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Kim brings over 28 years of experience to his new position including a variety of job responsibilities, both …
Jerry Dias, President of Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union which represents more than 39,000 workers in the auto manufacturing sector, said the Canada-South Korea free trade agreement poses a serious threat to this nation’s car industry. “We cannot stand …
Brian Pearl, President of Xprima Corporation and James Hayes, CEO of Mobials Inc. recently announced a Canadian partnership between Auto123.com (recognized as a leading online vehicle resource) and Mobials Inc. (which marries new technology with a process to assist dealers …
