Honda of Canada Manufacturing’s Plant 2, in Alliston, Ont. was recently awarded a Bronze ranking in J.D. Power & Associates’ 2013 Initial Quality Study. Additionally, two vehicles which are built at the Alliston complex, the Honda Civic and CR-V, also …
CRM provider DealerSocket recently announced that its DealerSocket Certified Partners (DCP) program has gotten underway. The program leverages a suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) in order to provide rapid integration points between DealerSocket and third-party partners, including DMS vendors, …
Not-for-profit organization Skills/Compétences Canada, which actively promotes careers in skilled trades including auto servicing and collision repair, is on its way to Leipzig, Germany, where its team of young skilled tradespeople will face off against rivals from around the world …
General Motors of Canada Limited has announced that Marc Comeau, vice-president, vehicle sales, service and marketing is heading to the Republic of Korea. There, Comeau will assume new duties as vice-president of sales, service and marketing, reporting directly to GM’s …
North American Stamping Group (NASG) Canada Inc. has received federal government funding to enable expansion of its Woodstock, Ont. auto parts manufacturing facility. The funding was announced by Dave MacKenzie, Member of Parliament for Oxford, on behalf of the Honourable …
In Gatineau, Que. a new Mercedes-Benz dealership has opened its doors for business. Mercedes-Benz Gatineau, which covers 55,000 sq.ft., is the largest automotive retail store of its kind yet seen in the Outaouais region and will provide sales and service …
Western Dealers Co-Auto, which serves 375 dealer members in Western Canada, was recently awarded an exclusive master licence to distribute Mighty Auto Parts products in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The new Mighty partnership gives WD Co-Auto members access to …
DealerFire, a leading provider of custom automotive websites and digital marketing, was recently awarded the Website Award for highest Inventory Search Volume on behalf of Truro Toyota, a dealership in Truro, N.S. Dataium’s award program recognizes auto dealerships and their …
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. has announced the appointment of Matt Girgis as chief financial officer. Girgis will join the ranks of Volvo Canada at the new head office in Richmond Hill commencing June 24. He will work to further …
As vehicles increasingly adopt advanced driver aids, such as parking assist, lane departure warning and blind spot monitoring, demand for these features will spur technological innovation — at least that’s the findings from a recent study by Frost & Sullivan. …
The Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association, has commended the Ontario provincial government for reassessing and retaining the industrial exception under the Professional Engineers Act. By retaining the industrial exception, Ontario manufacturing will actually be in a better position to compete relative …
As part of a plan to increase the appeal and practicality of electric vehicles in Quebec, the founding partners of the Electric Circuit—Les Rotisseries St-Hubert, RONA, METRO, the Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) and Hydro-Quebec— have announced a partnership with …
