At this year’s Vancouver International Auto Show Preview Gala, the Dilawri Group of Companies saw four of its employees garner The Salespeople of the Year Award. The four individuals in question were William Fong, who serves as a sales consultant …
Victoria Hyundai, in Victoria, B.C. recently announced that it had received the Hyundai Canada 2012 President’s Award of Merit. Upon the store receiving this accolade, John Vernile, vice-president of Marketing at Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. stated, “the President’s Award of …
The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association presented a report recently before an all-party committee of Ontario MPPs at Queens Park. The group in question is studying gridlock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. Traffic congestion has become a significant problem …
CUSTOMERS AREN’T ANY MORE DEMANDING, THEY ARE JUST LIKE YOU. During a break in the action at the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association event in April, I checked my email and found a helpful, and instructive message sent from my …
BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY. We are still in the thick of event season, which is great. There are so many opportunities to be in front of the industry, learning from experts and from peers. At …
A kinder, gentler dragon delivered an inspirational message to auto dealers and industry suppliers at the Manitoba Motor Dealers Association’s (MMDA) annual convention held May 3 at the Radisson Winnipeg. David Chilton, best-selling author and now one of the dragons …
Manheim Canada has announced a new partnership with Source Auto Auction, a newly-created auction facility in Edmonton, Alta. The arrangement represents Manheim’s first foray into the Western Canadian market. Source Auto Auction is owned by Danny Fayad, an experienced automotive …
DealerSocket is pleased to officially announce that it has partnered and integrated with Quorum Information Technologies. Through this arrangement, DealerSocket is now able to provide complete, two-way CRM integration with Quorum’s XSellerator Data Management System (DMS). DealerSocket users who utilize …
Yesterday, the Infiniti brand opened its first dealer showroom in Hong Kong. This follows the move of Infiniti’s global headquarters to Hong Kong from Yokohama, Japan, last year and is part of a plan to establish a strong presence in …
In the U.S., General Motors and OnStar have been awarded bronze and silver Edison Awards, as result of the automaker’s landfill-free program and OnStar’s Family Link service. OnStar’s Family Link, is an opt-in service allowing OnStar subscribers to stay connected …
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the May 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
Beginning in May, Chrysler Canada Inc. will begin rolling out OEConnection’s CollisionLink across its dealer network. CollisionLink is an online parts ordering and fulfillment solution that is designed to help dealerships and collision centres increase efficiency by improving parts ordering …
