Start by listening
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the May 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
News
Chrysler Canada selects CollisionLink for its dealer network
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 …
Victoria Hyundai wins President’s Award of Merit
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 …
Toyota Canada providing free personalized fuel efficiency reports
As part of Earth Week celebrations, Toyota Canada Inc., is offering 100 complimentary, personalized fuel efficiency reports. The automaker has partnered with Waterloo-based MyCarma, using sophisticated computer modeling and data analysis to provide specialized reports for individual drivers based on …
TradeRev and CarProof forge remarketing partnership
TradeRev, the online automotive remarketing system, has announced a new partnership with CarProof. The arrangement will see CarProof reports provided for every vehicle listed on TradeRev’s online auction system. The new program, which begins on May 1, is designed to …
Fullsize pickups with four-cylinder engines?
For dealers, perhaps the idea of dyed-in-the-wool truck customers buying fullsize pickups powered by four-cylinder engines in droves, might seem a stretch at present, yet in order for light trucks to meet upcoming Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, combined with …
Ford and Manheim forge new remarketing partnership
Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd and Manheim Canada announced a new partnership. Starting in May, Ford will be running vehicles through Manheim Toronto’s weekly dealer auction. The vehicles in question will include off-lease models, daily rental repurchase cars and …
TADA weighs in on transportation challenges in Ontario
On April 11, the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association presented a report 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 …
Scotiabank names new head of the Quebec Dealer Finance Centre
Scotiabank recently announced that Alain Henry will be the new head of its Dealer Finance Centre in the province of Quebec. Henry is a veteran with the organization, having started his career with Scotiabank in 1994, initially as a Commercial …
GM first OEM to build electric drive units in North America
General Motors recently marked a significant milestone: becoming the first automaker to manufacture electric drive components in North America. Although other OEMs have established EV manufacturing on this continent (notably Nissan) the drive components themselves have been sourced from overseas. …
Randy Klein named Wakefield Canada vice-president of sales
Wakefield Canada has announced the appointment of Randy Klein to the role of vice-president of sales with responsibility for both the automotive and commercial sales divisions. In 2011 Klein joined the company as head of the Wakefield Commercial Division with …
Double the dealers attend second CADEX event
Last year, the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers’ Association (NSADA) tried a new style of conference, more intimate and interactive, with high profile speakers. This new approach was well received, as the event doubled in size this year when it was …
