New platform offers dealers an alternative to established used vehicle pricing tools Few areas of dealership operations are as entrenched as used vehicle pricing. For years, most Canadian dealers have relied on a small number of platforms — most notably vAuto — …
Canadian Black Book announced a data integration with Trade X that connects dealers internationally through the Trade X global vehicle trading software. The integration means the software will include Canadian Black Book’s historical post-transactional wholesale valuation and transactional data, along …
Quebecor Media Expertise teamed up with the Quebec dealers’ association (otherwise known as the Corporation des concessionnaires d’automobiles du Québec or the CCAQ) to launch Otogo, a new platform to buy and sell used vehicles across Quebec. Otogo will replace …
Online car shopping platform Canada Drives, which was founded in Vancouver in 2010, is now opening its platform to Ontario and wants to serve 80 per cent of Canadians nationally by the end of 2022. “Having been a part of …
F&I provider LGM Financial Services announced that they have reopened their online learning platform, known as My Distinct Learning, to support dealerships amid the COVID-19 pandemic — including automotive professionals that are not with the company. The courses are available …
Roadster recently launched a community online platform for dealer partners and non-partners, in all dealership roles. The Roadster Community launched just before the holidays and is open to anyone from anywhere in the automotive industry, according to Michelle Denogean, CMO …
Car collector Matt Blair has launched RallyAutoAuctions.com, a 24/7 online auction platform for Canadian sellers. The idea stems from the recognition that some Canadian vehicles were being rejected on American-based auction marketplaces, according to a company news release. “With the …
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan, has announced a $1 million investment in SWTCH to help boost electric vehicle (EV) adoption across the country. “Driving clean growth, increasing competitiveness and reducing pollution. This is how we get to net-zero …
Software company Hireology, which offers an all-in-one hiring and talent management platform, recently introduced a mobile app that allows employers to review applications wherever they are. “Instead of requiring you to set aside time daily to review applications while sitting …
Leader Auto Resources (LAR) and Otolane have teamed up to expand the company’s dealer-to-dealer car auction platform, providing a solution for franchised car dealers in Quebec to buy and sell used car inventory. LAR describes itself as the largest new …
The Canadian International AutoShow is going virtual for 2021, in response to ongoing concerns and uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and large public indoor gatherings. The virtual platform will focus on delivering an immersive “world-class” automotive showcase, while the next …
The 2021 Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) will be a virtual rather than in-person event next year, taking place between January 20-24. The event is traditionally held at the Montreal Convention Centre (Palais des congrès de Montréal) in Quebec, but …
