Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Paul Cummings, Dealer Principal and CEO of Grand Touring Automobiles, about his group’s emergence as Canada’s largest super luxury retailer. A former OEM leader in Canada, Cummings’ dealership group now represents brands like Bentley, Bugatti, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Lotus, Lamborghini and just recently the Swedish-built hypercar Koenigsegg.
Multi-week decline as used vehicle prices decrease -0.20%
The Canadian used wholesale market saw a decline in prices of -0.20%. for the week ending on Aug. 19, continuing a multi-week slide. (In the United States, the overall car and truck segments declined -1.52% last week and -1.45% the …
J.D. Power to discuss gap between Canada-U.S. EV consideration on June 29
The gap between the percentage of Canadian and American consumers who said they were very likely to consider buying an electric vehicle has widened over the past year. That is according to J.D. Power, which reviewed data from its 2023 …
Genesis London first auto retailer to receive In Partnership with Forbes Travel Guide recognition
Hass Hijazi, General Managing Partner with Genesis London, is used to being first. At a special ceremony Thursday in London, Ont., Hijazi became the leader of the first automotive retailer in the world to be formally honoured as meeting the …
Honda President critical of federal EV strategy
While he said his company is moving aggressively towards producing electric vehicles, the President and CEO of Honda Canada said he is concerned about whether the right conditions will be in place to meet the federal government’s proposed targets. In an …
AutoCanada receives approval to open Porsche Classic & Service Centre in Ontario
North American automobile dealership group AutoCanada has received approval to open a Porsche Classic and Service Centre in Windsor, Ont., the company announced in a news release. The new centre, which will be known as Porsche Classic & Service Centre …
Auto students encouraged to look at dealership careers: Chris Schulthies
There are numerous future career paths students starting out in Georgian College Automotive Business School of Canada can take, but an industry executive told them working in a dealership may be appealing if they are motivated by making money more …