American-based Lithia & Driveway (LAD), which aligned with Pfaff Automotive Partners in August 2021 to acquire its 11 locations in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as stores in Vancouver and Calgary, has increased its footprint in Canada when it …
Gerry Kowalsky is the portrait of a veteran car salesperson, having recently turned 100 and also celebrating his 65th year in the business. The century-old native of the Township of Waterloo is Canada’s oldest actively-involved car salesperson, working for Olympic …
Traffic might have been down but suppliers were happy with the dealer engagement and leads generated. The 2022 NADA Show returned to its normal format this year with a physical event, following a year in which it had to go …
Porsche Canada continues to expand its Destination Porsche format, breaking ground this week at the Porsche Centre Ottawa, which will replace Mark Motors that has been the brand in the Ottawa/Gatineau region for almost 50 years. The facility, which is …
Quebec-based Martins Industries, which offers an array of tire equipment products sold across the globe, has acquired Checkpoint Safety. Based in Carnforth, England, Checkpoint’s innovative product line is devoted to wheel safety, including manufacturing the world’s first visual nut indicator. …
As a successful car salesperson, Morgan Crosbie is putting his earnings into helping the environment and actively promoting the automotive industry’s shift towards going green. The 32-year-old, who works for Finch Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC in London, said he looks …
Autonomy, the electric vehicle subscription program founded in 2020 that provides month-to-month “subscriptions” to driving a Tesla Model 3 without owning it, has added Sacramento as part of its continued expansion in its home base of California. Autonomy made the …
Glen MacDonald, who has been in the automotive industry for almost 40 years and is a four-time cancer survivor, has been recognized for his contributions to the town of Georgetown as the 2021 Citizen of the Year. The award has …
Canadian auto dealers are buying American-based dealerships or stores with more regularity. Erin Kerrigan, Founder and Managing Director of California-based Kerrigan Advisors, says she is currently working on three sizable transactions involving Canadian-based dealership bodies buying American stores. She did …
Benny Leung and Nav Bhatia, two longtime Toronto-area dealer principals, broke ground on March 31 on new stores under the Hyundai/Genesis banner. Leung, President of Marsim Auto Group, will be opening a combined Genesis and Hyundai auto complex just north of Yorkdale …
California-based Lucid Motors ramped up its presence in Canada with its second showroom and plans to add a third. Following the opening of the electric vehicle company’s Canadian debut last October at the Pacific Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Lucid opened …
Dave Cantin, founder of the automotive mergers and acquisitions firm Dave Cantin Group, has started a not-for-profit fund called DCG Giving to support state of the art research and treatment for children with cancer in communities throughout the United States. …
