With the theme “Dealership on-demand”, this year’s DealerTalk event, held this week in Toronto, Ont. by Kijiji Autos, presented some key challenges to dealers: step up your game to meet the needs of next-generation car buyers who want everything easier, …
A tug of war is shaping up over who will own and benefit from real-world data generated by vehicles and our interaction with them, said Michael Hainsworth, futurist and keynote at the 2020 CADA Summit. Hainsworth said that drivers will …
Car dealers, and the teams who help them buy used vehicles at auctions, celebrated the 55th anniversary of Manheim Toronto in Milton this week at a ceremony held just moments before cars started running in the live auction lanes. Canadian …
Despite the barrage of messages that change is afoot and all around them, most dealers I talked with at the Western Canadian Dealers Summit in Banff, Alta., seemed mostly reassured and confident. Most dealer conferences in the past decade or …
The latest batch of freshly-minted automotive industry grads were honoured on October 10 at the annual convocation ceremony at Georgian College. The ceremony brought together auto industry leaders, friends, family and supporters who cheered the newest graduates as they start …
Canadian car dealers attending the 2020 CADA Summit will hear from a member of the senior leadership team at IKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, about how the company is staying close to customers, and competing against threats from online …
The former Premier of New Brunswick, and Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S., says Canada’s politicians, business leaders, and diplomats are doing a “masterful” job in keeping cooler heads, even in the face of an “unpredictable” and “erratic” U.S. President and …
After only a short break, John White, former President and CEO of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), has rejoined the auto industry, and is taking a role as National Director of Business Development for First Canadian Financial Group. White …
In the long days of summer, the automotive retail industry feels a little sleepy. A lot of dealers, and most Canadians, take a little downtime, hang out at the cottage, or take summer road trips. But even though it might …
Handy tool helps automate complex pricing to help provide quick quotes so dealerships increase sales for tire packages and accessories In a world where car dealers can be overwhelmed by companies pitching them complex systems to improve their performance, sometimes …
Solid industry and community support for student-run Georgian College Auto Show On the opening day of the 34th Georgian College Auto Show in Barrie, the sun shone brightly, as did the students from the Automotive Business School of Canada program …
25,000 descend on Toronto for massive tech conference that touched on auto industry trends. When you say “collision” to car dealers, it means something completely different. But the type of collision that crashed into Toronto and turned the city upside …
