Category: News

DealerTrack acquires eCarList

June 1, 2011

New acquisition sees DealerTrack emerge with increased web capability DealerTrack AAX recently inked a deal with eCarList LLC, a company specializing in inventory management and merchandising. The deal sees the acquisition of the entirety of eCar’s assets. According to DealerTrack, …

Lincoln, Chrysler top Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

May 25, 2011

The California-based auto marketing and consulting firm AutoPacific has released the results of its 15th-annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA), which are intended to help consumers make informed vehicle purchase decisions. AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, based on a study of over …

Sym-Tech announces new Senior Regional Manager

May 25, 2011

Sym-Tech announced it has promoted Julie Sebastian to the post of Senior Regional Manager. Sebastian joined the company thee years ago as regional manager for the Southwestern Ontario region. Sebastian has more than 25 years experience in the retail automotive …

Chrysler repays Canadian and U.S. government loans

May 25, 2011

Following completion of new refinancing transactions, Chrysler Group fulfilled its promise to taxpayers and governments yesterday, repaying (US)$7.6 billion in loans from Canadian and U.S. governments, plus $1.8 billion in interest and other considerations, more than six years before they …

Nissan nabs GM/Saab veteran

May 25, 2011

Nissan Canada announced that industry veteran Michael Colleran is joining the company as regional vice-president, responsible for field sales and sales operations across the Canadian market. Colleran joins Nissan Canada from Saab Automobile AB, where he served as the president …

LAR expands on all horizons

Purchasing co-operative now servicing Ontario dealers Leader Auto Resources, more commonly known as LAR, is well known to dealers in eastern Canada. Now it is expanding its reach further into Ontario, with a focus on Toronto area dealers.To that end, …

Catch a rising star

Dynamic entrepreneur Mike Trotman shares recipe for success When we last caught up with B.C. auto dealer Mike Trotman, he had just been named to the prestigious Top Forty under 40 list by Business in Vancouver magazine. In the course …