AR Canada
Toyota Canada Says It Embraces Parliamentary Hearings
-- March 05, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — In response to Jeff Watson, MP for Essex, calling for an investigation into the automaker's recalls, Toyota Canada said late last week that it would be happy to ... [ Full Story ]
Ford Credit Canada Shifts Leasing Business
-- March 05, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Credit Canada announced that one of its subsidiaries has moved its vehicle leasing business over to an ... [ Full Story ]
RIFCO Expects Fourth Consecutive Year of Profitability
-- March 05, 2010
RED DEER, Alberta — Though loan originations and net income were down year-over-year in its most recent quarter, RIFCO saw a drop in delinquency rates for the first time in five quarters and said the company is still on pace to ... [ Full Story ]
VehicleGateway.com Canadian Used-Car Marketplace Launches
-- February 26, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — The VehicleGateway.com online used-vehicle marketplace for Canada recently made its debut and can help provide dealers and private sellers with ... [ Full Story ]
DesRosiers: Canadian Sales Trend Toward Trucks, Larger Vehicles
-- February 26, 2010
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — Canada's new-vehicle sales were up more than 6 percent year-over-year in January and it appears that trends from 2009 have continued this year, as the market is gravitating toward ... [ Full Story ]
Quorum Granted Chrysler Certification for XSELLERATOR in Canada
-- February 26, 2010
CALGARY, Alberta — Quorum Information Technologies announced this week that its XSELLERATOR dealership and customer management system has gained Chrysler manufacturer integration certification, and the product is now available to Canada's ... [ Full Story ]
AIA of Canada Chooses 2010 Board
-- February 19, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — A new board of directors for the Automotive Industries Association of Canada was elected by members at the recent 69th AIA Annual General Meeting in Toronto. The 14-member board ... [ Full Story ]
Reynolds Extends Exclusive DMS Agreement with BMW Canada
-- February 19, 2010
DAYTON, Ohio — Under its recently extended partnership with BMW Group Canada, Reynolds and Reynolds will remain the exclusive provider of ... [ Full Story ]
Chrysler Financial Recognizes Top Canadian Auctions
-- February 12, 2010
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Chrysler Financial recently announced its 2009 Platinum Pentastar Award Winners to honor the Canadian auctions that had the top ... [ Full Story ]
ADESA Canada: Used Values Unseasonably Low
-- February 12, 2010
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — January marked the fourth straight month of sequential declines for the ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, as the anticipated seasonal upswing in values never came to fruition. Resale prices were pushed downward by ... [ Full Story ]
Canadian Auto Journalists Name 2010 Canadian Car, Utility Vehicle of Year
-- February 12, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada announced the winners in its 2010 Canadian Car of the Year program Thursday at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. Taking the spot as ...
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Auction Prices Soften at Year's End; More Canadians Come to U.S. for Inventory
-- February 05, 2010
ATLANTA — After hitting its highest level in almost two years during the final month of the third quarter, the Manheim Canada Used Vehicle Value Index was pushed down by ... [ Full Story ]
Superstore Makes Progress Helping Canadians Buy U.S. Vehicles
-- February 05, 2010
HALLANDALE, Fla. — After making its U.S. debut in the Miami area in September, H. Grégoire, a Canadian used-car superstore company based out of Quebec, said it has made significant progress in its ... [ Full Story ]
RouteOne Canada Completes SDS Integration
-- February 05, 2010
MONTREAL, Quebec — RouteOne Canada announced recently that its integration with Serti Informatique's dealer management system — known as SDS — has been completed. Basically, this can help RouteOne dealers ... [ Full Story ]
DealerTrack Canada Acquires Trade Tracker
-- January 29, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — DealerTrack Canada reported earlier this week that it has purchased Trade Tracker — which provides Canadian dealers with ... [ Full Story ]
Ontario Gives Curbsider Maximum Sentence
-- January 29, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — In another crackdown by Ontario authorities on curbsiding, Eric Stiles was given a one-year prison sentence and his company was fined $375,000. This decision came after he ... [ Full Story ]
Ford Credit Canada Announces Sale of Subordinated Notes, Retail Securitization Transaction
-- January 29, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Credit Canada Limited gained immediately available proceeds of $28 million (CAD) this week after completing ... [ Full Story ]
ADESA Canada: Auction Prices Show Unusual Softening
-- January 22, 2010
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — The ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index declined sequentially for the third consecutive month, as overall auction prices showed ... [ Full Story ]
DesRosiers: Take Canada's December Market Upswing with Cautious Optimism
-- January 22, 2010
RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — Although the Canadian new-vehicle market closed 2009 with a "very respectable" December, the double-digit sales increase shouldn't necessarily be ... [ Full Story ]
Mercedes-Benz Canada Spotlights Top Dealers
-- January 22, 2010
TORONTO, Ontario — Mercedes-Benz Canada recently rolled out its 2010 Star Dealers list, which honors the top nine of its dealers and ... [ Full Story ]