On Monday, Dilawri Group of Companies, announced the opening of Heritage Honda, expanding its franchised dealership count to 61. "We are thrilled to expand our relationship with Honda Canada Inc. with the opening of Heritage Honda," said Dilawri co-principal director ... [Read More]

As part of the Special Conference Edition coverage in our March/April issue,  Auto Remarketing Canada is launching a new feature called Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership. In conjunction with the Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum, we will be ... [Read More]

Kijiji announced this week two new partnerships which will add even more value to its dealers and users. The new partners include a photo and video capture service as well as a dealer review add-on provider, resulting in greater transparency ... [Read More]

In the final month of 2016, the most-appraised vehicle at Canadian dealerships was the Ford F-150, according to the latest TradeTracker report from Dealertrack. Second on the list was the Toyota Corolla, followed by the GMC Sierra 1500, Honda Civic ... [Read More]

LGM Financial Services announced Thursday that the Auto Dealers Against Distracted Driving Campaign — its 3rd annual corporate initiative — will launch on Mar. 1. The initiative aims to educate Canadian dealers' staffs and customers about positive driving habits and asks them to ... [Read More]

HGrégoire announced this week that it is “consolidating its Laval assets in the new-car industry” and building two new Nissan superstores. The company has invested $10 million in each store, both of which are scheduled to open in February.   ... [Read More]

The Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council named an interim chief executive officer on Thursday, appointing Doug Lagore to the role. His 30-plus-year leadership background includes working as a consultant with various municipalities, and one of his specializations is governance models. ... [Read More]

Canada’s most searched vehicles of 2016 reveal that while many of this year’s car shoppers were economy-minded consumers, others had performance and luxury in mind. Searches for performance picks, like the Porsche 911, Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Corvette made the ... [Read More]

Volvo Car Canada now has its own captive finance company. On Wednesday, the automaker officially launched Volvo Car Financial Services (VCFS), which the company indicated will handle day-to-day management of the financial services business including leasing and financing.  “Volvo Car ... [Read More]

There will likely be 1.96 million new vehicles sold in Canada this year, compared to 1.90 million in 2015, according to the latest Scotiabank Global Auto Report. That also compares favorably to historical levels over the last quarter-century, which Scotiabank detailed ... [Read More]