ARI, a global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, announced several sales-related appointments. Stephen Perkins will serve as vice president, sales and assistant general manager for ARI Canada. In the U.S., Craig Pierce joins ARI as director ... [Read More]

Kathy Ward, president and chief executive officer at Canadian Black Book, is retiring after 36 years with the company. The announcement came from president Brad Rome during the 19th annual Canadian Black Book Charity Golf Tournament. Ward, who as a ... [Read More]

The 2016 BC Auto Industry Conference is set for Oct. 13-14 at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel & Conference Centre in Sun Peaks, British Columbia. The conference, presented by the New Car Dealers Association of BC in partnership with Auto ... [Read More]

A new study by TransUnion found that the large majority of Canadians would not be materially impacted in the near term by an interest rate increase. However, more than 700,000 consumers could struggle with their finances — which might include ... [Read More]

Porsche Financial Services Canada (PFSC) appointed David Williams as president and chief executive officer on Friday in a move the company sees as strengthening the local representation of Porsche’s captive financial organization in the Canadian market. Williams, a native of ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale vehicle prices in August were down an average of 0.3 percent from July, according to the report accompanying the latest ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index. The report — powered by ALG — indicates that the ADESA index ... [Read More]

TradeRev announced it is hosting a three-day session in October to teach GoLang, one of Google’s newest coding languages. Canada, and in particular Toronto, is recognized around the world as a hub for start-ups; most of its tech companies are ... [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Canada and the Zanchin Automotive Group announced that Neal Bodack has been hired as general manager and partner of the Mercedes-Benz Durham dealership, which was acquired by Zanchin in late 2015. Bodack will also become a key member of ... [Read More]

How are certified pre-owned sales faring in Canada this year? So far, so good, it seems. Below is a rundown of a few brands that have shared their latest CPO sales results. BMW Canada sold 1,674 pre-owned units in August, compared ... [Read More]

The Serpa Automotive Group has acquired Toronto’s Agincourt/401 Kennedy Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM. Since 2012, Serpa has operated Serpa BMW in Newmarket and from 1995 to 2015 owned Richmond Hill’s Avante Mazda. The new dealership will be known as Serpa ... [Read More]