It’s not just that millennials in Canada are dissatisfied with the car-shopping process (and they are, by the way). Based on the findings of a CarGurus study, they almost seem disinterested in the dealership experience, altogether. In fact, less than ... [Read More]

To give you a sense of the company’s philosophy around the CARPROOF Vehicle Valuation Report, director of product management Shawn Vording likens it to the approach in the real estate market. “When you’re buying a home, you don’t actually care ... [Read More]

The Federal Trade Commission recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in a move officials described as a way to strengthen cross-border cooperation regarding Do Not Call and anti-spam enforcement matters. The memorandum ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Technologies has teamed up with DealerCorp to expand the former’s F&I solution suite in Canada. As part of the exclusive partnership, Canadian dealers will be able to access a new desking solution from Dealertrack, powered by DealerCorp. It will ... [Read More]

Digital marketing provider Search Optics, which specializes in the car business, has named a general manager for its Canadian operations, as the company ramps up its focus there. Hired as the GM of Search Optics Canada is Randy Price, whose ... [Read More]

Steven Landry will be the new chief executive officer of AutoCanada starting April 1, the company announced last week. Tom Orysiuk is remaining AutoCanada’s president, while Pat Priestner will become non-executive chair of the board of directors on May 6. ... [Read More]

Mazda Canada and Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. each recently celebrated significant sales milestones during deliveries of some of the automakers’ most popular models. First over at Mazda, OEM officials highlighted their two-millionth sale in Canada with one lucky customer, Bruno-Pierre ... [Read More]

Naked Lime Marketing has officially launched in Canada, the U.S.-based auto dealer marketing company announced on Monday. Naked Lime will provide Canadian auto retailers with its Aptus Websites plus digital advertising, SEO, social media, and reputation management services. "Beginning last year, ... [Read More]

Heading up the U.S. rollout of Toronto-based TradeRev will be Keith Crerar, who was named executive vice president for TradeRev in the United States. The news was revealed Thursday morning by TradeRev and parent company KAR Auction Services.  Crerar will report ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale used prices were down an average of 0.3 percent sequentially last month and the results within the segments were largely mixed, according to analysis accompanying the latest ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index The index, powered by ALG, actually ... [Read More]