Coming off a year during which growth and acquisitions were a top priority, AutoCanada is continuing to expand with the announcement it will build an open-point Kia dealership in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The dealer group announced this week it has signed ... [Read More]

We are still in the first quarter, but waves are already being made on the dealership acquisition front. It was recently announced that AutoPlanet Automotive Group has bought the largest automotive group in Niagara. Brampton-based AutoPlanet announced this month is ... [Read More]

Wholesale prices were on the way up in February, with analysts reporting price spikes across the board for all segments, even as the Canadian economy was feeling the impact of depreciation on the Canadian dollar. The Manheim Canada February used-vehicle ... [Read More]

The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council announced Wednesday that it has brought curbsiding charges against a Toronto-area group who was also allegedly selling vehicles without disclosing previous accident damage. The group – 2141212 Ontario Corporation, operating as Monterey Auto Repair ... [Read More]

RepoDepo, which for 25 years has been one of the largest suppliers of repossessed vehicles across Canada, has launched RepoDepoDirect.ca. RepoDepoDirect.ca, a national live online auction exclusively featuring quality repossessed vehicles, offers dealership used-car buyers an advanced view of RepoDepo’s full ... [Read More]

Canadian automotive dealers have had it with distracted driving and are taking a stand this month. More than 430 dealerships are participating in the Auto Dealers Against Distracted Driving campaign throughout March, inspired by a countrywide campaign to increase attention ... [Read More]

In order to celebrate the success of the Canadian used-car industry, the Auto Remarketing Canada Conference, presented by CarProof, is throwing a “Celebration of Success” party — bound to end the upcoming event with a bang. And what’s one of ... [Read More]

In January, TRADER Corp. announced an agreement with Mobials, which allows dealership websites using the Mobials ReviewMii platform to include their customer reviews within the autoTRADER.ca marketplace. And ReviewMii officially launched on autoTRADER.ca this past Wednesday. The ReviewMii tool that ... [Read More]

Anyone who has read one of Dealertrack Technologies’ TradeTracker Used-Vehicle Market Reports in the last few months won’t be surprised by what they see, once again, on top of the appraisal charts. The Ford F-150 remains the top overall most-appraised ... [Read More]

With the certified pre-owned market growing at a rapid rate across Canada and the U.S, the majority of February CPO sales results were a good indicator growth is not slowing anytime soon. For example, over at Audi, Elankum Vairavanathan, manager ... [Read More]