Canadian dealer group Ride Automotive has made its second U.S. acquisition, purchasing Marin Mazda in San Rafel, Calif., from Michael Glasser The acquisition announced by Performance Brokerage Services, which advised on the deal. Ride Automotive, which includes two Kia stores ... [Read More]

March began with Canadian wholesale vehicle values falling 0.18%, which is in line with the average movement for same week of 2017-2019, according to Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights report for the week ending March 4. For the last full ... [Read More]

CARFAX Canada kicked off March by launching History-Based Value, a vehicle valuation model designed to adjust automatically for the unique history of each vehicle. CARFAX Canada updates History-Based Value every seven days. The company made this product available for dealers ... [Read More]

EBlock CEO Jason McClenahan joined the show from NADA Show 2023 in Dallas in late January for a discussion about how the digital wholesale platform connects land and technology, how EBlock is investing in both, plus wholesale market trends and ... [Read More]

AutoCanada announced an acquisition Tuesday that can help strengthen the retailer’s service and repair operations. The company has purchased DCCHail, which is a Canadian paintless dent repair company that specializes in insurance claim management and fixing vehicles damaged by hail. ... [Read More]

Toronto-based WeeL, a tech startup in the automotive aftermarket space, announced a $750,000 (CAD) round of funding on Wednesday, marking its first external fundraising. WeeL began with at-home vehicle maintenance in the Greater Toronto Area and is now raising capital ... [Read More]

The retail auto industry in Canada has experienced significant turmoil since early 2020 when COVID hit, both in the new and used markets. Pile on economic shutdowns, production challenges, short new and used inventory, price hikes, and more, and you ... [Read More]

On Monday, Canadian Black Book introduced a Retail Listings Visualization dashboard for the Canadian auto industry that gives its clients into such statistics as vehicle portfolios, brand penetration, in-market and out-of-market sales, and certified pre-owned optimization. Additionally, the dashboard allows ... [Read More]

Although digital remarketing was on the rise before COVID, many in the industry still preferred the in-lane process and physical auction sales.  Then the pandemic hit. And the economic shutdown was soon to follow. With the closing of auctions’ physical ... [Read More]

Cars are becoming more connected. And with that comes challenges around how this new technology works. Plus, the need for effective and auditable solutions to meet growing regulatory requirements around connectivity technnology to protect consumers has never been higher. That’s why ... [Read More]