The opening days of 2020 have been eventful for iA Financial Corp. Inc., the holding company of iA Financial Group. The company announced on Friday that it acquired three companies specializing in vehicle warranties in Canada: WGI Service Plan Division ... [Read More]

Based on reports shared by automakers with Auto Remarketing Canada, 2019 was another strong year for the certified pre-owned vehicle market in Canada, with multiple OEMs reporting sales records.  For example, Mercedes-Benz had its best-ever year for CPO sales, moving ... [Read More]

For the fifth consecutive year, the Ford-F-150 is the top-searched vehicle on autoTRADER.ca. And according to 2019 data that autoTRADER.ca recently released from its annual Top Searched Vehicles list, another truck moved into the list’s top 10 in 2019 – ... [Read More]

As new vice president of sales for Canadian Black Book, Yolanda Biswah will have leadership responsibility for all Canadian licensing of data-related products. Biswah started with Canadian Black Book in 2015. She previously served as director of sales and customer ... [Read More]

Late this summer, Transport Canada announced it was utilizing Amazon’s Alexa for a safety-based service that engages the Amazon tool in a new way — making sure consumers stay up to date on the latest vehicle recalls that impact their ... [Read More]

A sponsored concert featuring Canadian rock band Platinum Blonde and a live broadcast event at the 2019 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic Viewing Party in Saskatchewan in October are among recent events SiriusXM has sponsored as part of its “more ... [Read More]

OpenRoad Auto Group has added two “seasoned veterans within their respective industries” to its board of directors, one a former chair and president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. OpenRoad Auto Group chief executive officer Christian Chia said in a news ... [Read More]

Hagerty describes itself as a membership, insurance and media organization for enthusiast vehicles and owners. In 2017, the company launched DriveShare, which it says is a peer-to-peer car-sharing service that allows people “the chance to drive cool and classic cars ... [Read More]

Many Canadian auto dealers are concerned about consumers becoming armed with more information, according to a report from Kijiji Autos. For dealers, are better-informed consumers good or bad for business? The answer could be both. The knowledgeable-consumer trend could have ... [Read More]

The Canadian subsidiary of Enterprise Holdings will be purchasing Discount Car and Truck Rentals Ltd., a Canadian car and truck rental company. The agreement between Enterprise Holdings and Discount Car and Truck Rentals was announced Thursday, and the deal would ... [Read More]