Survey shows Canadians may need more education around EV ownership
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, 09:25 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Despite innovation in the electric vehicle market, Canada’s electrical infrastructure still has a long way to go before it can support a majority of EVs on the road. And there might be another element holding back EV growth here, as ... [Read More]
CBB gauges movement in last week’s wholesale vehicle prices
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, 03:41 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Used-vehicle prices in Canada’s auction lanes fell by almost a quarter percent last week, with the car and truck valuation movement more in balance than prior weeks. Overall wholesale prices fell by an average of 0.22%, according to Canadian Black ... [Read More]
Unifor, GM Canada ratify contract through September 2026
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, 11:30 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Unifor reported this Monday that Unifor members at GM have ratified the pattern agreement stemming from successful negotiations with Ford of Canada. The hours-long strike at General Motors Canada ended last Tuesday under a tentative agreement between Canada’s Unifor and ... [Read More]
Canada’s Trade X provides protected import, export services in a country with growing vehicle theft concerns
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, 09:44 AM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Vehicle theft levels are rising in Canada. And areas like West Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and more are receiving an influx of illegally exported and imported vehicles from Canada. Auto Remarketing Canada spoke with Trade X, an import/export ... [Read More]
Annual global awards program recognizes PAVE as top fleet management company
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, 10:18 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection platform PAVE has been honored in the annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards — named the overall fleet management company of the year. The awards, conducted by AutoTech Breakthrough, received 1,600 nominations this year from over 15 countries. ... [Read More]
HGreg Infiniti Blainville and HGreg Nissan Blainville celebrate grand openings
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, 10:14 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGreg is opening its new storefront HGreg Infiniti Blainville, also to serve as a new facility for HGreg Nissan Blainville. The dealership invested $26 million to adapt the dealerships to fit the new Nissan and Infiniti brand images, the dealer ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Unifor, GM come to tentative agreement hours after strikes began
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, 11:04 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Unifor national president Lana Payne announced Unifor members began strike action at General Motors as the clock struck midnight. But later on Tuesday, the two parties reached a tentative agreement. This follows strike action at the Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. ... [Read More]
Toyota Canada, dealers donate close to $1M to food banks across country
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, 03:10 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Toyota Canada and its team of dealers donated almost a million to food banks across the country. The combined donation came to over $900,000. The Canadian economy is a tough one for consumers, as inflation and rising interest rates are ... [Read More]
Statistics Canada data shows vehicle thefts trending above year-ago numbers
Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, 02:48 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Vehicle thefts in Canada have grown at a considerable rate since 2021 and continue to rise, with 2023 numbers expected to beat year-ago figures, according to Statistics Canada. Watch the progression: In 2021, 83,416 vehicles were stolen in Canada. This ... [Read More]
CBB data shows Canadian wholesale prices continuing slow slide down
Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, 09:25 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian wholesale auto market saw prices continue to drop slowly but surely last week. Overall, prices declined by 0.30%, according to the latest report from Canadian Black Book. Trucks and cars were pretty balanced in terms of price movement, ... [Read More]