Inflation has driven up the cost of auto repair and maintenance in Canada — and is also driving up the age of the nation’s vehicles. J.D. Power’s 2024 Canada Customer Service Index — Long-Term Study found the average cost of ... [Read More]

After a brief slowdown, the Canadian wholesale used-vehicle market’s long downward trend picked up pace again for the week ending Aug. 31. In its weekly Market Insights report, Canadian Black Book reported a 0.29% decline in the overall market, a ... [Read More]

To conclude our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week this summer, we sit down with Samee Khan and Abdullah Baig, who are the founders of Pam — an artificial intelligence-based service designed to improve the ... [Read More]

The decline continues – just a little more slowly. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights showed the Canadian wholesale used-vehicle market fell by 0.20% for the week ending Aug. 24, a bit less of than the 0.28% drop of the ... [Read More]

Kot Auto Group’s growth plan has taken another step forward. The British Columbia-based dealership group expanded to 10 locations with the acquisition of Sunrise Ford in 100 Mile House, B.C. The dealership, which includes a service department and body shop, ... [Read More]

Having weathered a series of storms over the past few months, AutoCanada is looking at more dark clouds ahead and searching for a silver lining. But executive chairman Paul Antony said during the dealership group’s second-quarter earnings call, the outlook is still iffy. “It’s just something we can’t forecast right now,” he said. “From my perspective, I think we’ll have ... [Read More]

The wholesale used-vehicle market in Canada continued what Canadian Black Book analysts last week called a “steady gradual decline” — only with a bit more volatility among the car segments. CBB’s Market Insights report for the week ending Aug. 17 ... [Read More]

The next episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from this year’s Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto highlighted a presentation about the next generation of remarketing. PAVE chief strategy officer Jameel Ghata explained how vital automated inspections and condition ... [Read More]

By the time the fourth quarter arrives, and snowflakes are flying again in Canada, TRADER Corp. will have new ownership. Last week amid the dog days of summer, AutoScout24, a leading pan-European online automotive marketplace, signed an agreement to acquire ... [Read More]

Toyota Canada has announced an investment in mobility — but probably not the kind of mobility you’re thinking of. The company’s $500,000 donation went toward a renovation of the Toyota Canada Motor Skills Clinic at Providence Healthcare in Scarborough, Ontario, ... [Read More]