Service departments have always been a crucial part of franchised dealers' businesses and used-car inventory pipelines. And this year, this reality has been pushed to the forefront with a boom in the service industry’s market value in Canada. According to ... [Read More]

In September, Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index increased sequentially after three months of declines. Last week, however, Canadian wholesale vehicle prices reached a milestone of a different sort. The 0.56% drop marked the most significant decline in used-vehicle ... [Read More]

The vehicle service market is on the rise in the automotive industry, according to new research from J.D. Power. The recently released 2022 Canada Customer Service Index shows that as vehicle owners in Canada transition to a “post-pandemic world” and ... [Read More]

AutoVerify announced it has purchased Car Media 2.0, which provides vehicle inventory imaging services to dealers. With shoppers expecting to be able to get detailed interior and exterior vehicle imagery online, this move “enables AutoVerify to help dealers provide this type ... [Read More]

From franchised dealerships and collision centers to independent stores and now auctions, AutoCanada has been on the acquisition path this year. Its latest purchase marked the publicly traded dealer group’s first foray into the wholesale industry. AutoCanada recently announced its ... [Read More]

Vincentric spotlighted its 2022 Best CPO Value in Canada Awards last week, and standing out from the pack were Toyota and Hyundai. Both took home four model-level wins as well as one brand award apiece, with Toyota earning top marks ... [Read More]

KAR Global announced upgrades in Canada last week that are designed to make processing Assurance claims and arbitration more efficient for its ADESA Canada and TradeRev marketplaces, and allow bulk checkout for purchases on these online platforms. With the enhancements, ... [Read More]

J.D. Power has launched its J.D. Power Dealer of Excellence Program in Canada, and sweeping the inaugural list of honorees is the Dilawri Group, whose Markham Honda, Dixie Mazda, Acura North Toronto, Volkswagen de Sources and Audi Queensway stores were ... [Read More]

Online car shopping and delivery platform Canada Drives said Thursday it has closed another $10 million (CAD) in equity funding from existing strategic investors. This follows a $40 million funding round in June from goeasy Ltd. Canada Drives, which has ... [Read More]

In the past 60 days, AutoCanada has acquired a franchised dealership, a large independent store and a collision center. Late on Tuesday, the company announced it acquired an auto auction by making a deal to get North Toronto Auction, a ... [Read More]