With revenues climbing from a year ago, AutoCanada chairman Paul Antony and his team dove deep on how various operational initiatives have pushed the publicly traded dealer group. These initiatives, including selling more pre-owned cars while keeping less inventory in stock, were supported by “robust market conditions,” said Antony during a call to announce and analyze AutoCanada’s second-quarter operating results. "New light inventories have begun to replenish, and this coupled with high demand following the pandemic supply constraints has resulted in [Read More]

Wholesale vehicle prices fell by over 1% year-over-year in July, continuing a slow march down from March 2022 highs. More specifically, the Canadian Black Book Index tracking auction prices dropped by 1.4% from July 2022. The monthly drop was slight, ... [Read More]

Demand for quality used vehicles is up across the country. There’s nowhere this trend is more evident than in the certified pre-owned vehicle market. July marked the 11th consecutive month where Hyundai Canada set a record CPO sales tally for the respective month.  And June was the program’s best month ever, as it moved 1,940 CPO units. Through July, year-to-date sales are ... [Read More]

This September, more auto enthusiasts than ever are expected to come out for the third annual Drive Festival. Coined as Canada’s “preeminent outdoor automotive event,” the festival will be held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport park in Bowmanville, Ontario from ... [Read More]

AutoTrader’s newest Price Index Report for Canada reflects growing consumer intent-to-buy and an industry still plagued with supply issues. In an effort to further drill down into the index results and what they mean for the Canadian pre-owned market, Auto Remarketing Canada connected with AutoTrader analysts. According to Baris Akyurek, vice president of insights and intelligence at AutoTrader, the index reveals some “interesting variations” in ... [Read More]

AutoTrader’s newest Price Index Report from Canada paints a picture of strong consumer demand and low inventory — an environment the industry has become familiar with since 2022’s historic price highs. Supply continues to be a challenge, with prices rising ... [Read More]

RM Sotheby’s, which is based in Ontario, and Motorsport network have teamed up to launch a new high-line vehicle online auto auction destination. Sotheby’s Motorsport online auction will focus on 21st century sports, exotic, and luxury vehicles priced between $100,000 ... [Read More]

Prices in the Canadian wholesale vehicle market continued to slide last week, dropping by 0.27%, according to Canadian Black Book. Once again, the trucks (down 0.48%) saw prices drop more than cars (0.05%), the CBB data shows. That’s compared to ... [Read More]

To ramp up to meet growth in the Canadian market, fintech company Broadridge Financial Solutions named a new president of Broadridge Canada. Karin Yorfido is filling the new role, after working as general manager of GTO Canada since 2021. She ... [Read More]

Holand Real Estate Group, part of the Holand Automotive Group — one of Canada’s leading luxury automotive retailers — acquired a prominent property in the town of Mount Royal, Montreal. The Holand Real Estate Group owns the Wawanesa Insurance building ... [Read More]