Audi Canada has selected Dealerware as the preferred fleet management software for its courtesy vehicle program, noting that Dealerware will service the 49 Audi retailers in Canada. Many of those retailers currently use paper-based fleet management systems, according to Dealerware, ... [Read More]

To better support dealerships operating through the COVID-19 pandemic, finance and insurance provider LGM Financial Services reopened its online learning platform, My Distinction Learning. LGM aims for the courses to help dealers overcome challenges as a result of social distancing ... [Read More]

NextRoad wants to help potential vehicle buyers overcome what might be two of their primary obstacles to taking delivery nowadays. The new service to purchase and finance vehicles online officially launched this week in British Columbia, as NextRoad looks to ... [Read More]

AutoCanada announced Monday it has completed its purchase of British Columbia-based collision center PG Klassic Autobody. The Prince George body shop facility is more than 20,000 square feet and is close to AutoCanada’s Northland Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Northland Hyundai, ... [Read More]

ADESA Canada announced Tuesday that it has expanded sales on the Simulcast+ platform, giving dealers across the country more “access to exclusive inventory.” These additional sales will run online at 10:30 am (EDT) Monday through Friday. The inventory will be ... [Read More]

The new-car production logjam is impacting Canada’s used-car market, too. Canadian Black Book said in an analysis Tuesday that wholesale vehicle prices last week hit record weekly gains for both car and truck segments. The overall market was up 0.58% ... [Read More]

Dilawri Group of Companies, a Canadian automotive group, has launched what it is describing as a complete omni-channel purchasing experience in which customers can connect with the dealer through live video, chat, SMS text, email, phone and at the store. Dilawri ... [Read More]

Ian MacDonald said TRADER Corp. is dedicated to reinforcing consumer trust and confidence through fair and accurate pricing. “So it gives us great pleasure to award partners who share this vision,” said MacDonald, who is chief marketing officer for TRADER, in ... [Read More]

If one message can be taken from the Canadian Black Book 2021 Best Retained Value Awards, with winners announced Wednesday, it is that used vehicles today are holding far more value than ever before. That is the case even as ... [Read More]

OpenRoad Auto Group announced a new executive vice president and chief financial officer earlier this month, appointing former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Tahir Ayub to the role.    Ayub was a partner at PwC for more than two decades and held several ... [Read More]