Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Sverre Helno, Managing Director, Möller Bil, a Norwegian auto dealer group with 71 dealerships in Norway and Sweden. Helno will present to dealers at the CADA Summit about Norway’s success in selling EVs with more than 80 per cent of the market of new vehicles sales being EVs. Helno talks about the transition, and the opportunities for car dealers who embrace the shift early.
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
Forty years after its inception, Destination Auto Group has made a leadership change with Adil Ahamed becoming President and CEO. He is taking over from his father, Aziz, who founded the British Columbia-based company in 1983. Aziz will become Chairman …
Toyota will not be jumping on the direct-to-consumer sales model bandwagon any time soon, according to Patrick Ryan, Toyota’s Regional Manager for Quebec and Atlantic Canada in an interview with Canadian auto dealer. Ryan recently took the position as Regional …
A used car dealer with almost 30 years in the business and a background in developing software technology for automotive auctions created a service that is being marketed as revolutionary in the way dealers and transport companies ship vehicles. Igor …
In her newly-appointed role as the new Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, Maureen Harquail is looking forward to representing a changing culture in the automotive industry and society as a whole with women …
While Alberta-based Heartland Auto Group is a family-owned and operated business that began operations 10 years ago, it also has a philosophy of partnering with employees. Kelly O’Connell is co-owner of the business with his wife, Sue. Their son, Cole, …
New light vehicles sales in July revealed some notable disparities between provinces while June showed a somewhat more balanced split, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC). Last month, six provinces enjoyed sales increases and four experienced declines. British Columbia and …