Oumar Dicko, Chief Economist at CADA, discusses the findings of the association’s latest survey, his thoughts on the luxury tax, and what CADA is doing to mitigate this issue.
Increase in used car supply continues exerting downward force on prices
After a light rebound and slightly elevated prices last week, the Canadian used wholesale auto market continued its slow and slight slump, while remaining near record high valuations. This week is down -0.31%, the 2017-2019 average was -0.28%, according to …
Electric Autonomy launches EV-ready bylaw tracker in Canada
Electric Autonomy Canada, an independent news platform, said it is launching a national electric vehicle-ready bylaw tracker that will provide people across the country with information on which jurisdictions are making sure multi-unit residential buildings are EV-ready. This includes condos …
NABC donates recycled vehicle to Air Force veteran
Timothy Awojobi, an Air Force veteran living in Newark, New Jersey, received a vehicle on March 18 as part of the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program. As part of the program, businesses of the collision repair industry come …
Groupe Park Avenue’s Norman E. Hébert passes the torch to Norman John Hébert
Following his father and grandfather in the family business, Norman John Hébert knows he has a lot to live up to as head of the Groupe Park Avenue dealership group in Quebec. Earlier this month, he was announced as President/Chief …
Privacy concerns still affecting uptake of U.S. usage-based auto insurance
Usage-based insurance (UBI) programs track driving behaviours such as miles driven and braking habits, using either a plug-in device in a vehicle or, increasingly, a smartphone app, and this can help people save lots of money on car insurance. …
Dilawri opens multi-storey JLR Vancouver store for new and used sales
Dilawri recently announced the opening of a new Jaguar Land Rover 79,996 square-foot, multi-storey new and used vehicle sales facility in Vancouver, B.C. Located at 1788 West at the intersection of Burrard Street and West 4th Avenue, the new store …