Jeremy Vianna, Head of Automotive at Twitter, talks about the impact of the automotive industry and community shifting its events, conferences and shows to online platforms due to COVID-19 restrictions, and how this shift has helped them build a larger virtual presence, with Twitter volumes increasing significantly.
Women in leadership needed to drive auto industry forward: Don Romano
Canadian automotive industry executives must take a more proactive role in hiring women in leadership positions, the President of Hyundai Auto Canada Corporation told a crowd as part of a symposium directed towards changing the male-dominated hierarchy. Don Romano directed …
North Vancouver-based Hypercharge is first Canadian-founded charging solutions provider to go public
Hypercharge Networks Corp., a smart electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions provider based in North Vancouver, has just listed on the NEO Exchange this week. After launching its EV charging solutions in April of this year, it has already sold over …
Modest November auto sales gain is the first since January
For the first time since last January, November auto sales in Canada outpaced those of the same month a year earlier. Sales of 114,966 units, as estimated by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), were up by 4.1% from November 2021. Could …
Stellar lineup for CADA Summit
CADA Summit, billed as Canada’s Automotive Summit, is back in business with an all-star speaker lineup ready to warm up dealers’ hearts on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2024 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The perennially-sold out event has been …
Reynolds, TrueSpot partnership to help dealers benefit from real-time asset tracking
Reynolds and Reynolds is making a strategic investment in TrueSpot as they partner with the Texas-based platform for real-time location to help dealerships better manage their assets. The partnership aims to help automotive retailers become more successful, as TrueSpot allows …
MDA Dealers of Excellence Award winner Paul Valentine talks about the Valentine legacy
Winning the Motor Dealers’ Association of Alberta (MDA) 2022 Dealers of Excellence Award is extra special for Paul Valentine because he said it’s an example of the legacy his late father Ted created. Valentine, President of the Valentine Auto Group …