Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Emiliano Void, Chair, Accelerate Auto, and Christina Morris, Founding Member, Accelerate Auto about a not-for-profit that launched Feb. 16, 2021 to promote opportunities for Black talent in Canada’s auto industry and combat anti-Black racism. The group will work to raise awareness, promote mentoring, develop educational opportunities for Black students, and forge partnerships with industry allies. Follow them on LinkedIn or visit www.accelerateauto.ca and watch the launch video.
taq Automotive Intelligence teams up with VinFast
Canadian-based taq Automotive Intelligence has teamed up with VinFast to support a digital retailing offering for customers of the electric vehicle manufacturer. The partnership was announced on July 4; under the agreement taq Automotive Intelligence will provide an “intelligence-based, white-labeled” …
Opportunities and challenges for the Dealer of the Future
Data and financial services represent two potential areas of growth for dealers over the next decade, while the direct-to-consumer sales model, quick market shifts, and labour shortages are some of the anticipated challenges. That is according to a Reuters Events …
Birchwood Automotive Group adds Winnipeg Dodge Chrysler Ltd.
In a move that adds another dealership and a collision repair centre to the growing Birchwood Automotive Group, the company announced last week that FCA Canada recently approved the purchase of Winnipeg Dodge Chrysler Ltd. Birchwood said, in a statement, …
J.D. Power’s EV Index selected to support U.S. EV infrastructure growth
J.D. Power’s EV Index, an analytics tool used to track the electric vehicle market in the United States, was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to help support EV infrastructure growth initiatives in the country. The aim is …
Data-driven after-sales service key to customer loyalty: Sullivan & Frost
New research by Frost & Sullivan describes pitfalls in the “fiercely competitive” aftermarket sector that can lead to dealerships losing loyal customers, and also prescribes recommendations to avoid these problems and gain customer loyalty. “All the challenges in the automotive …
Canadians most gung-ho about EVs in new Australian survey
A new survey by car insurance comparison website Compare the Market had some interesting findings regarding who is the most amenable to the coming electric vehicle revolution. The survey, which reached out to more than 2,500 adults in Australia, the …