Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews Andrew Ojamae, President & CEO of the AutoIQ Dealership Network, about his organization’s key focus on talent recruitment, development, and supporting top leaders to become managing partners of the group’s 17 dealerships across Ontario.
Truck/SUV segments see more pronounced decline
Dealers keeping tabs on the Canadian used wholesale market may be interested to note the decline in the overall truck/SUV category, which is down 0.47% for the week ending on July 8 — compared to the prior week’s -0.43%. “Many …
A deeper dive for used vehicle prices, now at -0.33%
Dealers may be interested to note that this week’s update from Canadian Black Book shows Canadian used wholesale market prices declined -0.33% for the period ending on Sept. 19, compared to the prior week’s -0.16%. CBB’s Market Insights report found …
Mike Stollery celebrated at CADA dinner, urges more dealers to get involved in associations
Having completed his time with the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association executive board, most recently as Senior Past Chair, Mike Stollery is encouraging dealers throughout the country to become more actively involved for the greater good of the industry. Stollery, …
Jim Pattison’s Vancouver Toyota Downtown dealership Grand Opening
It was a large crowd, especially for Vancouver on a Monday night in late November, but the draw was the opening of the newest, and now the only, auto dealership in downtown Vancouver, and the headliner was none other than …
Former truck driver celebrates milestone in the auto business
Ten years after leaving his job as a truck driver with a transport company, Steve Allan is celebrating a personal milestone in the dealership business. Allan joined the Kot Auto Group in British Columbia as a sales consultant at Kelowna …
More Canadians choosing plug over pump: BMW study
More and more Canadians report they are considering going electric for their next vehicle, according to a survey commissioned by BMW Group Canada, which examined interest in and knowledge about electric vehicles (EVs). The survey findings also demonstrate that Canadian …