Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Jerry Chinner, Founding Board Member with Accelerate Auto, about his organization’s new research study exploring the experiences of Black consumers in Canada’s auto industry. Specifically, the research explored the experiences of Black and non-Black consumers in dealerships and found some stark differences in the way Black buyers felt they were being treated, and whether they would pursue careers in the auto industry. www.accelerateauto.ca.
Decline in used vehicle prices similar to prior week, as with cars and trucks
Looking at the Canadian used wholesale market for the period ending on Oct. 14, dealers will notice a decline in prices of -0.22%, which is similar to the previous week’s update from Canadian Black Book of -0.24%. The car segment …
Go Auto donates $500K to help refurbish basketball courts in Edmonton’s public schools
Alberta-based automotive group Go Auto donated $500,000 to the Edmonton Public Schools Foundation (EPSF) as part of a continuing campaign to support the Edmonton Stingers’ Fresh Hoops initiative. Fresh Hoops is a partnership between the Edmonton Stingers and the EPSF; …
CarDoor partners with PAVE to give customers accurate trade-in values
CarDoor has recently announced that their platform will now incorporate PAVE, the automated vehicle inspection platform, to provide condition transparency for consumer at-home vehicle sales and trade-ins. Toronto-based PAVE streamlines this process for CarDoor by using consumer generated photos of …
Dedicated online used car shopper a key position for new dealership
A dealership that opened in 2021 and had limited new inventory to sell because of the chip shortage has developed an interesting strategy to build up its used vehicle inventory and keep the business operating. Clarington Kia, located near Oshawa, …
New vehicle loans 53% of total transactions over past year
Dealers may be interested to note that J.D. Power recently released its Canada Automotive Market Metrics for September 2023, revealing that loans represented 53 per cent of total transactions over the past 12 months for new vehicles. That figure increases …
JP Martel from Bruce Auto Group explains Yewy online marketplace
Since launching Yewy, their new online marketplace, on the September long weekend, it’s been a busy couple of weeks for the people at Bruce Auto Group, who are based in Nova Scotia. The company was fortunate enough to have escaped …