Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Peter Viney, CADA’s Industry Relations Manager about the speakers and sessions at the 2024 CADA Summit being held Feb. 14, 2024 in Toronto. The event is sponsored exclusively by TD Auto Finance.
Canadian who bought U.S. dealerships shares valuable advice
“I’m Steve Quinn, and I’m a car dealer,” is how Steve Quinn says he introduces himself. But this serial entrepreneur is also President of the Quinn Automotive Group, and owns several dealerships in Canada and in the United States. Quinn …
Vehicle production, consumer demand resulted in strong sales growth for first half of 2023, DSMA report shows
DSMA’s latest Automotive Intelligence report, its quarterly update for the second quarter of 2023, found that vehicle production and consumer demand helped enable strong sales growth for the first half of the year. Year-to-date light-vehicle sales volumes were up 7.6% …
Jim Pattison Auto Group plans mixed-use autoplex in Midtown Victoria
Pattison Auto Group has had a strong presence in Victoria for a long time, and in 2020 it bought the site of the Denny’s restaurant and parking lot across the street from Mayfair Mall, adding the final piece of the …
DecisioningIT to launch product to help consumers qualify for lending
DecisioningIT is set to launch a widget that will allow consumers to get prequalified for lending regardless of their credit rating and directly through the dealership’s website. Rosa Hoffmann, CEO and Co-founder of DecisioningIT, which launched two years ago in …
EnerSavings builds EV chargers for dealerships, also retail chargers for EV buyers
EnerSavings, a leading energy-management company offering electric vehicle charging options for homeowners, multi-residential properties and businesses, has developed a program specifically aimed at dealerships. Known as EV Ready Set Go, the program is designed to educate dealers on installing charging …
George Brown latest college to offer EV technician training program
Helping to build the workforce of the future, George Brown College recently announced the creation of its Electric Vehicle Technician (EV) Certificate Program, “offering automobile mechanics and technicians, as well as electricians and other tradespeople, the opportunity to upgrade their …