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AutoCanada sells three B.C. dealerships
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (381+ words) AutoCanada has completed the sale of three British Columbia dealerships. The sale includes Island Chevrolet Buick GMC in Duncan, Abbotsford Volkswagen and Chilliwack Volkswagen. AutoCanada said the locations were outside its core regional dealership clusters, limiting opportunities to create greater…...
Unifor, Ford reach tentative labour agreement
1+ week, 22+ min ago (573+ words) Canadian Ford dealers moved one step closer to labour stability this week after Unifor and Ford Motor Company reached a tentative collective agreement covering 5,150 unionized employees at the automaker’s Canadian operations. The tentative deal, announced July 11, is the first agreement…...
Wholesale values post sharpest decline in weeks
1+ week, 22+ min ago (470+ words) Canadian wholesale used-vehicle prices continued to soften last week, posting their largest weekly decline in several weeks as seasonal trends weighed on both car and truck values. According to Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights report for the week ending July…...
AutoCanada expands collision network
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (454+ words) AutoCanada has expanded its Ontario collision repair network with the acquisition of a Stratford, Ont., collision repair business, continuing its strategy of building regional repair capacity to support its dealership operations. The Edmonton-based retailer announced July 2 that the facility, formerly…...
CAR EV collision repair training centre opens in Milton
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1049+ words) Pete Halasz, course instructor, and students David Simon and Mike Kennedy. Collision repair technicians in Canada now have an opportunity to learn how to safely approach and repair electric vehicles through a certified Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR)…...
April auto sales slide across most provinces
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (461+ words) Canadian new light vehicle sales declined across nearly every province in April, highlighting what industry analysts describe as broad-based economic weakness and slowing consumer demand. According to provincial sales estimates released by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), total Canadian new light…...
Truck dealers say regulatory mismatch threatens supply chain
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1056+ words) Canada’s truck dealers are calling on the federal government to move quickly on a regulatory fix they say is needed to preserve access to medium- and heavy-duty trucks in Canada, warning that a misalignment with U.S. emissions rules could create…...
BoC report points to tariff pressure on autos
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (546+ words) In its April Monetary Policy Report, the Bank of Canada said tariffs and trade uncertainty are expected to continue affecting the Canadian economy, including sectors tied closely to automotive manufacturing and retail. The central bank said current U.S. tariffs are expected…...
Japanese brands lead used-car reliability
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) Japanese vehicle brands continue to outperform competitors on long-term reliability, according to a new report from online used-car retailer Clutch. “With our Clutch Certified criteria, it becomes clear that the common marker of quality for consumers, brands, and price tag…...
Why most AI pilots are failing in dealerships
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (832+ words) Artificial intelligence is no longer theoretical in automotive retail. Chatbots, pricing recommendation engines, content creation, service booking and follow-up automation, the tools are here, and the demos are impressive. And yet, many AI pilots quietly stall after 60 or 90 days. The…...