Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 1:51pm

AuSM Staff

In areas such as collective health of a brand, how well the brand manages new-vehicle transaction prices, and incentives against used-vehicle values and remarketing strategies, Subaru and Land Rover continue to perform well. That is at least the case for ALG’s 2019 Canadian Residual Value Awards. For the fifth... Read More

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 9:53am

AuSM Canada Staff

Sellchology CEO Jonathan Dawson shares his path to success and the unique selling approaches and insights he'll bring to Dealer Training Tuesday as part of the AuSM Canada Conference. Listen in to Jonathan and his conversation below with conference chair Bill Zadeits. Download and subscribe to... Read More

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 1:33pm

AuSM Staff

After seeing the improvement of its first two 2018 dealership acquisitions in Western Canada, Foundation Automotive Group in Calgary is looking for rapid U.S. growth in 2019, with seven U.S. dealership acquisitions planned for the first quarter and nine planned after that for the second quarter. Foundation... Read More

Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 2:49pm

AuSM Canada Staff

Canadian automotive digital marketing company TRADER Corp. released a new and customizable dealership website platform that it says was built “by Canadians, for Canadians.” TRADER Corp. says the company designed its new TAdvantage platform to create the best consumer engagement and to give those... Read More

Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 10:24am

AuSM Canada Staff

Along with four other interesting statistics about how the Canadian retail used-vehicle market closed 2018, analysts also highlighted prices for the majority of the Top 10 funded used vehicles sold through the Dealertrack Canada stayed nearly steady. With six of the vehicles recording year-over-year increases and four... Read More

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 2:35pm

AuSM Staff

Michael Cirillo is known to thousands of dealers across Canada and 64 additional countries as the host of the "The Dealer Playbook" podcast. Cirillo, who is also CEO of FlexDealer, will be at the AuSM Canada Conference on March 19 during Dealer Training Tuesday, with a session that will guide... Read More

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 2:34pm

AuSM Staff

Carfax Canada has released a new pricing tool available on the Kijiji Autos site and an app that the companies say will help Canadians better understand used-vehicle values and empower them to make better decisions about used cars. The tool, according to Carfax Canada, will also help used-car sellers set... Read More

Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 1:44pm

AuSM Staff

OpenRoad Auto Group has a long history with Toyota. The group began its partnership with the automaker in 1978, when the company opened its first Toyota showroom on Granville Avenue in Richmond. The dealership in 1985 moved to its current Richmond Auto Mall location and renamed it OpenRoad Toyota Richmond. The... Read More