Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 10:29am

AuSM Canada Staff

OGI Digital wants Canadian dealers who might already be familiar with Online Guided Intelligence (OGI) stemming from its recent introduction to acquaint themselves with a new tool intended to collect insights into who visits their dealerships — and their competitors — each day. The new solution — Pulse... Read More

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 9:54am

AuSM Canada Staff

A new 22,000-square-foot facility set to be opened in Guelph, Ontario by year-end will serve as a Pfaff Automotive Partners Subaru dealership. Pfaff Automotive Partners recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new dealership location that included attendees such as Mayor of Guelph Cam Guthrie, Subaru... Read More

Monday, September 10, 2018 - 2:41pm

AuSM Canada Staff

In an effort to help enhance consumers’ shopping experiences, CARPROOF vehicle history reports have been integrated into Contact At Once’s conversational commerce automotive platform. The new integration gives agents the ability to share CARPROOF information and content with consumers from within the Connect... Read More

Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 3:32pm

Joe Overby, Senior Editor

It was the best August ever for certified pre-owned car sales at Mercedes-Benz Canada. The automaker said it sold 1,320 CPO vehicles, up from 1,222 in August 2017. Year-to-date CPO sales for Mercedes are at 9,354 vehicles, compared to 9,249 through eight months of 2017. It was also a strong month for other OEMs... Read More

Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 10:08am

AuSM Canada Staff

Now that AutoCanada’s top leadership is finalized, the company is turning its attention back to expanding its dealership footprint. This week, AutoCanada announced that it will be acquiring Mercedes-Benz Heritage Valley, which is one of only two Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Edmonton. Mercedes-Benz Heritage... Read More

Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 10:06am

AuSM Canada Staff

NextGear Capital Canada and its parent company, Cox Automotive Canada, have been working with Boys and Girls Clubs of Peel for a school supply drive to help local folks in need. During the “Ready ... Set … School!” drive, which was set to end last week, NextGear was able to beat its target goal by... Read More

Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 10:33am

AuSM Canada Staff

Kijiji Canada has brought aboard a new sales manager who is returning to the company to steer the growth of its autos vertical in Western Canada. The company has announced that Joe Shirjang, who brings well over a dozen years of both retail and vendor channel experience, is coming back to the company to serve... Read More

Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 9:30am

AuSM Canada Staff

While still higher year-over-year, the amount of money it took to get vehicles financed in July was nearly flat compared to the opening month of summer. According to Cox Automotive Canada’s Dealertrack Top 10 Funded Used Vehicles index, the average cash prices of those units rose 2.4 percent year-over-year in... Read More