Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 11:46am

AuSM Canada Staff

RSR Digital, a sister company to RSR Global, has a new business division named Online Guided Intelligence (OGI) that has introduced a new online guided shopping solution powered by software provider PERQ. The company announced  this month that the mission of the OGI division is to provide Canadian automotive... Read More

Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 11:45am

AuSM Canada Staff

Westminster Toyota has broken ground on construction for a new facility just a few minutes away from its current location. Along with a new an 8,000-square-foot showroom, service center and rooftop display of vehicles, according to Toyota Canada, the new Westminster Toyota location going up will... Read More

Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 11:44am

AuSM Canada Staff

S. Dilawri has selected the MotoCommerce digital retailing platform from Motoinsight to deliver a new omni-channel car buying experience across each of its 10 dealerships. Motoinsight recently announced that this summer a MotoCommerce-enabled S. Dilawri shopping experience will be available both online... Read More

Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 10:49am

AuSM Canada Staff

The music and information options for drivers who have a vehicle through Foss National Leasing & LeasePlan Canada just became much more robust. SiriusXM Canada this week announced a new partnership with Foss National Leasing & LeasePlan Canada to offer the SiriusXM Fleet Program to its drivers. The new... Read More

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 2:12pm

AuSM Canada Staff

Facebook Marketplace has grown its vehicles category for buying and selling used cars online in both Canada and the United Kingdom. Car buyers on Facebook in the two markets can now browse used-car inventory from automotive dealers through Facebook Marketplace listing partners Strathcom Media,... Read More

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 10:18am

AuSM Canada Staff

The U.S. financial market might become an even more important catalyst for car sales in Canada, too. As Canadian auto sales have been on the rise, two of the Big Six Canadian banks have turned to the U.S. term asset-backed securities (ABS) market for additional fuel, according to a report published on Monday by S&P... Read More

Thursday, May 10, 2018 - 10:12am

AuSM Canada Staff

The Canadian buyers who did make a used-vehicle purchase in April evidently weren’t afraid of the price tag. Despite a month that saw unpredictable weather across Canada keeping many used-vehicle buyers from showrooms, the top 10 funded used vehicles in Cox Automotive Canada’s Dealertrack Online Credit... Read More

Thursday, May 10, 2018 - 10:10am

Joe Overby, Senior Editor

Volkswagen Canada had its strongest month ever for certified pre-owned sales, moving 2,016 CPO units in April, according to the automaker. This was up 52.6 percent over April 2017 sales.  This followed March sales of 1,686 CPO units, which beat year-ago figures by 18.6 percent. Through four months, VW is up 28... Read More