Monday, January 28, 2019 - 10:49am

AuSM Canada Staff

A new dedicated business development center will offer a tailored product for the AutoCanada group using DealerMine CRM’s Service CRM application to increase service department traffic at AutoCanada's Canadian dealerships. The center is the result of a strategic partnership between AutoCanada Inc. and... Read More

Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 1:54pm

AuSM Staff

Since launching the Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum in 2016, AuSM has honored and recognized a group of Canada’s leading women in automotive each year through our Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership program. Not only have these groups been recognized in the... Read More

Monday, January 21, 2019 - 3:59pm

AuSM Staff

Kijiji Autos, a digital destination that includes a website and app for helping Canadians find new or used, private or dealer, cars and trucks, formed an exclusive partnership with The Car Girls, a female-led organization that will provide additional communications and account-specific support to Kijiji Autos’... Read More

Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 11:17am

AuSM Canada Staff

You may have attended the AuSM Canada Conference in years past. And you might think you know what’s in store this year. But, with all due respect, you would be wrong.  Early registration opened for AR Canada 2019 earlier last week, and we have one big, new reason (among others) to convince... Read More

Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 10:48am

AuSM Canada Staff

Before the calendar turned to 2019, Axis Auto Finance expanded its footprint to serve dealers who have potential buyers with soft credit profiles. The publicly traded, non-prime finance company announced that it has entered the Quebec market by opening an office in Montreal. Axis pointed out that Quebec is the second... Read More

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 10:38am

Joe Overby, Senior Editor

So how did the certified pre-owned sales market shake out in Canada last year? Here is a glimpse, based on sales results shared by automakers.  Mercedes-Benz Canada posted an all-time high of 13,833 certified sales in 2018, up 3.7 percent. The year included six record months and certified sales at a 76.1-percent... Read More

Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 9:18am

Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent

Vehicle connectivity. Bluetooth. GPS. One normally thinks of how these tools make our lives more convenient, or efficient. But what do they mean for auto dealers? Well, a new tool from RSR Global speaks to just this. Vehicle connectivity can do more than drive convenience; it can protect assets and assist dealers in the... Read More

Thursday, January 3, 2019 - 10:28am

AuSM Canada Staff

Following a divestment by Mercedes-Benz Canada, the Dilawri Group of Companies has absorbed ownership of six Mercedes locations in Vancouver that previously formed the automaker’s Vancouver Retail Group. The move was announced Wednesday and was immediately effective. The automaker is conducting a worldwide... Read More