New-vehicle buyers would rather negotiate transactions with a person, despite efforts to take the process online, a recent study found. Steve Chipman, CEO of Birchwood Automotive Group in Winnipeg, said that while his group has invested in online financing tools, consumers rarely use them. 

About 2,300 workers are set to lose their jobs, but a Unifor bulletin says the union expects “significant growth” at GM's Oshawa plant and hopes to have 500 jobs there within three years. The automaker will use the plant for aftermarket parts production.

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Instead of sitting idle, assets such as Oshawa’s valuable paint shop will be maintained, “infinitely” raising the potential that Oshawa could eventually be selected for new production mandates.

The change of plans saves 300 jobs at the Ontario plant, which was scheduled for closure at the end of 2019.

Some suppliers began diversifying a decade ago, right after GM’s bankruptcy. Product mixes help suppliers better withstand plant closures and consolidation by automakers.

In April, cars represented 27.3 per cent of all new-vehicle sales in Canada – down three full percentage points from a year earlier. Lower payments on utility vehicles are fuelling the shift.

In a slowing market for new vehicles, dealers are taking long-term risks in the struggle to earn automaker incentives.

Hiring is on the rise as dealerships, suppliers, the aftermarket sector and even auto manufacturing shows growth, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.

Cadillac Live is a virtual showroom based in an old Toronto film studio. It's designed to educate while saving time, but it is definitely not a physical dealership.

The market has been bolstered by a perpetually low loonie that boosts sales to U.S. buyers. However, an increasing number of lease returns is cause for concern.

Dealerships across Canada face a “desperate” shortage of qualified technicians, according to the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association.  At least one dealership has cast a worldwide net to locate staff.

Automotive News Canada’s Take Five is a look at five new, refreshed or retooled vehicles that are destined for or have recently entered the Canadian market. Here's a look at offerings from GMC, Subaru, Volkswagen, Nissan and Toyota.

Fiat Chrysler this year will invest $350 million in its Windsor, Ont., minivan plant “for future product,” Unifor President Jerry Dias said. However, he didn’t say what the product will be and isn’t optimistic the investment will save the third shift there.

AutoCanada’s $250-million lawsuit against its former CEO Patrick Priestner was issued in an attempt to acquire his dealerships at “below market value,” Priestner alleges in a defence statement. He alleges AutoCanada approached him in 2018 about possibly acquiring his dealerships, then sued him in February 2019.