Adding dealerships is important, but Jaguar Land Rover Canada also needs to improve customer satisfaction by using new technology, says company President Wolfgang Hoffmann.

Canadian International AutoShow organizers in Toronto are speaking with other manufacturers about occupying the space vacated by Mercedes-Benz.

Advertisements promoting Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia's two Hyundai dealerships and his Genesis store depict a smiling Bhatia, with one raised index finger to denote No. 1, and the other hand cradling a basketball. 

Leaders at Jaguar and Honda are panning government programs for distorting demand and changing at the whim of an election.

In Canada, Cadillac generated 7,184 sales during the first six months of the year, up from 5,991 during the same period in 2018, according to the Automotive News Center in Detroit.

The Dilawri Group of Companies, Canada’s largest dealership group with 72 franchises, is changing its digital presence with a major relaunch that it says will reflect the changing attitudes of consumers towards online shopping.

Hyundai dealer Nav Bhatia, one of the Toronto Raptors's biggest fans — perhaps as famous as Canadian rapper Drake in NBA circles — was the grand marshal in the team's NBA Championship parade. Bhatia uses his front-row fame to build basketball courts for youths and bring people together.

Dealers in Ontario and Quebec say the wait for repayment of provincial ZEV rebates can take a while and they hope to avoid the same problem with the federal program, which promises reimbursement within 20 business days.

Bourgeois Chevrolet Buick GMC of Rawdon, Que., last fall bought 150 EVs from Ontario dealers who had just lost their provincial EV rebate program. Now, with the help of the federal government's new $5,000 incentive program, Hugo Jeanson, co-owner and general manager, says he'll sell them all.

B.C. and Quebec offer EV rebates of up to $5,000 and $8,000, respectively. Those rebates can be combined with the $5,000 federal incentive, which means a B.C. buyer can enjoy a discount of up to $10,000, depending on the vehicle.

Since joining TADA’s board in 2014 Cliff Lafreniere has attended all its meetings. And rather than fly to Toronto, he drives the nearly 12-hour, 1,200-kilometre round trip because he finds it faster. 

The Canadian tech company says there is now an opportunity to collaborate with other countries to create a standard in automotive cybersecurity.

The federal government gave dealers about eight business days to evaluate the list of ZEVs eligible for rebates, but manufacturers have already allotted most of their 2019 inventory.

Ottawa is set to offer $5,000 rebates on some ZEVs. Mark Nantais, president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, says people "might need to cut [the federal government] a little bit of slack" as the program gets off the ground.

Some in Canada's auto industry say the new carbon tax, which went into effect April 1, adds more cost to manufacturing and chips away at Canada’s competitiveness.