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2024 AutoTrader Awards

2024 AutoTrader Awards: 5 Grand Prix Winners Revealed for Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Awards

The AutoTrader Awards Celebrate Automotive Excellence & Recognize the Best Vehicles for Canadians TORONTO – Feb. 15, 2024 — Five Grand Prix winners for the 2024 AutoTrader Awards have been announced today, revealing the best overall vehicles in Canada according to some of the country’s leading automotive experts. “These Grand Prix winners received the most
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Clarivoy Study Reveals AutoTrader.ca Influences Majority of Vehicle Sales in Canada

TORONTO, ON – February 7, 2024 – AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest and most trusted automotive marketplace, is pleased to announce the results of a comprehensive study that underscores the unique value it brings to automotive dealerships in driving vehicle sales. The study, conducted in collaboration with Clarivoy, a leader in identity-based targeting and measurement for automotive

2024 AutoTrader Awards: Category Winners Revealed for Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Awards

The AutoTrader Awards celebrate automotive excellence and recognize the best vehicles for Canadians. TORONTO, ON – January 18, 2024 — Winners for the 2024 AutoTrader Awards have been announced today, revealing the best vehicles in Canada according to some of the country’s best automotive experts. “AutoTrader is Canada’s leading and most trusted automotive marketplace, and
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Canadians Are Seeking Aspirational Vehicles, Yet Buying Practically

AutoTrader’s Top Vehicles of 2023 Indicates Car Shoppers are Balancing Optimism with Utility TORONTO, ON – December 11, 2023 – Data released today from AutoTrader, Canada’s largest and most trusted automotive marketplace, provides a revealing look at vehicle shopper preferences in 2023. In a year marked by economic turbulence and higher-than-ever vehicle prices, marketplace search
AutoTrader Pivot

AutoTrader Canada partners with cutting-edge product visualisation firm London Dynamics to transform the car buying experience for Canadian consumers

TORONTO, ON – November 8, 2023 – AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest and most trusted automotive marketplace, and London Dynamics, a pioneering product visualisation and augmented reality (AR) scale-up, have partnered to reshape the future of online car shopping, offering OEMs and retailers a new level of consumer engagement and interaction through AutoTrader Pivot, a game-changing immersive
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AutoTrader.ca Delivers First AI-Powered Automotive Marketplace Solution to Canadian Dealerships

TORONTO, ON – August 23, 2023 – AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest and most trusted automotive marketplace, has announced the launch of Upgrade Optimizer - AI, a breakthrough artificial intelligence (AI) technology that is set to deliver efficiencies to the management, likewise spur performance for promoted dealership placements, through the AutoTrader.ca Listing Upgrade product portfolio. As ever,
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2023 AutoTrader Best Priced Dealer Award Winners Announced

Recognizing Canadian Automotive Dealerships Advertising on AutoTrader.ca for Their Commitment to Fair and Transparent Pricing   TORONTO, ON – April 27, 2023 — AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest and most trusted automotive marketplace, today announced its fourth annual AutoTrader Best Priced Dealer Award winners. The awards honour the country’s top dealerships for their commitment to consistently providing

2023 AutoTrader Awards: Winners Revealed for Canada’s Most Trusted Automotive Awards Program

The AutoTrader Awards celebrate automotive excellence and recognize the best vehicles in over 30 segments, instilling trust and confidence in Canadian car shoppers   TORONTO, ON – February 16, 2023 — Winners for the 2023 AutoTrader Awards have been announced today, revealing the best vehicles in Canada according to some of the country’s foremost automotive
TRADER Corporation & Dealertrack Canada

TRADER Corporation Acquires Dealertrack Canada

Investment will enable more holistic Canadian-focused services & solutions to Canadian dealers & OEMs   TORONTO, ON - November 10, 2022 — TRADER Corporation, the leading digital marketing partner for Canadian automotive retailers and manufacturers, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the Canadian operations of Dealertrack from Cox Automotive’s Canadian Retail business. TRADER

Activix Receives Strategic Investment to Fuel Growth

Investment will increase addressable market and accelerate the development of new offerings TORONTO, ON — May 27, 2021 — Activix, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for the automotive industry, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from TRADER Corporation, a portfolio company of private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo.