AutoCanada

Yesterday, we held a lemonade stand at our home office in Edmonton to support the Stollery Children’s Foundation. Our goal was to raise $100, but thanks to hard work and incredible generosity, we raised a $1171!

A huge shoutout to Mary Kardash, our home office manager, for leading this amazing initiative, and a big thank you to our volunteers Hayley, Aiden, Stacey, and Clara - we couldn't have done it without you!

Happy Long Weekend!

We want to extend our gratitude to all our hard-working team members - your dedication, passion, and relentless effort drive our success every day. To those enjoying this well-deserved break with your loved ones, you've earned it!

To our team members working through the weekend to keep our dealerships running smoothly, your commitment is truly appreciated. Thank you for everything you do.

Have a fantastic and safe long weekend everyone!

What an incredible kickoff for AutoCanada’s Women’s Network (ACWN) in Toronto!

The first ACWN conference brought together women to discuss training initiatives, opportunities for growth within AutoCanada, and ways to attract more like-minded team members to the automotive industry in general.

Guest speakers shared insights on authentic leadership, resilience, mentorship and effective communication. The chance to spend time with one another and have raw and purposeful conversations gave us a new outlook and plenty of takeaways.

A huge thank you to our sponsors Scotiabank, McCarthy Tétrault, and AutoCanada for making this event possible. We’re excited for what’s to come.

A heartfelt thank you to our speakers Rhonda English, Anne Marie Desando, Christine Felgueiras, and Jeff Thorpe for sharing their invaluable insights, which sparked real conversations and inspired us all.

AutoCanada has been recognized by Forbes as one of the TOP 50 of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity. 🎉 We are a people-driven company and are extremely proud of the culture we are building. We will continue to build long-lasting, trust based relationships in an industry we love.

This recognition is thanks to an independent survey of 40,000 professionals across all industries. Participants anonymously rated their companies on diversity-related issues, including age, gender, ethnicity, disability and LGBTQ+ equality.

AutoCanada recognizes that to attract top talent and prioritize representation in our company, we need to ensure that we consider the needs of our 6,000+ team members with a range of perspectives, abilities, experiences and backgrounds.

We love to develop our team members and promote from within our teams, but we are always looking to add new faces to the mix. There's a seat for everyone. 💙

Visit the link in our bio to join the team!

🎉 Join us in congratulating the team at Grande Prairie Volkswagen for being the FIRST AutoCanada store to achieve the 900 Reputation Score milestone – an incredible accomplishment! In just one year, they boosted their score by an impressive 283 points.

What is a reputation score you might ask? Think of it like a credit score, but for your online reputation! This dynamic metric evaluates nine key factors, such as online reviews and customer sentiment, to provide a real-time assessment of how customers view your business. The score ranges from 100-1000.

This phenomenal achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire team. Sales Manager Brad Malcolm recognizes transparency, teamwork and a commitment to customer service as the keys to success.

Congratulations on your outstanding achievements, Team Grande Prairie Volkswagen! Keep up the exceptional work – let's inspire others to reach new heights! 🚀

We are excited to officially announce the addition of another incredible dealership and collision centre to our growing network at AutoCanada! Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac and Nurse Collision Centre are located in Whitby, Ontario.

“We are grateful that Mary Nurse chose AutoCanada to be the steward of this business. The Nurse family served the community for the last 50+ years and we look forward to proudly carrying their legacy into the future. Further, Mary'’s fair and authentic leadership style have enabled her to pioneer the way for women in automotive in Canada. She has attracted and built a high-quality team capable of taking on the next leg of the journey. We are excited to be working with the team at Nurse to further grow the business and serve customers throughout the Whitby market", said Executive Chairman, Paul Antony in a Press Release issued today.

This acquisition adds a strong dealership with significant growth potential and brings AutoCanada’s dealership group count to 85 and the number of AutoCanada Collision Centres to 28.

Welcome to the team, Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac and Nurse Collision Centre!

From AutoCanada’s team to Canada’s team we say, LETS GO OILERS, LETS GO!

The Stanley Cup Final is just a few hours away. Bring home the Cup, Edmonton! 🧡💙

Game #5 Lets Gooo 🙌🙌🙌

Game 5 is tonight! We're hoping for a repeat of Game 4. Let's Go Oilers 🧡💙

That was great! ☀️🕶️

Thank you to our Social Committee for planning a fun afternoon.

This year’s AutoCanada Home Office summer party was dubbed “AutoCan-Chella” and was held at The Backyard in downtown Edmonton this week. 🙌🏻

This group is fired up and excited to implement ALL of their new learnings.

The latest round of Used Vehicle Playbook training with AutoCanada University’s Learning Team is in session in Toronto!

What an amazing and talented group of leaders! Thank you for all you do.

Go Oilers go!

AutoCanada is an automotive retail dealer group operating in Canada and the US but we’re headquartered in Edmonton. And we have officially entered the thick of playoff fever!!

Our teams across our great network are celebrating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 win of game 7 of the Western Conference! 🙌🏻

The Western Conference Final goes Thursday and you can bet we’ll be in our orange and blue! 💙🧡

PS. Sorry Vancouver 😆

A snap of AutoCanada’s IT/IM team and VP Patrycja Kujawa celebrating some departmental milestones!

It’s been 2 years since the IT/IM team grew by three individuals who have made a difference to our organization.

Dan P**n, Rocco Giacobbo and Tommi Ly, thank you for the work you do every day to ensure our systems are running smoothly.

We are 🙌🏻

These four smiling faces are part of VP Jenn Lennox’s leadership team for AutoCanada’s People and Culture Department.

Their mission is to help the leaders of our organization to retain, grow and recognize our more than 6000 Team Members in Canada and the USA.

Thank you for all you do, team!

Marilyn Mazzocchitti ⭐️
Sarah Stewart ⭐️
Andrea Millis ⭐️
Sarah Jansel ⭐️

This picture was taken at a recent team bowling trip in Edmonton that brought out some pretty great bowling skills 🎳

Find opportunities to join our team here: https://bit.ly/3WugJPL

Our newest AutoCanada franchise dealership is getting ready for its official Grand Opening celebration later this week. This brings us to 66 in Canada and 18 in the US for a grand total of 84 AutoCanada dealerships.

In just two days, the team at Maple Ridge Chevrolet Buick GMC will put on a party complete with catering, live music, and of course a ribbon cutting ceremony.

We'll be there and will post some amazing content from our brand new dealership in BC.

We’re showing our team spirit to mark the start of the playoffs with Jersey Day! AutoCanada

It’s Jersey Day today at Mann-Northway and AutoCanada! So let’s celebrate the beginning of the NHL playoffs! 🏆

While we are excited for the playoff energy 💪to start we are proud to sport some of the amazing hockey jerseys that we have been a part of designing with the Prince Albert Raiders over the last few years!

Which NHL Team do you want to win the Stanley Cup this year??

The Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway tonight, and we're bringing some of that electrifying energy into our teams across the network. 🏒🥅

Round 1 starts with a burst of team spirit with Jersey Day at AutoCanada dealerships, RightRide locations, & Collision and Hail Operations!

Some team photos are already rolling in. Keep them coming! 🙌🏻

We are ONE Team, AutoCanada!

It's an exciting day! We're shipping out our Chairman's Club Awards to the Top Performers of this amazing organization.

The Chairman's Club winners in Sales, Service, and F&I were sent to Tulum, Mexico in March and will receive their packages in the next few days. Thank you team for all you do!

A special shout out to Executive Assistant Pam Hosker and Sr. VP Lee Wittick for their dedication to the team and for putting in so much work to make AutoCanada's Chairman's Club Program a success that motivates and inspires our Team Members to keep on winning.

Now this is how you sell a toque!

Our Operational Finance Team made a cross country journey to bring the Accounting Leadership Conference 2024 to regions across Canada. In total, they presented to 83 AutoCanada Controllers! And we're already hearing teams are working together more often, across stores and regions.

The information shared focused on unifying accounting best-practices at all AutoCanada locations. It’s part of our five-year Project Elevate plan to set an unwavering standard of best in class for all divisions and departments.

The traveling conference was held in seven locations across Canada. A huge shout out and thank you to all our conference hosts!

Hyatt Infiniti in Calgary.
Home Office in Winnipeg.
401 Dixie in Toronto.
London Honda in London.
Crosstown Dodge Jeep RAM in Edmonton.
Maple Ridge GM in Maple Ridge.
BMW Montreal Centre in Montreal.

VP of Operational Finance Joe Randhawa hasn’t stopped singing the praises of his team and insists we tag each of them in this post, “so they all know how much they are appreciated for their outstanding work.”

A very special thank you for all you do, to:

Laura Velthuzien
Blair McFayden
Hasan Mirza
Jazz Randhawa
Ryan Mark
Haldon Lutz

We are , AutoCanada!

An incredible achievement by one of our Canadian franchise dealerships to tell you about.

Hyatt Infiniti has been named the 2024 Dealer of the Year by DealerRater!

General Manager, Jacquely Howden said in a LinkedIn post that "with over 1.5 million consumer reviews collected in 2023 across North America, this award truly reflects the remarkable service and personalized sales experience that our team consistently delivers to our valued guests." She also gave credit to the dedication and hard work done by her team in 2023.

Thank you, Hyatt INFINITI team for your dedication to operational excellence and your continued success in setting an unwavering standard of best in class. Congratulations, Jacquelyn and team for an absolutely remarkable year!