Automotive

TRADER Study Shows Major Shifts in Vehicle Purchase Intent Due To COVID-19

In order to build a sound business approach and strategy, given the current operational limitations posed by COVID-19, it’s crucial for automotive dealers to understand the present-day intentions of Canadian car buyers. As Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, we commissioned the team at DIG Insights to survey 2,800 Canadians and focus in on those

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gotrader.ca Traffic & Engagement (week of March 30 2020)

Week by week we continue to analyze the trends on the gotrader.ca marketplace with our Director of Marketing Intelligence, Baris Akyurek. “In the past week, interestingly, we saw about a 6% increase in visits while unique visitors maintained consistent with the previous week. VDP’s increased by approximately 12%. A very slight decrease in leads indicate

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TRADER Corporation waives 100 per cent of marketplace subscription costs to support Canadian auto dealers

  Canadian dealer partners nationwide will receive full access to the gotrader.ca marketplace and listing upgrades at no charge, effective April through May 2020   TORONTO, April 7, 2020 – TRADER Corporation, Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, today announced it is waiving 100 per cent of gotrader.ca marketplace subscription and listing upgrade costs through April and May

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TRADER Corporation launches new Remote Selling Suite to help Canadian dealers immediately mobilize online operations amidst COVID-19

  Remote sales tools allow dealers to facilitate customer interactions digitally in response to unprecedented market conditions   TORONTO, ON – April 2, 2020 – TRADER Corporation, Canada’s leading digital automotive solutions provider, today launched the Remote Selling Suite, as part of its continued commitment to supporting Canadian dealers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Designed to

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Car Ownership More Attractive in a Post COVID-19 World, gotrader.ca Study Finds

It’s no surprise that COVID-19 has had an impact on the automotive market. While many expect car sales in the short term may be lower than usual, there are strong signals that buyers are still very much in market and doing research. For example, on the gotrader.ca marketplace during the week of Mar. 23, 2020,

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Best Practices For Dealers Digital Marketing During COVID-19

Originally published to trffk.ca If the saying ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ is anything to go by, current challenging times definitely call for some innovative steps and out-of-the-box digital marketing strategies. If you’re a car dealer looking for answers on how best to leverage digital platforms during these challenging times that no industry has

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Will COVID-19 Accelerate Digital Retailing Behaviour in the Short and Long Term?

As COVID-19 continues, consumers are increasingly not leaving their homes, following government advice. Consequently, online shopping has transitioned from an ease of convenience to a necessity. In order to respond to the needs of consumers, dealers have already implemented or are looking towards digital retailing platforms to integrate into their business. The evolution covers simple

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Instilling Confidence with Car Shoppers During COVID-19

There are always challenges when navigating changing times within the industry. With the outbreak of COVID-19, a lot is expected of businesses around the world to immediately adapt to the this new normal, by making strategic yet impactful changes. Below we’ve outlined simple actions and techniques that you should implement within your dealership to instill

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