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Awarded for Environmental Leadership For immediate release October 30, 2019 Langley, BC – The New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA) is the recipient of the 2019 Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Environmental Leadership. However, it’s an honour the Association is quick to share with their…

PRINCE GEORGE – The Prince George Car Dealership Association (PGCDA) and New Car Dealers’ Foundation of BC are launching three new awards at CNC to assist students pursuing a career path in the automotive industry. The awards, which total $10,000 annually, include three scholarships and a bursary for students registered…

Jimmy Pattison Named Honourary Chair of 100th Anniversary Auto Procession Vancouver, BC: – Six months from today the doors of the Vancouver Convention Centre West (VCC) will open and history will be made as western Canada’s best attended trade and consumer event, the Vancouver International Auto Show, will mark its…

For Immediate Release Your New Car Dealers Foundation of BC proudly supports students who are pursuing a career in the automotive sector. In addition to awards established with post secondary schools (including Georgian College, Okanagan College, Vancouver Island University, Coast Mountain College…and more to come!), the Foundation also distributes funds…

For Immediate Release June 22, 2019 VICTORIA With British Columbians eager to get behind the wheel of a clean energy vehicle (CEV), the government is releasing another $26.5 million and making changes to its popular CEVforBC rebate program to meet ongoing demand. "With federal and provincial rebates now in place,…

For immediate release May 30, 2019 Vancouver BC – Blair Qualey, President and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA) issued the following statement after Zero Emission Vehicle Legislation (ZEV) received passage in the BC Legislature this week: “Government and BC’s New Car Dealers share a collective…

For Immediate Release May 15, 2019 Vancouver, BC – New Car Dealers Association of BC President and CEO, Blair Qualey, issued the following statement today in response to the BC Government announcing a public inquiry into money laundering. “The New Car Dealers Association of British Columbia represents 390 of the…

May 7, 2019 Vancouver BC – Blair Qualey, President and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of BC, issued the following statement in response to the latest report from Peter German on the issue of money laundering: “The New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA) applauds BC’s Attorney General…

For Immediate Release April 11, 2019 Vancouver BC – The New Car Dealers Association of BC (NCDA) is pledging to continue to work with the provincial government to ensure a smooth and successful implementation of its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) plan, with the goal of continuing British Columbia’s nation-leading per-capita…

Top Industry Awards For immediate release April 8, 2019 Vancouver, BC – The New Car Dealers Association of B.C. (NCDA) recently held a night of DISTINCTION during which the industry celebrated its best and brightest, those who are going above and beyond to give back to their communities, while also…

For Immediate Release March 28, 2019 MORE THAN 115-THOUSAND PASS THROUGH ENTRANCE GATES DURING 99th VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW   Vancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver International Auto Show recorded overall attendance of more than 115,000 during the six-day event, where more than 400 vehicles were featured, including a record number…

For immediate release March 18, 2019 Vancouver – The New Car Dealers Association of B.C. (NCDA), has announced the recipients of the Clean Energy Vehicle for B.C. (CEVforBC™) Green Star Dealer Awards for their outstanding work on the sale of clean energy vehicles in British Columbia for 2018. The Green…