CarGurus Announces 2018 Top Rated Dealer Awards in Canada
CarGurus today announced its second annual list of CarGurus Top Rated Dealers. These awards are presented to a select group of car dealerships that received the highest average ratings from shoppers who submitted dealership reviews on the CarGurus platform. CarGurus now has the fastest growing audience among large Canadian automotive shopping sites*. For the 2018 program, the number of winning dealers more than doubled since the inaugural 2017 awards and winners had an average of 4.47 star rating from consumers – a testament to the dealer community’s commitment to excellence in customer experience.
“CarGurus users have an expectation of transparency and the ability to get a great deal from a top-rated dealer,” said Sam Zales, COO at CarGurus. “The Top Rated Dealer Awards celebrate the best dealers in Canada who deliver on the promise of a trustworthy and customer-satisfactory car shopping process.”
CarGurus’ verified consumer-submitted reviews are a hallmark of the company’s reputation as a trusted car shopping partner and valuable tool for dealers. Dealer reputation ratings, in conjunction with CarGurus Instant Market Value (IMV), rate the quality of the deal as Great, Good, Fair, High Price or Overpriced and rank a user’s search results accordingly – the best deals are always first in organic search results. The Top Rated Dealer program gives dealers the opportunity to promote independent validation of their excellence in customer service.
“The Autopark Toronto team is honoured to be recognized with this award,” said Dean Fera, General Manager at Autopark Toronto. “As part of the Humberview Group our belief in serving our customers better each and every day allows us to truly focus on the customer experience. We believe this is critical to our success, and is what drives high ratings from our customers.”
Canadian dealerships work with CarGurus to access ready-to-buy shoppers that have the necessary data to make an informed car purchase decision. For dealers, this means a more efficient customer acquisition channel and in-store process.
Canadian dealers wishing to activate their inventory on CarGurus and learn more about other advertising programs can sign up here or call (855) 533-1029.
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CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG) is the leading multinational automotive platform helping consumers and dealers confidently buy and sell vehicles. Founded in 2006 with a mission to bring more trust and transparency to car shopping, CarGurus is the No. 1 visited automotive shopping site in the U.S.(1) with the largest selection of inventory and network of dealers(3). CarGurus’ unmatched selection, trusted automotive insights, and data-driven products and solutions support each shopper’s journey — from online research and shopping to in-dealership decisions — to empower them at every step. And, by translating data from billions of monthly site interactions, CarGurus provides dealers a personalized, predictive intelligence platform with software solutions that helps them run their businesses more efficiently and profitably at all stages of inventory acquisition and pricing, marketing, and conversion to sale.
CarGurus operates online marketplaces in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. The company’s network of brands includes PistonHeads, the largest online motoring community in the U.K.(4), and Autolist, a U.S.- based online marketplace.
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1) Similarweb: Traffic and Engagement Report {Cars.com, Autotrader.com, TrueCar.com, CARFAX.com Listings (defined as CARFAX.com Total Visits minus Vehicle History Reports)}, Q3 2025, U.S.
2) Sensor Tower Data: #1 downloaded Automotive Marketplace & Retailers app across all active markets (US, CA, and UK) for the last eight consecutive quarters.
3) Compared to Autotrader.com (YipitData July/August 2025), Cars.com, TrueCar.com (YipitData as of September 30, 2025), and CARFAX (Joreca as of September 30, 2025).
4) Similarweb: Traffic Insights, Q3 2025, U.K.
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