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This is a big year for our team. Our baby is turning twenty. When we mailed the very first issue of Canadian auto dealer in late 2005, the world we wrote about looked and felt very different. The hot topics …

One challenge dealers have is that most have spent a lifetime inside the auto industry — they drive dealership demo vehicles, and don’t have a current sense of what it’s like for a consumer to shop for or purchase a vehicle, …

I’ve spent almost three decades in the automobile industry. And I’ve never been to the country that has the largest automotive industry on earth, at least in terms of manufacturing. Time for that to change. By the time you read …

There are a lot of things dealers don’t have control over. Their OEMs decide on the models and types of vehicles they will produce, set the MSRP, determine the inventory mix they will provide to the dealership, and even dictate …

These are scary times.  I’m not impossibly naive enough to believe that progress on social issues, like diversity, equity and inclusion, will always move steadily upward, and that any gains that are realized will be maintained.  The truth is, human …

If you want a reminder of how quickly the automotive conversation can shift in this country, look no further than the reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent announcement that Canada would allow up to 49,000 Chinese-built electric vehicles into the market. …