Lilian Lau, VP of Marketing at TRADER, discusses the findings of the company’s latest car shopper survey and what the data implies for dealers.
Todd Phillips is the editorial director of Universus Media Group Inc. and the editor of Canadian auto dealer magazine. Todd can be reached at tphillips@universusmedia.com.
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