Michelle Denogean, CMO of Roadster, offers a sneak peek at an in-depth study they did with the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), where they asked 236 dealerships about the impact COVID has had on their store and how it has impacted staff sales, profitability, and gross. Denogean also shares a few statistics from the report ahead of its mid-October release.
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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