Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips talks with Maria Soklis, President of Cox Automotive Canada and Brazil, and Emiliano Void, National Operations Manager, Dealer.com, about systemic racism in Canada’s auto industry, and what their organization is doing to help lead change. Soklis became the first CEO in Canada’s auto industry to sign the Black North Initiative’s CEO pledge, and is supporting an employee-led drive to affect change.
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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