What happens in Vegas…
If you’ll allow me to alter and repurpose that well known and oft-quoted Vegas slogan, what happens in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas. I know that because I’ll be reporting on it. I’ll be heading down there for Thomson Reuter’s …
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The money game
Rising interest rates have created trends and changes in financing for dealers and consumers As the automotive industry starts to rebound following the disruption of COVID and the subsequent chip shortage, supply chain backlogs are slowly easing, which has led …
Can an auto show have winners and losers?
What are the implications for dealers of brands that exhibit vs. those that don’t? Does an auto show deliver a return on investment for exhibiting brands? This was one of many questions that that Jason Campbell, General Manager, and his …
Jerry Chinner discusses new research into Black experience in auto retail
A founding board member of Accelerate Auto, Jerry Chinner discusses new research the not-for-profit commissioned to study the Black consumer experience shopping for cars, and whether the auto industry was an attractive industry for Black talent to pursue careers. Chinner …
Do you work as a dealer group or warring tribes?
Dealer groups often act as “frenemies” instead of allies. It’s costing you money. One of the significant advantages of a dealer group versus a single-point dealership is the ability of the group to centralize many of its resources and initiatives …
A big thanks, to a great man
This issue marks an important milestone — but one that I’d just as soon not write about. It will be the last column penned by our Tech Talk columnist Gerry Malloy. He’s hanging up his pen. Gerry has been an …
Cross-Canada snapshot
NOVA SCOTIA ABSC grads in the spotlight in Halifax On the eve of the CADEX conference in Halifax, N.S., last week, the Automotive Business School of Canada organized a special dinner event to celebrate the students that graduated from the …
Light at the end of the tunnel
Optimists and pessimists have a lot to consider in the days ahead As we peek around the corner to get a glimpse of what could possibly lie ahead, I think of the saying “is that light at the end of …
It’s hard to measure anxiety
Consumers seem to be adapting to unpredictability, which could be a good thing Recently, there has been a lot of interest, shared by both business owners and ordinary citizens, in regards to where the Canadian economy is going. The end …
Post-pandemic concerns loom over a hot market
By all appearances, automotive retail’s buy-sell market is similar to 2022 — with the exception that there is now a shift in dynamic. Last spring the market was hot but interest rates were rising, signalling a major impact on financing transactions …
Autonomous driving a long way down the road
The windy, turbulent evolution of driver-assist technology Since its inception well over 100 years ago, the automobile industry has been an innovation leader. From the steam engine to the internal combustion engine to the automatic transmission, innovation drove the sector …
Embrace new approaches before you have to
One point of contact for sales and F&I taking hold It is said that the only constant in the automotive industry is change, and the way customers are buying cars is no exception. Before the pandemic we talked about this …
