Author: Todd Phillips

The resilience business

July 11, 2026

The more time I spend around automotive retailers, the more convinced I become that they operate one of the most unusual business models in the economy. Most businesses control the products they sell. They determine what those products look like, …

Canadian dealer know-how heads to China

June 30, 2026

Justin Poy says Canada has something China’s fast-growing auto retail sector needs: decades of dealership management experience. Through the Global Dealer Academy, Poy and his partners are working with Georgian College in Barrie, Ont., to deliver a licensed Canadian automotive …

The auto show buzz

May 7, 2026

There’s something unmistakable happening on the auto show circuit this year—and it’s hard to ignore when you’re standing in the middle of it. From Montreal in January to Toronto in February, Vancouver in March and now New York in April, …