F&I providers are adapting their tools, training and products to help dealers provide a better customer experience. It’s no secret that many car buyers don’t enjoy the F&I business office experience. They say it takes too long, they feel pressured, …
One of the things I enjoy the most about my job, is talking to smart people who are passionate about what they do. Those conversations happen on a regular basis, doing interviews for stories, meeting people at industry events, or …
CADA Summit 2017: Video recap: Canadian auto dealer editor Todd Phillips interviews speakers and dealer attendees at the sold-out event. The theme of this year’s event; Change isn’t coming — change is now was a thread that wove through many …
Just when you thought the circus surrounding the Donald Trump presidency couldn’t get any stranger, you discover you are wrong, David Frum, dinner keynote speaker told the attendees at the 5th annual CADA Summit. Frum, a Senior Editor at the …
Futurist and technology expert Jesse Hirsh took to the stage at the CADA Summit and launched into a high-energy, non-stop roller coaster ride of change and disruption. Hirsh, a keynote speaker, author and regular on CBC television and other media, …
There may not have been any raised voices, but there were sharply worded disagreements on the best way to encourage consumers to buy more electric and alternate powertrain vehicles at the EV Tipping Point panel at the 5th annual CADA …
Change was the order of the day at the 5th annual CADA Summit that opened today at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Dealers, OEMs and industry leaders sat shoulder to shoulder and heard about how the forces of change …
It’s an annual rite of winter, when dozens of journalists, photographers, videographers, bloggers and pundits descend upon the 2017 Canadian International AutoShow for a sneak preview at more than 40 new Canadian vehicle premieres. The 2017 media preview day is …
It’s an annual event that gets lots of attention and generates buzz on the show floor at the NADA Convention & Expo, and raises lots of money for a worthwhile charity. The ADESA auction this year raised $94,423 for the …
The newly named 2017 NADA Chairman Mark Scarpelli told dealers the association was launching a bold and very public new initiative to boost and promote the value that dealers bring to their communities. Scarpelli is president of Raymond Chevrolet and …
When you take the helm of an organization like NADA, you never know the type of year that lies ahead, but outgoing NADA Chairman Jeff Carlson told dealers his term was like piloting a plane during a “catastrophic electrical failure.” …
[wzslider autoplay=”true”] Wasn’t that a party! The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) promised dealers that their 75th anniversary party in New Orleans, Louisiana would be one to remember, and based on the rave reviews from some of the more than …
