ATTRACTING CUSTOMERS ONLINE — AND THEN KEEPING THEM — IS A DUAL CHALLENGE. BUT EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS, ALONG WITH A BIT OF GOOD OLD COMMON SENSE, CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. Sitting across from Alan Bird, president and CEO …
FOURTH ANNUAL AUTOMOTIVE BOOT CAMP STRIKES A CHORD In talking with dealers and their staff at this year’s Automotive Boot Camp (May 14-16), the general consensus was that this has become a must-attend event. Brandon Burling of Desert Sun Auto …
BOB MYERS INCORPORATED A LOT OF ADVANCED IDEAS WHEN HE FIRST OPENED HIS STORE. THIS IS ONE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. There’s no question that Bob Myers Chevrolet is an imposing place. Located on Bayly Street …
WITH NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA CONSIDERING MAKING ITS ENERGUIDE VEHICLE LABELS MANDATORY, CANADIAN AUTO DEALER TAKES A LOOK AT THIS ISSUE In 1998, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) introduced its first EnerGuide labels. The idea was to provide consumers shopping for vehicles, …
REVAMPING STORES REQUIRES MAJOR INVESTMENT AND DEALERS WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT’S NECESSARY. Visit any Apple store today and not only is the product showcased in a clean, modern and pleasant environment but no matter which part of the country …
FOR DEALERS NEIL AND DARLENE KALAWSKY, BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR HOME BASE OF CASTLEGAR, B.C., HAS HELPED PUT THIS INTERIOR CITY ON THE MAP. The Kalawsky family owns and operates four new car dealerships in …
SOLID SUPPORT AND TRAINING ARE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL DMS INTEGRATION AND OPERATION As technology advances and new software products and features enter the market, dealers can sometimes find themselves struggling to figure out exactly what they need in terms of …
Multiple community projects have proved rewarding for dealer and entrepreneur Jamie Massie Jamie Massie, was born in Toronto but has spent much of his life in and around Barrie, Ont. When the Massie family purchased what was then Georgian Pontiac …
A shortage of young, qualified people is a major issue affecting the auto business today. Yet, if dealers can throw support behind school and college training programs, the future can Today, it can be argued that our industry faces more …
Today, more franchised dealers are looking at the used car market and armed with new strategies and tools, the opportunities to boost business have arguably never been better For franchised dealers, volatility in the new vehicle market over the last …
A high-tech Florida-based firm enables dealers to form successful Internet relationships with their customers via a time-honored form of communication — talking As human beings, we are by nature social creatures. We like to engage with one another, take part …
Succession planning is often seen as the elephant in the room. But it shouldn’t be. We talk to different second generation dealers about the process, asking them how it went and what life is like on the other side One …
