Editor’s note

In a world that is increasingly politically correct — which in itself is a really good thing since the world has been incorrect for too long — it seems there’s still one person that can be unfairly targeted, maligned, bullied and made a mockery of. Yes, it’s the car dealer. […]

It’s easy to get pretty excited about the future. Well, easy for me, at least. That’s because there’s a big part of me that’s never too interested in the status quo, and is much more curious about what the future looks like, and how businesses, industries and individuals might evolve […]

I spend a lot of time talking with companies that provide business software to dealers. It’s part of my job to try to figure out who is who at the zoo, what exactly it is that they do, and how they can benefit dealers. There’s just no getting around the fact […]

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 quite often when people come by the Canadian auto dealer […]

When it’s time to celebrate, there are few places better suited for revelry than New Orleans, Louisiana. After serving dealers and the industry for 75 years, it’s only fitting that the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association will gather its dealers and industry partners in that magical city to celebrate their significant […]

When we heard rumblings from Canadian Hyundai dealers about a disruptive and innovative mall-based dealership that had opened in England, we decided we needed to visit and figure out what the fuss was all about. There’s a lot to fuss about. While Audi City has often been touted as the […]

Canadian auto dealer’s editors spend a lot of time exploring the forces at work both inside and outside automotive that threaten to disrupt the traditional dealership model. So, when all fingers kept pointing back to the Audi City store in downtown London, England, as the shining example of the showroom […]

There’s a radio advertisement that plays regularly on a sports radio station during my morning commute urging people to visit their local “Dodge/Chrysler retailer.” The ad caught my eye, or my ear I suppose, because we have been writing a lot in these pages about the “retail revolution” dealers are […]