As our readers know, it’s my pleasure and privilege to be part of the planning committee for the CADA Summit, the one-day thought leadership event put on in mid-February by the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association. We start planning the speaker …
Parting words from the CADA’s Chief Economist For those of you have not heard the news (most of you), this will be my final column (rant) in this fine publication. After a decade as CADA’s Chief Economist, I will be …
I have a 1994 Jaguar XJS that has been off the road for the past year and stored in my garage. I recently had it towed to a Canadian Tire store near my home (there’s no Jaguar dealership anywhere near …
There have been plenty of airplane rides for me in the past few weeks. This time of year holds a number of important industry events, and the Canadian auto dealer team makes sure we cover off our fair share. I …
Tit-for-tat retaliation is not the right approach to battle Trump’s tariffs Once again, our industry is being held hostage by perhaps the most unpredictable President ever to occupy the White House. As of this writing, the U.S. Department of Commerce …
Buckle your seatbelts. We are in for a bumpy ride with trade battles. Perhaps it was inspired by the desire to appear “tough” ahead of his summit with the North Koreans. Or maybe he really does believe that Canadians are …
Marchionne. It’s a name that will live on as a legend in the automotive industry. The news that Sergio Marchionne died suddenly at 66 rocked the business world and in particular the automotive industry. Tributes poured in from all around …
Much has been written in these pages, and in other industry journals, about the fears that the millennial generation are growing in numbers and importance, but that they lack the passion for vehicle ownership displayed by previous generations. This has …
There’s lots of news to digest, but a Zero Emission Vehicle strategy will have long-lasting impact The news can seem overwhelming sometimes. It’s hard to know if there is in fact more “news” than ever these days, or if we …
When you are in the automotive media, it seems there’s always an event, conference or trade show worth attending. Our role as an industry magazine, after all, is to help discover and present the best ideas we come across that …
Although I’m not overly fond of the way we too easily pin labels on generations and then ascribe a lot of stereotypical behaviours to them, there’s no doubt that the next generation of young people entering the workforce have some …
Canada is doing ok. But we could be doing much better. Here’s why Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently commented that his “number one priority” is enhancing Canada’s business competitiveness, particularly in the context of a recent overhaul of tax policy …
