All that glitters
In March, the Canadian auto dealer team visited Las Vegas, Nev. to experience the bright lights in the big city. But the glitz, sizzle and pizzazz weren’t happening at a casino or nightclub — they were in the vast exhibition …
Category: Opinion
Heading into the future
I’m going to be hitting the road shortly to see first hand what many are describing as the near future of the automotive purchase experience. Specifically, I want to play around in some of the new digital showrooms that are …
Between the headlines
NOT ALL OF OUR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES MAKE THE FRONT PAGE Though 2015 ended on a high note for the auto industry, the new year started with economic headwinds outnumbering good news stories by a wide margin. The collapse in the …
News fit to print — and stream
I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one who felt a bit overwhelmed by the firehose of information presented at the fourth annual CADA Summit. As speaker after speaker took to the stage, they delivered a rapid fire overview of …
Preparing for the future
THE GOOD TIMES ARE ROLLING — BUT THEY MIGHT NOT FOREVER Having just come off three consecutive record years for new car sales in Canada, a period during which new-vehicle sales grew by an impressive amount, it is easy to …
Stretching my perspective
As part of my role of moderator, I have had the privilege of speaking directly with many of the presenters and panel participants for the CADA Summit. We use those discussions to ensure they understand the overall theme of the …
Binoculars and icebergs
As you know from the last giant issue that thumped on your desk before the holidays, Canadian auto dealer recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. As we were putting the finishing touches on that issue, we were also well into the …
A winning tradition
There is a giant slogan emblazoned across the wall of the hospital in Newmarket, Ont. “Tradition is cherished, change is welcomed.” Apart from being a good philosophy, it also nicely sums up the way that J. Clark and Son Ltd. …
Road rage
IT’S TIME TO CONSIDER SOME NEW WAYS OF FUNDING CANADA’S CRUMBLING ROADS One of the most time-worn political gripes is the horrible and ever-degrading state of the roads we drive on. But just because everyone complains about it all of …
Celebrating change
A lot has happened since we published the first issue of Canadian auto dealer 10 years ago. In November 2005, Opposition Leader Stephen Harper introduced a motion of no confidence in the Liberal government led by Paul Martin, leading to …
It’s about the people
Ten years ago, when I drove down the QEW to meet with the leaders of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), all I had with me were the seeds for a conversation. I had a vision for creating the first …
The big debate
DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ABOUT ECONOMICS IN THE MEDIA —THERE’S USUALLY MORE TO IT WHILE I WAS WRITING this column, the debate was still raging as to whether or not the Canadian economy had entered a recession in the …
