Start by listening
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the May 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
Category: Opinion
When common sense rules
How simple strategies can yield solid results The Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) is to be commended for once again pulling together a great lineup of speakers for its latest Digital Dealer event. TADA’s leaders travel to various events, including …
All in the palm of your hand
I’m pleased to let you know we’ve just launched an updated version of our Canadian auto dealer mobile app With the new version, you’ll find a redesigned and more attractive look and feel to our mobile magazine. More importantly, you’ll …
Trends in the used market
Why the smart money’s in older vehicles Every year at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, I give a presentation to the CADA Industrial Relations Committee during which I provide an update of the main indicators in the retail automotive …
Managing the debt
Our man in Ottawa illustrates why there is strength in numbers One of the most well-worn arguments against Quebec sovereignty is the challenging debt dynamics that would emerge for the province should it decide one day to separate from Canada. …
Summit success
Dealer network of the future explored in depth The inaugural CADA Summit held Feb. 13 in Toronto generated a lot of buzz, discussion and excitement. In short, it was a big hit. The next day, people at the Canadian International …
Pearls of wisdom
Consider the schedule of the past few weeks: • The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) held its annual gathering in Orlando, Florida; • The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) held its inaugural CADA Summit in Toronto; • The Toronto auto …
Time to reflect and look forward
2012 HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR, BUT COULD 2013 SHAPE UP TO BE BETTER STILL? Perhaps by the time you read this you won’t even have brought back the empties from your New Year’s Eve party. Twenty-twelve and all of …
Give ‘em something to talk about
HEALTHY DEBATE IS GOOD FOR OUR INDUSTRY Magazines that don’t generate discussions generally don’t matter much to their markets. At Canadian auto dealer, we like to inform and entertain, but we also like to challenge assumptions, and to use the …
Great mobile devices
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the January/February 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
The numbers don’t lie
Demographic trends reveal our destiny and the future isn’t as rosy as we might expect Too often lost in the daily national conversation on economic matters is an irresistible force that will define the decades before us: demographics. The lightning …
Common sense should prevail
Forming new habits isn’t easy but it’s essential As the French philosopher Voltaire once contemplated: “Common sense is not so common.” This is why we gather for conferences, sit amongst our peers and listen to experts present insights that should …
