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 …
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 …
Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the January/February 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
Top-notch speakers will challenge and inspire dealers For the better part of a year, a small team has been meeting regularly around the boardroom table in the offices of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) offices to plan a kick-ass …
When we list the attributes of great leadership, the ability to change one’s mind rarely makes it to the top of the list. Decisiveness? For sure. Clarity of vision? Yes, no question. Changing your mind? Not really. But in a …
Two solitudes exist between the front of your store, and the back I’ve had a number of conversations over the past month that ended in a similar manner; talking about the (generally) poor job being done at many dealerships when …
The best part of publishing magazines in the automotive industry is the chance to participate in key industry events. There’s just no substitute for exchanging ideas face-to-face. Earlier this spring I had a chance to do just that as part …
It’s been a busy stretch keeping plugged in to the automotive scene I’ve been on the road from Las Vegas to Detroit to Quebec City to Nova Scotia — and parts in between — attending auto shows, industry events and …
The new year brings change and opportunity I love the way each new year starts in the automotive industry. It’s a familiar cycle of activities that I have come to really enjoy over the years. From auto shows on both …
Are you ready for the new law? You had better be There is a significant change coming to Canada’s legal landscape that you need to be aware of. Commonly referred to as “Canadian anti-spam legislation”, or “CASL” this new law …
We are a dealer-owned magazine. As the only dealer-owned publication that reaches all of Canada’s franchised new car dealers, it’s our role to represent dealer interests. That mandate hasn’t changed in the seven years we’ve been publishing Canadian auto dealer …
It’s one of the hottest days Toronto (and much of the rest of the country) has ever measured. Still, I can’t get a skiing image out of my head. All thanks to Best Buy. If we were starting down a …
