Female firepower
CANADIAN AUTO DEALER TALKS WITH WOMEN WHO HAVE TRULY MADE THEIR MARK ON THE AUTOMOTIVE RETAILING LANDSCAPE In the car business it’s often very easy for us to say he did this or he did that. The perception is, that …
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The car hotel
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO CUSTOMER SERVICE Arriving at Lexus On The Park, you get the distinct impression this isn’t your typical luxury car dealership. Giant wings project out from atop the hill, floor to ceiling glass structures in which the …
Experts weigh in on future of auto retail industry
J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES AND CANADIAN BLACK BOOK HOSTED ONE OF THE KEY INDUSTRY EVENTS OF THE YEAR We live in some very interesting times. Many within the auto industry believe we’re experiencing a shift that could represent the biggest …
Dealers urged to register early for CADA Summit
Rick Gauthier says he’s excited about his association’s new dealer-focused event — the CADA Summit — that takes place Feb. 13 during the week of the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. “I can’t recall being more excited in recent years,” …
Digital marketing leaders gather in Vegas
2012 DRIVINGSALES EXECUTIVE SUMMIT TACKLES SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL MARKETING From informative keynote sessions, to useful breakouts, DSES 2012 defined the concept of a true value driven dealer event. In the last issue, we talked briefly about the 2012 DrivingSales …
Prominent association executive Diane Belair retires from the Montreal Automobile Dealer’s Association
Stephane Guilbault, president of the Montreal Automobile Dealers Association (CCAM), recently announced the retirement of Senior Advisor Diane Belair. During a conference scheduled for the Montreal International Auto Show in January, the CCAM will celebrate Belair’s 25 year career with …
CADA and 24hrs join forces
Recently, the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) announced that it has signed a one-year agreement with 24hrs, a free daily newspaper published by Quebecor Media Inc. The agreement will see CADA, which represents more than 3,000 new car and truck …
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 …
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Click below to see and hear my publisher’s note to accompany the January/February 2013 issue of Canadian auto dealer.
Leaders meet for CADA Summit planning
With just over a month to go before they take part in a panel session at the CADA Summit on Feb. 13, the Canadian leaders of Ford, Volkswagen and Kia met yesterday for an in-depth planning session with the Canadian …
December sales down but 2012 still a solid year
Although in most cases, demand for new cars dropped slightly in December, following November’s strong showing, they still helped result in the second best year on record in terms of total auto volume in Canada. Ford Motor Company, delivered 16,859 …
Federal government commits $250 million to auto sector
Last week, the Harper government announced that it would commit $250 million in support of Canada’s auto industry. The investment, which represents a five-year extension of the Automotive Innovation Fund, aims at creating jobs and attracting investment in a sector …
