Adapt and thrive
For the Canadian auto dealer team, the first part of the year is always a frenzied blur of events, conferences and auto shows. This year it started with NADA in January, the CADA Summit and various auto shows in Toronto, …
Category: Opinion
Bits and pieces
Mark your calendars and get your flights booked: next year’s NADA Show, CADA Summit, and Canadian International AutoShow VIP night run right into each other. The CADA Summit will take place February 12, 2020, in Toronto, Ont., followed by VIP …
Where were tech players?
I had the pleasure of attending Media Day at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit a couple of weeks ago. This has been a highlight of the calendar ever since I started working in the automotive industry …
Meet CADA’s new economist
Insights from Ottawa from the newest member of the Canadian auto dealer writing team I thought I would introduce myself to Canadian auto dealer readers with some humour and self-derision. You’ve probably heard this old adage before. “What happens when …
Down the data rabbit hole
Just when I think I get a handle around the main the issues I think Canada’s car dealers are facing, another issue pops up that has me diving down yet another rabbit hole to try to figure it out. This …
I think we did a good job
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 …
Down the Hatch
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 …
Fixed ops: Advantage dealers
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 …
Will the dealers get their share?
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 …
Cooler heads must prevail in Canada
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 …
Trump, tariffs and trade
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 …
Remembering Marchionne
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 …
