Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Peter Heasty, President of Baker Tilly WM Dealer Acquisitions, about the dealership selling experience. Topics include how dealers will know when it’s time to sell, what factors they need to consider, what they can do now to maximize the sale purchase price, and the importance of working with the right team of experts.
A roadmap for passing the family dealership to the next generation
You own a small-to mid-sized dealership, your name hangs over the door, and you’re starting to think about retirement. Your transition out of the dealership could be smooth or rocky, depending on the decisions you make now, and how early …
Dennis DesRosiers urges industry to fund new ABSC Maryann Keller award
Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews Dennis DesRosiers, Past-President of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, about a new award to help women entering Georgian College’s Automotive Business School of Canada: The Maryann Keller Memorial Award. DesRosiers says Keller was a …
Bonnie Wasser excited for speaker lineup at CADA Summit
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Bonnie Wasser, who looks after the annual CADA Summit for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). This year’s event is back in person, and Wasser updates dealers about the logistics, speakers and …
Omnichannel retailing platform DRX 360 takes centre stage at the NADA Show
Louis-Yves Cloutier talks about 360.Agency’s newest product DRX 360 Louis-Yves Cloutier’s 360.Agency has been a familiar DMS presence in Canada for a decade now, and counts over 1,000 dealerships in Canada as customers. But now the company is announcing the …
J.D. Power study finds dealers make gains in service market share
Canadian auto dealer Senior Editor Todd Phillips interviews J.D. Ney, Director of Automotive Practice at J.D. Power Canada, about the findings of the J.D. Power 2023 Canada Customer Service Index—Long-Term (CSI-LT) Study. The report found the market for service was …
Video interview: Ontario dealers urged to speak out against proposed ‘cooling off’ period
Canadian auto dealer senior editor Todd Phillips interviews Todd Bourgon, Executive Director at the Motor Vehicle Retailers of Ontario (MVRO), about a proposed 48-hour “cooling off” period after a vehicle purchase. The Ontario government is consulting with the industry about …