The AADA 2019 National Dealer Convention and Expo was another successful event with a high calibre of speakers and presentations. The event started with the Chairman’s Dinner, with former Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams discussing his efforts to stop parallel imports…
New AADA CEO, James Voortman, has urged Dealers to work together, not just with each other but with OEMs and governments, to restore a focus on profitability in dealerships. Speaking at the AADA 2019 National Dealer Convention, Mr Voortman said…
The establishment of an office in Canberra helped AADA become one of Australia’s most effective business associations, according to AADA Chairman, Terry Keating. Speaking at the AADA 2019 National Dealer Convention, Mr Keating said the last 12 months had seen…
One of the goals of the AADA National Dealer Convention & Expo is for Dealers to get together and share ideas and strategies. The Industry Panel Sessions brought together some of the leaders in their fields in crucial aspects of…
The retail automotive industry does a great job of supporting and nurturing the women in its ranks; it just needs to get better at attracting them, and developing them into leadership roles, according to the Gender Diversity panel at the…
Putting the customer back at the centre of the process is the key to adapting to the changing Finance and Insurance environment. That was the conclusion of the F&I panel at the AADA 2019 National Dealer Convention & Expo. F&I…
Return on investment is what any business strives for, but with dealership ROI falling to as low as 0.4 percent in the second half of 2018 dealerships are facing tough times. The expert panel, hosted by Dale McCauley, Partner, Deloitte…
Ensuring a robust dispute resolution process is part of the Automotive Code is the most important next step for AADA as it works with the Federal Government in the development of the Code, according to MacPherson Kelley National Director, James…
Devin Daly, CEO of SpinCar and special guest speaker at the 2019 AADA National Dealer Convention, has urged Australian Dealers to follow the lead of Netflix and Amazon by striving to make consumers’ online experiences as personalised as possible. In…
New Jaguar Land Rover Australia managing director Mark Cameron has encouraged retail automotive Dealers to embrace disruption during what he described as “the most significant changes in private mobility for over a century”. Delivering the keynote address at the 2019…