If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught businesses anything, it is that consumers are willing and able to research, browse, engage and buy online – and it is true for the retail automotive industry. Customers are warming to the possibility of…
The internet has revolutionised the way we live, communicate, consume, and conduct business, and that has only been accelerated by COVID-19. While consumers don’t yet buy cars online to anywhere near the same extent they do books, how close are…
The electric vehicle revolution might be turning out to be more of an evolution, but it is no less inevitable for that. Over the next decade, the national fleet will transition, becoming more and more electrified. With that comes ramifications…
I Shall Be Released, is a gospel-based song written by Bob Dylan in 1967 and recorded by him and literally dozens of other performers over the last four decades. The most famous version is featured in Martin Scorsese’s movie The…
The AADA2021 Future Focused Expo will return to an onsite environment and will also include a comprehensive “Virtual Expo” offering for all our exhibitors. This provides the best of both worlds that will deliver exhibitors expanded audience reach. Our workshop…
AADA is thrilled to have David Speers, one of Australia’s most recognisable and respected journalists, as host of the AADA2021 Future Focused National Convention & Expo. A two-time Walkley Award-winner, Mr Speers is the host of ABC TV’s ‘Insiders’ political…
The AADA National Dealer Convention & Expo is excited to announce AADA2021 Future Focused, a welcome return to our traditional Convention in the vibrant city of Brisbane this September. AADA2021 Future Focused will present an action-packed onsite program and also…
“For everything to stay the same, everything must change.” – from The Leopard by G. T. di Lampedusa. Lampedusa was writing about Italian politics in the 1800s, but his epigram also applies to the American dealership scene today. His meaning…
On 12 March 2021, the Morrison Government announced that it would be making landmark reforms to the automotive industry in response to “the growing power imbalance” between Dealers and distributors. The Government committed to making the following reforms to the…
2021 is looking set to see an unprecedented level of regulatory reform to the Australian automotive new vehicle industry which will benefit new vehicle Dealers. These reforms have largely come about due to the advocacy and lobbying carried out at…