When COVID-19 hit, there was no playbook on how to respond, how to not just sustain and protect but to prepare businesses for growth post-pandemic. Convention Host, David ‘Macca’ McCarthy, sat down with Paul Scurrah, Former CEO & Managing Director,…
It is with regret and great sadness that we announce the cessation of the ‘Crenno’s Corner’ column, written by industry veteran John Crennan. John has been providing Automotive Dealer Magazine with quality content for about five years, informing and regaling…
The US National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) announced in May that President and CEO Peter Welch would retire at the end of 2020. Mr Welch, 67, who spoke at the 2015 AADA National Dealer Convention, was appointed by the NADA…
One of our nation’s most referenced expressions is that Australians are obsessed with sport. In considering such a theory there is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to Australia’s top sports. The categories vary somewhat in popularity, depending…
Next time you look around and admire those gleaming new cars in your showroom, just remember they didn’t appear there by magic. They are the result of years of painstaking work by dedicated teams of product planners, engineers, market researchers,…
The Australian retail automotive industry has lost one of its giants with the death of Michael Tynan OAM after a long battle with cancer. Terry Keating (Chairman) and the Board of AADA expresses sincere condolences to the Tynan family. Michael…
Bailey’s Day, the charity golf day and auction adopted as ‘their charity’ by Dealers, has raised more than $2.5 million for cancer research, doctor training and a Children’s Cancer Centre over the past decade. Much of the money raised is…
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) announced James Goodwin as its new CEO in September. From our next edition James will contribute a regular article, but we thought you might like to get to know a little about the…
AADA has long advocated the need for Dealers to get involved in their communities, and few embrace this better than the team at Bruce Lynton Automotive Group, led by Dealer Principal, Beric Lynton. The company recently won the Motor Trades…
‘People, process and technology’ are the three pillars that empower this Queensland Dealer Principal and his senior leadership team to achieve Motorama’s inspiring vision of ‘Customers for Life’. Who initiated the Motorama Values? They started as most companies do with…