AR Canada to Feature Overview of Canadian Car Markets
Two economists will provide insight and analysis into the future of the Canadian used-car market during the 2011 Auto Remarketing Canada conference, which will be presented by CarProof.
Auto Remarketing Canada, which will be held April 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, will welcome Carlos Gomes, senior economist at Scotia Capital, and Michael Hatch, chief economist at the Canadian Auto Dealers Association, to give their outlook for dealers and the used-car industry as a whole in Canada. Their discussion will take place on April 12 and will be moderated by Josh Bailey with Canadian Black Book.
The conference will also feature panel discussions and workshops on a variety of specific topics relevant to the entire Canadian used-car industry, including certified pre-owned sales, best practices for advertising online and new technologies for sourcing vehicles.
Additional speakers include:
• Don Wallace, national vehicle remarketing manager, Chrysler Brands
• Gord Campbell, manager, sales and remarketing, Nissan Canada Finance/Infiniti Financial Services
• Doug Collis, remarketing sales manager, Ford of Canada
• Rob Hodge, senior manager — used vehicle operations, Honda Canada Finance Inc.
• Mitch Gauthier, manager — pre-owned sales, Toyota Canada
For a complete agenda, or for more information about the event, visit arcanada.autoremarketing.com.
Early bird registration for the conference is US$795 and is effective through March 14. After that date, the registration fee increases to US$995. The special conference room rate at the Hyatt Regency Toronto is C$169/night and is available until March 28.