Observations by Dennis DesRosiers

Observations 2008

1. The 2008 North American International Auto Show
   
2. North American Auto Industry Review
   
3. The Three Eras of Automotive Manufacturing in Canada
   
4. Trends in the New Vehicle Dealer Sector
   
5. The 2010s: The Decade of Opportunity
   
6. Secret to Success - Product, Product, Product
   
7. What's Behind this Auto Sector Crisis?
   
8. Trends in Vehicle Longevity
   
9. No Observation for this month
   
10. Fuel Efficiency: Are We Building a Religion in Canada?
    
11. One Size Down - Right Sizing the Light Vehicle Market in Canada
    
12. The Thirty Year Itch: How Change Takes Time in the Auto Industry
    

Observations 2007

1. Reflections on the Detroit Auto Show - 2007
   
2. 2006 North American Market Review
   
3. Overview of the Used Vehicle Market in Canada
   
4. The Age of Vehicle Platforms in the Canadian Market
   
5. The Cerberus - Chrysler Deal
   
6. Thoughts on Fuel Efficiency
   
7. Thoughts on the Chinese Vehicle Market
   
8. Trouble at Home-Negative Trends in the Family Vehicle Segment
   
9. Canadian - U.S. Vehicle Pricing
   
10. State of the Canadian Automotive Sector
11. Trends in Vehicle Longevity
12. Outlook for the Automotive Aftermarket

Obseravations 2006

1. Three Days In Detroit
   
2. Orphans
   
3. The Games OEMs Play
   
4. Twenty Trends Shaping the Canadian Automotive Aftermarket
   
5. Family Vehicles - Market Commentary and Product Impressions
   
6. The Canada - U.S. Vehicle Pricing Differential
   
7. Front Wheel Drive vs. Rear Wheel Drive in the Light Vehicle Marketplace
   
8. Vehicle Longevity
   
9. North American Outlook
   
10. We Need A More Intelligent Energy Policy
    
11. Cultural Quicksand in the Michigan-Windsor-Essex Automotive Region
    
12. Outlook for the North American Automotive Industry

Observations 2005

1. Impressions From the Detroit Auto Show - 2005
   
2. Death by a Thousand Cuts
   
3. Vehicle Longevity
   
4. Luxury Market in Canada
   
5. Misunderstood Used Vehicle Market
   
6. Primer on Platform Paradigms
   
7. Canadian Vehicle Market by Age of Model Sold
   
8. Costs of Operating a Vehicle in Canada
   
9. Diesel II - Learning From Europe
   
10. Not In Canada You Say..Pity!
    
11. Crossing Over: The New Dynamics of Model Proliferation
    
12. The Canadian Auto Industry is Not in Crisis

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The Trendsetter Survey

The Trendsetter survey is done each years pecifically for the CADA Year in Review. This year the survey was specially crafted by the DesRosiers, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Seguin team to find out what Canadian dealers are doing. The survey is then sent across the country to dealer principals and general managers. Based on the participants responses key findings are then tabulated and analyzed for a spread in the CADA Year in Review. Each year new topics reveal important changes that are occurring in the automotive industry.