AR Canada Conference Welcomes Industry’s Top Dealers

Joining forces with some of Canada’s key remarketers, several of Canada’s top dealers will be will be on hand at the Auto Remarketing Canada conference, presented by CarProof, sharing their thoughts on some of the experiences and best practices that have helped propel them to the top of their industry.
The most recent addition to the lineup of dealers is Pat Patsakos, general manager at Mississauga Honda. Mississauga Honda is a top volume Honda CPO dealer in Canada and the recipient of the 2005 Quality Dealer Award from Honda Canada.
Additional dealer speakers include Doug McDougall of Don Valley North Toyota, Canada’s top Toyota Certified dealer and the country’s overall No. 1 volume Toyota dealer.
McDougall will be joined by Thusen Naidoo of Avante Mazda in Richmond Hill, the No. 1 new-vehicle sales volume leader for the region. Also on hand for the event will be Brian Benstock of Paragon Honda/Paragon Acura in New York. Benstock is the 2010 Auto Remarketing CPO Dealer of the Year and is the CPO sales leader for Honda and Acura in the U.S.
These dealers join a variety of remarketing industry executives for this event. Executives who will be presenting at Auto Remarketing Canada 2011 include:
• Bill Xinaris, DealerTrack Canada
• Craig Jennings, Autodata Solutions
• Don Wallace, Chrysler Brands
• Gord Campbell, Nissan Canada
• Doug Collis, Ford of Canada
• Rob Hodge, Honda Canada Finance Inc.
• Mitch Gauthier, Toyota Canada
• Cheryl Munce, Manheim
• Matt Rispin, North Toronto Auto Auction
• Peter Kelly, OPENLANE
• Trevor Henderson, ADESA
Auto Remarketing Canada will be held April 12-14 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. Early bird registration for the conference is US$795 and is effective through March 21. 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.
For a complete agenda, or for more information about the event, visit arcanada.autoremarketing.com.