New Members

Associate Members of the New Car Dealers Association of BC provide vital products and services to Dealer Members, allowing them to do business with greater cost effectiveness, environmental responsibility and general efficiency. Welcome to our new members!

At Peak, patrons have access to a wide range of cost-effective, customizable and specialized apparel and products that will help promote their businesses, assist marketing objectives and convey messages to their clients and shareholders. Peak offers trustworthy expertise on healthcare and PPE, uniform fulfillment programs and corporate apparel and promo. For more info, please go to PeakApparel.ca. Contact: Eric Kazenbroot info@peakapparel.ca 604-445-4405

Member engagement and communication will also continue to be a priority. Watch for dates for a virtual Chairman’s Tour town hall to connect with dealers in the key regions around the province. Other member activities will include resource bulletins, webinars and various offerings from associate members to support dealers’ businesses. financial plan to make sure we have the resources to continue to meet the important needs of members when traditional revenue generators such as the auto show and Western Dealers Conference remain uncertain, at least in the near term. NEW HR Program for Members We are pleased to share with you a new program for members from CADA 360 – HR Automation. The program is an all-in-one HR and compliance awareness solution created just for car dealers. • CADA 360 HR Automation is based on DealerPILOT’s proven

HR and health and safety monitoring product. • Many dealerships have already taken advantage of

DealerPILOT to streamline their routine management and monitoring activities. • HR Automation takes manual, time-consuming tasks, and simpliies and automates them, including items like onboarding, scheduling, health and safety monitoring, plus time sheet management and more. Contact us to learn more! (info@newcardealers.ca) Protect Canada is pleased to work with BC’s New Car Dealers. All of its products, including N95 NIOSH, KN95 masks, hand sanitizer, gowns, face shields and gloves, are being imported following the ISO 9001 standards. Protect Canada supplies PPE to the government, long-term care facilities and other various government agencies. Visit this website created for dealers to purchase authentic PPE from a Health Canada-approved supplier. Click here: protectcanada.ca/?ambassador=Darren428

For questions, to see a product brochure or bulk orders, please contact: Darren Dobson, National Account Manager

President’s Message

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Another key focus will be restructuring our business model and

darren.dobson@protectcanada.ca Closing Thoughts During our recent AGM, in a report to members, I mentioned that almost a dozen years ago I was privileged to take on this role at a time when the wheels were falling off the global economy and the auto sector was taking a major hit. I was so inspired at the time by the positive, resilient attitude and smart business skills of our dealer members who adjusted their businesses and found ways to weather that storm. Today, I know that if anyone will survive the challenges to business from COVID-19 it will be BC’s New Car Dealers.

As was the case back then, the NCDA was there to support our members, and we are there for them now. As Dr. Bonnie Henry says: “We are all in this together! Be kind. Be calm. Stay safe!”

Blair Qualey, President and CEO New Car Dealers Association of BC n bqualey@newcardealers.ca

NCDA Goes Virtual for 2020 AGM

Newly elected directors welcomed

The NCDA is thankful to all the dealership members who joined the NCDA and Foundation’s virtual AGM on June 25. It was a a huge success.

The NCDA is also extending thanks to Jeff Hall, outgoing NCDA chairman, for his years of service to the NCDA, as well as to Foundation Chair Heather Headley, for continuing to serve.

Congratulations are in order to our new NCDA Board Chairman Peter Heppner.

Congratulations are also due to the new directors, elected for three-year terms on the association and foundation boards.

Thank you for stepping up to serve BC’s New Car Dealers! We are excited to have you on board!

Welcome to the newly elected NCDA Board of Directors: • Justin Gebara, Columbia Chrysler, Richmond • Joey Prevost, MacCarthy Motors, Terrace • Jared Williams, Jack Carter Northstar, Fernie, Cranbrook,

Creston • Peter Trzewik, Gain Group, Vancouver Island • Mike Hacquard, Wolfe Auto Group, Surrey & Langley

Thanks to outgoing Chair, Jeff Hall, for his many years of service.

Words from the outgoing NCDA chairman

Outgoing chairman Jeff Hall had the following to say in comments made to the NCDA membership:

“The success of the association is only possible with your active involvement, along with the support of our dealer and associate members. I encourage you to get engaged with the association, attend our virtual events, respond when we send out surveys, and step up when we ask for help. We will get through this challenging time together.

The NCDA thanks you for your business and looks forward to continuing to work with you as we travel the unprecedented road ahead.

Stay safe out there! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.”

Justin Gebara

COLUMBIA CHRYSLER RICHMOND

Mike Hacquard

WOLFE AUTO GROUP SURREY & LANGLEY Joey Prevost

MACCARTHY MOTORS TERRACE

Peter Trzewik

GAIN GROUP VANCOUVER ISLAND Jared Williams

JACK CARTER ELK VALLEY CHEVY BUICK GMC

Year in Review

Check out the NCDA’s Year in Review document. The full report of the NCDA’s 2019 activities and main achievements can be found here:

https://issuu.com/bcncda/docs/ncda_2019_agm_report_final