In 2026, Deloitte proudly celebrates 30 years of Profit Focus supporting Australia’s automotive industry.
To mark this milestone, we invite you to a special edition of our Automotive Industry Overview, bringing together leaders from across the automotive ecosystem. We will be releasing our 2026 Dealership Benchmarks, and analysing what is driving benchmark performance in today’s market, as we reflect on what has shaped the past three decades - with a particular focus on the last 12 months - and explore what lies ahead for Australia’s evolving mobility landscape.
Join us for an industry event of insight, connection and celebration in Sydney or Melbourne.
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Lee Peters
Deloitte - Australia
Lee has nearly 20 years experience in the automotive industry, and is charged with overseeing our OEM distributor network and dealership performance optimisation practice. Lee has experience leading long term engagements with OEMs and Dealers and bringing the best of Deloitte to our teams. Lee is a Partner in our Deloitte Motor Industry Services team, and has worked with automotive clients across Asia-Pacific in numerous roles, including dealership optimisation, network financial analysis and OEM retail of the future modelling. As an experienced partner within our Deloitte Motor Industry practice, Lee is responsible for leading our team of Automotive experts and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from the industry to every engagement.
Dale McCauley
Deloitte - Australia
Dale has over 24 years’ experience in accounting, financial management, benchmarking, business consulting and profit improvement processes for retail motor dealers, manufacturers, financiers and legal advisors within the automotive industry. Dale is a regular speaker at AADA, industry seminars and is a key presenter of Dealer Groups and Training Programs. Dale’s passion is helping dealers improve their people and profitability. His major achievements are the development of Profit Focus industry benchmarks and the first motor industry CRM benchmarks. ale also leads the Deloitte Dealer Services Global Centre of Excellence working closely with his colleagues in the US, Germany and Japan to help shape the automotive industry to cope with the rapid rate of change with new retail format and enhanced customer experiences.