Robert Karwel is Senior Manager of Automotive Practice in Canada, responsible for management of the PIN data system. PIN Explorer is the leading vehicle transaction database system in Canada which is used by the OEMs, banks and dealers to help manage vehicle sales performance, and understand how the new and used vehicle markets are performing.

Mr. Karwel joined J.D. Power in 2014. He brings with him a decade of experience within the Canadian auto industry working in Product Planning, Incentive Planning and Market research roles at Nissan Canada and Infiniti Canada, and working with GM Canada’s agency partner on Market research. Previous to that, Robert has also worked on Bay Street in the Financial industry at CIBC Mellon Global Securities, and at Daimler Chrysler Financial.

Mr. Karwel has an honours degree in Economics from the University of Toronto, and frequently speaks on topics related to the Canadian auto industry.