SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Super Dave’s Auto Sales looking to ‘stay ahead of the curve’ for independent dealers
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Dave Barrow, owner and president of independent auto dealership Super Dave’s Auto Sales in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, entered the car business in 2010 with no prior “car experience.” But that didn’t stop Barrow, previously in real estate, from launching into ... [Read More]
New tool from TRADER Corp and vAuto allows customizable vehicle descriptions
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Digital marketing company TRADER Corp. and inventory management software company vAuto say that with their new AutoWriter automated description writing tool, retailers can create vehicle descriptions in less than one minute. The companies say the tool simplifies auto retailers’ merchandising ... [Read More]
Collins joins board of Inovatec Systems
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Michael Collins became an industry leader as the co-founder and chief operating officer of Curomax Corp., as well as a corporate executive with Dealertrack. While Collins is no longer in the corporate world with either of those companies, he still ... [Read More]
Award-winning Autorama owner encourages dealers to positively impact communities & adapt to ‘tomorrow’s buyers’
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Autorama, a leading used-car dealership in Toronto, is led by owner Nasser Rad, who came to Toronto over two decades ago as a refugee from Iran. And since launching Autorama in 2000, the dealer has won awards not only for ... [Read More]
Unique wholesale strategy at Harvard Auto Sales
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Auto Remarketing Canada caught up with the AR Canada Independent Dealer of the Year, Gary Rubenstein, after the Nova Scotia dealer was honored during the March Auto Remarketing Canada Conference in Toronto. Rubenstein is owner and president of Harvard Auto ... [Read More]
Lane1.ca digital auction serves to help HGregoire grow margins, vertically integrate business
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
HGregoire, or HGreg.com, as it’s known in the U.S., still retains a startup-like culture even after it has been “disrupting” the market for almost 35 years now. That’s according to HGreg.com president John Hairabedian, who spoke with Auto Remarketing Canada ... [Read More]
BMW Financial Group Canada alliance with Dealertrack means more streamlined funding
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Through a new strategic alliance between Cox Automotive Canada and BMW Group Financial Services Canada, the premium automotive brand will join the Dealertrack portal as a new client. Cox Automotive says BMW Group Canada Retailers can now take advantage of ... [Read More]
Amid softening sales, dealers place more emphasis on lender relations
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealers are looking for finance companies to be even more of an ally. Against a backdrop of declining auto sales in Canada, J.D. Power emphasized that dealers are expecting their lenders to go shoulder to shoulder with them in weathering ... [Read More]
Canadian leaders cheer halt of US aluminum and steel tariffs
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada had another reason to be joyful in connection with Victoria Day. The United States lifted tariffs on aluminum and steel. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) each applauded the action by President Donald ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Beth Worthington of TRADER Corp.
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In a few special editions of the show, we’re sharing some of the presentations from the recent Women & Automotive Canadian Leadership Forum in Toronto. Next up is Beth Worthington, chief people and culture officer at TRADER Corp. The full ... [Read More]
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