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
CBB consumer survey: Ride-sharing and online-buying options gain traction
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian Black Book said it uncovered more “very telling statistics” as part of its annual vehicle-buying study conducted by Ipsos. The latest endeavor breaks down the differences between various Canadian demographics in how they shop, what they expect and overall ... [Read More]
First-quarter CPO car sales in Canada
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Certified pre-owned car sales results in Canada are coming in, and several are reporting records. Nissan and Infiniti, for example, both reported their best-ever months for certified pre-owned sales. The Nissan brand increased its CPO sales from 687 in March ... [Read More]
GoToLoans unveils app to fund vehicle repairs
Auto Remarketing Staff
Say your customer’s vehicle needs a significant repair like a new air conditioning compressor or timing belt replacement, but the client doesn’t immediately have the funds available to pay. A new Canadian fintech startup is deploying a solution to help ... [Read More]
Axis Auto Finance more than doubles credit facility
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Axis Auto Finance now has more funding horsepower to help dealerships retail vehicles. According to a news release distributed this week, the publicly traded alternative auto finance company announced the closing of its new $100 million senior secured revolving debt ... [Read More]
CARFAX Canada provides trade-in values for service lane coupon program
Auto Remarketing Staff
Using the Vin-UP hardware/software program, auto dealerships offer their service customers an “Instant Vehicle Valuation Coupon.” The coupon indicates that the store wants to purchase the vehicle and provides a cash price. VIP says its program helps auto dealers generate ... [Read More]
Latest ADESA Canada index reflects anticipation of spring
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Perhaps like many dealers and consumers, the analysts who compiled the latest ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index — powered by ALG — appear eager for spring to arrive, especially with the volume of new-vehicle sales in February. The February ... [Read More]
Canadian exec returns to lead Mazda Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
When April 1 arrives in a little more than a week, Mazda Canada (MCI) will have a new president and chief executive officer in place. It’s a move that marks the first Canadian to be appointed president of Mazda Canada ... [Read More]
LeasePlan Canada, AiM partner to expand Canadian presence
Auto Remarketing Staff
Fleet management company LeasePlan Canada and vehicle inspection company Alliance Inspection Management say they are committed to providing Canada with vehicle condition reports for commercial fleets to increase the transparency and trust in transactions. A new partnership between those two ... [Read More]
Another month, another value milestone for Canadian used vehicles
Auto Remarketing Staff
Another month has passed. That must mean another record high for Canadian used-vehicle values. That’s right: The positive trend for the Canadian market that started in the summer of 2010 continues. Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index posted a ... [Read More]
Several brands post best Februaries for CPO sales
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Based on sales reports shared with Auto Remarketing Canada, at least three automakers had their best Februaries ever for certified pre-owned sales in Canada. One of those was Porsche, which moved 169 units, same as last year. Year-to-date CPO sales are ... [Read More]
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