SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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
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]
2019 Remarketing’s Under 40 honorees
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian auto industry, be it retail, remarketing or finance, is full of young men and women who have achieved massive success at an early age. And for the fifth consecutive year, Auto Remarketing Canada is excited to honor many ... [Read More]
New CARFAX program aims to increase dealer transparency
Auto Remarketing Staff
More than 80 percent of used-car shoppers who are familiar with CARFAX Canada believe that the brand helps build confidence in their vehicle choice, according to a 2018 CARFAX Canada brand awareness survey. With that in mind, the company is now ... [Read More]
Partnership gives increased digital access to TRADER Corp. auto retailers
Auto Remarketing Staff
A new strategic partnership and technology-sharing agreement means Canadian automotive retailers advertising their inventory on TRADER Corp.’s automotive marketplace will have access to a new car image library featuring professionally produced photos for most major OEM new vehicles. The agreement ... [Read More]
59% of Canadian car buyers conduct online research
Auto Remarketing Staff
Thursday is the best day for auto dealership traffic in Canada. Consumers are keeping their cars an average of 11.5 years. According to research from global data company Freckle IoT, those are just two of many pieces of information that ... [Read More]
PODCAST: ADESA Canada COO Trevor Henderson
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
During NADA Show 2019, Nick shared a conversation with ADESA Canada chief operating officer Trevor Henderson about how the wholesale market behaved in 2018. Along with assessing the volume migrating from Canada into the United States, Henderson also described how ... [Read More]
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