Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
CARPROOF finalizes rebranding as CARFAX Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The name change the company said was coming in an announcement back in March became official on Thursday. CARPROOF Corp. is now known as CARFAX Canada. Back in the spring, the company began the rebranding process to align with CARFAX, ... [Read More]
Auction Life photos submissions open for next AR Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Attention, auto auctions: Auto Remarketing Canada is putting together an “Auction Life” photo spread for our next print issue. If your auction or auction group would like to participate, submit photos via email to senior editor Joe Overby at [email protected] no later than close ... [Read More]
Early registration open for ‘Canada Night NAD’eh’ event
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Full disclosure: I have not actually met the band Barenaked Ladies. But after seeing them multiple times in concert and hearing a couple friends from high school — who were superfans and talented musicians to boot — jam to hits like ... [Read More]
Dealer Inspire officially launches in Canada
Auto Remarketing Staff
Dealer Inspire is officially an established Canadian business. The company, which was purchased by Cars.com in February, provides automotive tech and digital marketing solutions. Dealer Inspire is headquartered in Naperville, Ill., and has been partnering with Canadian dealers for five ... [Read More]
Kijiji will debut standalone auto-shopping platform
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian classifieds site Kijiji has announced a new standalone car-shopping platform: Kijiji Autos. The platform is separate from the company’s existing automotive business (a space it has been in since 2005) and is an all-new automotive research and shopping destination ... [Read More]
More than 125 employees enjoy 4th annual Women With Drive event from Cox Automotive Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Cox Automotive continued to build its Women With Drive initiatives across the globe in celebration of the work women accomplish in the automotive industry every day. This past Monday, more than 125 company employees gathered together at the Mississauga Convention ... [Read More]
autoTRADER.ca ties hockey and garages in original content series
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It’s not just Hulu, Amazon and Netflix that are joining TV networks to get in on original programming. So, too, is the car business — more specifically, autoTRADER.ca. The online marketplace, which is part of the TRADER Corp. family, has launched ... [Read More]
Canadian CPO sales through three quarters of 2018
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
[UPDATED with Nissan and Infiniti sales] The year is three quarters of the way done, so here is a look at how certified pre-owned sales in Canada are faring through nine months: Nissan increased its certified pre-owned sales from 584 ... [Read More]
TSI Auto Solutions bought by US-based NCM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Moncton, New Brunswick-based TSI Auto Solutions has been purchased by NCM Associates, a firm out of Kansas City, Mo., whose claim to fame is founding the 20 Group process. NCM said in a news release Thursday that it will be ... [Read More]
Canadian leaders cheer what new trade deal could mean for automotive
Nick Zulovich, Staff Writer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and at least part of Canada’s automotive industry are happy. On Monday, Trudeau welcomed an agreement-in-principle between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on a modernized trade agreement — the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) — that ... [Read More]
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