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
Dealertrack Canada partners with Nissan Canada Extended Services
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada’s Nissan and Infiniti franchised dealerships now have another tool available if they already use solutions from Dealertrack. Cox Automotive Canada’s Dealertrack, in partnership with Nissan Canada Extended Services (NCESI) is launching an eMenu Presentation Platform powered by DealerCorp. NCESI ... [Read More]
Boyer Auto Group to add 10th dealership
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Boyer Auto Group broke ground on its 10th dealership late last month: Boyer Hyundai, set to open early next summer in Pickering, Ontario. The store will be the group’s second Pickering dealership. The two-story facility will include floor-to-ceiling glass ... [Read More]
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]
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