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
Kijiji Canada brings back Shirjang to head Western sales team
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kijiji Canada has brought aboard a new sales manager who is returning to the company to steer the growth of its autos vertical in Western Canada. The company has announced that Joe Shirjang, who brings well over a dozen years of ... [Read More]
Used retail prices stay on mild path as summertime intensifies
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
While still higher year-over-year, the amount of money it took to get vehicles financed in July was nearly flat compared to the opening month of summer. According to Cox Automotive Canada’s Dealertrack Top 10 Funded Used Vehicles index, the average ... [Read More]
OpenRoad capitalizes on unique, niche brands
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Vancouver-based OpenRoad Auto Group — comprised of 23 stores and 19 brands — has had a busy past year. The dealer group expanded into the U.S. for the first time with the acquisition of a Bentley, Rolls Royce and Lamborghini ... [Read More]
OMVIC announces campaign to inform Canadians about all-in price advertising law
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Informing Ontario car-buyers about their right to all-in price advertising is the aim of a new province-wide consumer awareness campaign launched by the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) this week. The Ontario vehicle sales regulator said that despite current laws regarding ... [Read More]
3 more experienced leaders round out AutoCanada’s top executive team
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The transformation of AutoCanada’s leadership structure appears to have peaked. According to a news release distributed on Wednesday, AutoCanada named three more top executives for the company that operates dealerships in both Canada and the United States. The company said ... [Read More]
Equifax Canada and FICO extend partnership
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Two well-known names in the financial services arena in Canada will continue to collaborate. Equifax Canada recently announced that it has extended a long-standing partnership with FICO to distribute FICO scores to lenders and other businesses in Canada. Building on ... [Read More]
Kijiji appoints 3 Remarketing’s Under 40 honorees to leadership posts
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kijiji Canada announced Monday that it has grown its leadership team with three leadership position appointments of three folks who have been named in Auto Remarketing Canada's Remarketing's Under 40 — two from this year and one from 2015. The company announced Monday that it has ... [Read More]
Canadian Black Book data now fuels Momentuum’s FileAssure
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
On Wednesday, Momentuum BPO highlighted that the company strengthened its FileAssure solution through a partnership with Canadian Black Book. Officials explained that trustees using FileAssure across Canada will gain access to client vehicle values via Canadian Black Book’s data set. ... [Read More]
AutoCanada modifies top management, adding former AutoNation, IHS Markit execs
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada — with deep roots in eight provinces — is continuing to bolster its ties with the United States after having acquired dealerships in Chicago as well as other two other markets in Illinois this spring. According to a news ... [Read More]
Canada Drives sees its financing applications grow 20%
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada Drives is enjoying year-over-year growth of 20 percent for its online auto financing application solution. The company recently highlighted more than 502,000 Canadians applied for an auto loan during the past 12 months. That figure marked a rise from ... [Read More]
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