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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

October a strong CPO sales month for Canada

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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 05:55 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Based on results reported by automakers, October was a solid month for the Canadian certified pre-owned vehicle market. For instance, Hyundai sold 938 certified vehicles in October, a major increase from 627 a year ago. This was its best October ... [Read More]

Volume for Dealertrack’s top-funded cars climbs

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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 05:10 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
October was a month of growth for Dealertrack Canada. How so? There was nearly a 25-percent year-over-year spike in the volume of Top 10 Funded Used Vehicles in its online credit application network, the company said. In addition to that ... [Read More]

Fleet Complete introduces ‘inspect’ app for drivers fitted with safety tool

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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 03:26 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Fleet Complete has launched a fully integrated stand-alone Driver Vehicle Inspection Reporting (DVIR) app that provides fleet operators with a new safety tool called Inspect by Fleet Complete. The new app is an independent product for DVIR created by popular ... [Read More]

Auto finance captives earn spots on ‘Best Workplaces’ list

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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 03:22 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada announced Tuesday that it has once again made the list of Best Workplaces in the Financial Services & Insurance Industry in Canada, which is put together by the Great Place to Work Institute .  Similar automotive lenders like ... [Read More]

Clutch launches mobile dealership in Halifax

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Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 05:31 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A new platform described as a “mobile car dealership” is launching in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Through Clutch, consumers can inspect, test-drive and purchase vehicles at their homes or the location of their choosing within the Halifax Regional Municipality. Clutch buys ... [Read More]

From the Editor: What lies ahead for Canadian used-car market?

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Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 02:55 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Pardon my cliche: To understand what’s in store for the Canadian remarketing business, you need to look back at the recent past. For instance, this spring, I attended my first Auto Remarketing Canada conference in five years.  Aside from the ... [Read More]

GUEST COLUMN: Ignoring subprime is like shooting yourself in foot

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Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 02:37 PM
Ben Sutherland, Canada Drives
Times have changed for Canadian car dealerships. From the generational switch in car buying to the impact of technology in the auto industry and the heightened percentage of subprime car buyers. Dealerships need to ask themselves more than ever how their ... [Read More]

Policaro Automotive Family names Francesco Policaro CEO

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Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, 08:02 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Policaro Automotive Family announced the appointment of Francesco Policaro as the company's new chief executive officer Wednesday. Francesco brings over 20 years of experience with the company to his new role. Francesco began his career as a part-time vehicle ... [Read More]

Kia Canada announces CPOs must earn CARPROOF VHR badge

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Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, 02:57 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kia Canada and CARPROOF recently announced that in an effort to make used-car transactions more transparent, all vehicles in Kia’s CPO program must now qualify for the CARPROOF Top Condition badge found on the company’s VHRs. Kia Canada CPO vehicles ... [Read More]

ADESA Canada promotes 2 to VP roles

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Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, 01:24 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
ADESA announced Monday that it has promoted Eddy Cusan to vice president of commercial sales and Wesley Kent to the newly created position of vice president of programs and operations for ADESA Canada. In 2007, Cusan started as a program ... [Read More]
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