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
US company acquires CUL Administration of Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Auto Financial Group (AFG) — a Houston-based company that provides an online, residual-based, walk-away vehicle financing product called AFG Balloon Lending, as well as vehicle leasing and vehicle remarketing to financial institutions across the United States — now has a ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Canada Drives CEO Cody Green
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada Drives chief executive officer Cody Green joined Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Green shared how the company has grown in Canada and how that experience will help the operation as it expands into the United ... [Read More]
Pinch me: Barenaked Ladies to headline Canada Night
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Event organizers called, and Barenaked Ladies answered. It was announced this week that these 2018 Canadian Hall of Fame inductees and rockers extraordinaire will be performing at the “Canada Night NAD’eh” event at NADA Show 2019 in January. “We are so ... [Read More]
TRADER announces revamped ‘Canadian-centric’ dealer website solution will launch next year
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
TRADER's strategic investment in Vancouver-based Convertus earlier this year has allowed the company to begin working on a new TAdvantage digital solution for Canadian dealers that will launch nationwide in February. The company announced Wednesday that as part of its comprehensive ... [Read More]
VW’s sales record & industry-wide CPO updates
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
In looking at Canadian certified pre-owned sales reports provided to Auto Remarketing Canada, the highlight of July was perhaps Volkswagen, which posted its best month for CPO sales in history. VW moved 2,137 certified vehicles in July, compared to 1,683 units ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Canada announces new VP of sales will come from MBUSA
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Canada announced Wednesday that Mercedes-Benz USA’s Andrew Noye will come aboard as the company’s new vice president of sales, effective Oct. 1. In addition to overseeing corporate sales and remarketing, Noye will also head the company's new car and ... [Read More]
Mitsubishi enhances 3-part F&I lineup for franchised dealerships
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mitsubishi dealerships from Halifax to Victoria now have enhanced options for their F&I departments with upcoming special training so managers can get the most out of the products. This week, Mitsubishi Motors Canada announced the launch of an improved Diamond ... [Read More]
Marketing automation provider PureCars launches in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
PureCars has expanded to Canada. The Atlanta-based company, which provides marketing automation and business intelligence solutions to car dealers and auto marketers, announced Monday it has started working with dealer groups north of the border. “We are eager to help ... [Read More]
Sym-Tech makes plans for move to new Toronto headquarters
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Sym-Tech Dealer Services announced Monday that the company will be moving into a new 5-story-high office building that will serve as its headquarters next spring. Located at 165 Commerce Valley Court in Markham, Ontario, the company’s new 80,000 square-foot office space received ... [Read More]
Groupe Park Avenue takes over 3 Scotti Brossard dealerships
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Groupe Park Avenue announced in early July that it has acquired three Brossard Jaguar/Land Rover, Volvo and Mitsubishi dealerships in Quebec from Groupe John Scotti. This acquisition news follows the company’s recent purchase of the Leo Harley-Davidson dealership just about ... [Read More]
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