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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

Element Fleet promotes Gittens to president of Canadian operations

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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, 05:57 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Element Fleet Management has promoted Chris Gittens to serve as president of Canadian operations, the company announced Wednesday. Gittens succeeds Sebastien Blondin, who has taken on a strategic business development role with the Element Fleet Management corporate team. “Since 2012, ... [Read More]

AutoCanada to acquire 1st Mazda dealership

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Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, 02:00 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 90 percent of the issued and outstanding shares of the Planete Mazda dealership, which has operated for nearly 30 years in the greater Montreal region on the north ... [Read More]

New eBlock COO boosts post-ops and prepares for redesign launch

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Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, 01:57 PM
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Jason McClenahan, chief operating officer at eBlock, has been in the auction industry his entire career. In fact, it’s the only job he’s ever had, the new COO of this growing digital auto auction company told Auto Remarketing Canada. McClenahan ... [Read More]

Hyundai’s new CPO program designed for ‘customers and dealers’

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Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, 01:42 PM
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Hyundai Auto Canada’s new certified pre-owned program, known as H Promise, was launched last year and is designed to be a product that adapts to its market environment. Joel Gregory, national sales manager for CPO and remarketing at Hyundai Auto ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Canada adds Nissan, Infiniti financial arm to credit app network

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Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, 01:20 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealertrack Canada announced Tuesday that the company has added the financial arm of the Nissan and Infiniti brands in Canada to its online credit application network. The new partnership enables Nissan and Infiniti dealers in Canada to now secure financing for customers from Nissan ... [Read More]

Canada Drives founder aims to help consumers, dealers

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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, 08:16 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Cody Green was working at Saskatoon Hyundai some eight years ago when he started to notice a common challenge for consumers in the car-buying process. And that started the idea for what today is known as Canada Drives, a company ... [Read More]

NAFTA renegotiations could impact Canadian automakers

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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, 08:08 PM
Sarah Rubenoff , Staff Writer
Record new-vehicle sales are boosting Canadian automaker’s performances. But that might not be the case for long. The Conference Board of Canada warned in a report that Canadian auto exports could be at risk under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ... [Read More]

TRADER adds Dealer Drive digital test drive tracking app to roster

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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, 02:24 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
TRADER Corp. announced Tuesday a new partnership with Dealer Drive to bring the Australian-based technology company’s app-based digital test drive tracking and analytics solution to dealers across Canada. The solution has been added to TRADER’s existing roster of efficiency and ... [Read More]

Canadian CPO market seeing the ‘best’ of times

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Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, 03:51 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Through three quarters of 2017, one turn of phrase common among automakers reporting Canadian certified pre-owned vehicle sales is “best.” Whether that’s best year or best September, Canada’s CPO car market is rolling. Audi, for instance, is enjoying its best certified ... [Read More]

Regulators shed light on consumer education, all-in pricing advertising

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Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, 02:38 PM
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
To get a pulse on the 2017 regulatory environment, Auto Remarketing Canada reached out to leaders at the Ontario Motor Vehicle Authority (OMVIC) and the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (AMVIC). When asked what was top of mind for the ... [Read More]
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