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
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]
Koch Auto Group uses e-commerce to meet consumers ‘where they are’
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
In 2017, Western Canada’s Koch Automotive Group launched an e-commerce website for its client-base, featuring tools like online deposits and reservations, customer accounts, wish lists and more. Feedback so far has been positive, Koch Ford Lincoln assistant general manager ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive Canada collects 7,141 pounds of food for annual food drive
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Cox Automotive Canada’s most recent Drive Away Hunger food drive has ended with a total of 7,141 pounds of food collected for community food banks who will be feeding children and families throughout the summer. Helping to keep shelves at ... [Read More]
How wholesale prices are faring in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
June marked the first time in five months that there was a dip in the Canadian Black Book Wholesale Used Vehicle Retention Index. But take that with a grain of salt. It was a relatively modest month-over-month decline (0.4 percent), ... [Read More]
OpenRoad CEO named regional EY Entrepreneur Award finalist
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Among the finalists named in this year’s Ernst & Young Pacific Entrepreneur Of the Year Awards program is OpenRoad Auto Group chief executive officer Christian Chia, the company announced Monday. Chia is being recognized in the business-to-consumer category for his leadership in business ... [Read More]
How first-half CPO car sales fared in Canada
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
With half of 2018 already in the books, here’s a rundown of how certified pre-owned vehicle sales fared in the opening six months of the year, based on reports from individual brands and automakers. Starting with Toyota, its 3,445 certified ... [Read More]
Canada Drives officially debuts in US, UK after pilot program
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Fintech business Canada Drives has now officially expanded to both the United States and the United Kingdom, launching USA Drives and UK Drives. The Vancouver-based company, which along with its group of companies, provides an avenue for consumers to obtain online ... [Read More]
Pfaff acquires Mercedes-Benz store in Ontario
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Pfaff Automotive Partners has acquired a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Kitchener, Ontario, the group announced early this month. Now named Mercedes-Benz Kitchener-Waterloo, Pfaff’s newly purchased facility spans 41,000 square-feet and was last owned by Victoria Star Motors, which first launched operations at the ... [Read More]
Go Auto acquires Toyota location, appoints GM from top VW dealership
Auto Remarketing Staff
Go Auto has purchased the Toyota on the Trail store that’s located close to the dealership network’s nearby Drayton Valley Toyota location. The company announced Wednesday that it has begun operations at Toyota on the Trail with new general manager ... [Read More]
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