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
3 missed connections facing Canadian dealers
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
The term “missed connection” is often associated with airport hassles and personal ads in the newspaper (well, maybe on smartphone apps, these days). But it may also apply to squandered opportunities for dealers to reach car shoppers. And a new report ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Why consumers leave dealer lots
Auto Remarketing Staff
Why do consumers sometimes leave dealership lots without buying a vehicle? Why do some customers just show up unexpectedly and buy a car? Drew Harden, the manager of research and insights at CARPROOF, is our guest this week and answers ... [Read More]
Subaru Canada employs new chat tech built to instantly connect shoppers with dealers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Consumers who visit Subaru.ca will be able to chat directly with salespeople at any of the over 90 Subaru dealers across Canada through a new digital platform. Subaru Canada announced Tuesday that it will launch the DMT Group's DIGITAL! Interview ... [Read More]
Search Optics announces plans to deliver digital marketing across Hyundai Auto Canada dealerships nationwide
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Search Optics will implement a fully-integrated digital marketing strategy across all of Hyundai’s dealerships within the Canadian market. The company announced Tuesday that it has newly partnered with Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. and Innocean Worldwide Canada to provide a single-source ... [Read More]
CBB used-car retention index hits all-time record
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Not only did the Canadian Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index beat year-ago figures by more than 3 percent in March, it tied an all-time record. Canadian Black Book shared the index report earlier this week, noting that the 103.0 reading ... [Read More]
Uber makes collected traffic data from trips available to Toronto
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Uber has given Torontonians access to the data it collects from trips across the city daily. Via the company’s new Uber Movement tool, residents and city planners can now make decisions using traffic pattern information captured during the company’s GPS-tracked ... [Read More]
Convertus partners with TRADER Corp.
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
One of the many expert speakers who shared valuable information to dealers and other attendees during this year’s Auto Remarketing Canada Conference made a major announcement on Wednesday. According to a letter posted on the company’s website, Convertus co-founder and ... [Read More]
TradeRev hosting charity sale to benefit Humboldt Broncos hockey team
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A wide array of KAR Auction Services companies and employees are finding ways to show support for individuals and families impacted by the April 6 crash in Saskatchewan involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. On Wednesday, TradeRev is hosting ... [Read More]
Mobials pilots accident-disclosure tool
Auto Remarketing Staff
Mobials is launching a digital accident-disclosure tool that it says does not require running a vehicle history report. And it’s looking for dealers to test-pilot this product, which it’s calling AutoVerify. It has opened registration for the pilot through April ... [Read More]
New tool lets dealers leverage the CARPROOF brand to deliver instant trade-in values
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian dealers can now leverage the CARPROOF brand in a fresh way via a new trade-in value lead generation tool that is designed to integrate seamlessly into dealership websites. CARPROOF announced Wednesday the launch of True Trade, a widget built ... [Read More]
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