Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
Used-car retention values reach all-time high
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
The retention value of 4-year-old vehicles has reached an all-time high for the second year in a row, according to the 2018 edition of the Canadian Black Book Retained Value Awards released this week. Four-year-old vehicles are retaining 53 percent ... [Read More]
HGregoire presents new ad campagn during Super Bowl LII
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGregoire introduced a new advertising campaign with two unique messages during Sunday’s Super Bowl LII on both CTV and RDS. Though both campaign messages feature HGregoire’s wide selection of vehicles, the first message focuses on nostalgia relating to professional sports, while the second ... [Read More]
UCDA rolls out new website to boost sales in Ontario
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario (UCDA) is orchestrating a new online effort to connect shoppers and dealerships within the province. The newest solution for Ontario vehicle shoppers — Ontariocars.ca — powered by UCDA members is designed to assure ... [Read More]
Canadian Black Book renames golf tournament in memory of Kathy Ward
Auto Remarketing Editor Joe Overby
Canadian Black Book is renaming its annual Canadian auto industry golf tournament. From now on, the tournament, which is in its 21st year, will be called The Canadian Black Book Kathy Ward Golf Tournament, in memory of the company’s former chief ... [Read More]
Dealertrack introduces new mobile app updates
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealertrack recently announced that it has introduced several upgrades for its new mobile application in an effort to improve and evolve dealer productivity. In addition to providing dealers access to credit application and contract activity quickly, via the Dealertrack mobile ... [Read More]
TradeRev joins CARPROOF as Auto Remarketing Canada 2018 presenting sponsor
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Auto Remarketing Canada Conference team announced Tuesday that TradeRev has joined CARPROOF as a presenting sponsor for this year’s event. Along with presenting sponsors TradeRev and CARPROOF, key industry associations like the CFLA, IARA, AMVOQ and others have come onboard ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Canada recognizes top 11 dealers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Canada recently announced the winners of its 2018 Star Dealers award, which recognizes the top performing dealerships that have contributed to the company's success. The awards program acknowledged 11 Mercedes-Benz Canada dealers from across its national network of 59 retail operations for robust customer ... [Read More]
AMVIC announces new CEO
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council board of directors announced Wednesday that Malcolm Knox has been named as the organization’s chief executive officer, effective Jan. 29. AMVIC said Knox is both a highly organized strategic thinker and analytical problem solver with ... [Read More]
iA Financial Group closes DAC purchase
Auto Remarketing Staff
iA Financial Group has wrapped up its purchase of Dealers Assurance Company and Southwest Reinsure Inc., a company collectively known as DAC. The deal to purchase the privately owned vehicle service contract company was first announced on Sept. 21. DAC ... [Read More]
Otolane partners with Autonum Capital and KM Plus
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Along with a relationship with Autonum Capital, Otolane announced that it has partnered with KM Plus to provide additional protection for buyers and sellers online with the release of TotalCare, a new 30-day wholesale protection plan that will cover up to ... [Read More]
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