Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
Reynolds and Motoinsight partner to help dealers access financing data
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian dealers now have another way of verifying incentive levels and other financing data associated with a vehicle a potential buyer is considering. This week, Reynolds and Reynolds Canada and Motoinsight announced an agreement that will enable dealers that use ... [Read More]
5 benefits of Otolane partnership with NextGear Capital
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian wholesalers now have another financial tool available to help stores get the inventory they need. As part of its efforts to drive innovation in the remarketing industry, Otolane — a growing dealer-to-dealer digital marketplace — announced this week that ... [Read More]
Dealertrack’s top-funded cars experience year-end price gains
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
At the close of 2017, Dealertrack Canada saw significant annual price gains for used vehicles in its network. The Average Cash Price of the Top 10 Funded Used Vehicles in its online credit application network rose by 5.23 percent compared ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Canada appoints Muller to oversee all Toronto, Vancouver stores
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Canada announced Wednesday that this year each of its 11 corporate stores will now report to the newly appointed vice president of corporate retail — Robert Muller. Previously, the company’s seven Toronto Retail Group (TRG) and four Vancouver Retail Group (VRG) locations ... [Read More]
Wholesale car price behavior in last month of 2017
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Canadian Black Book’s second-ever release of its Used Vehicle Retention Index points to a wholesale car market that closed the year with quite a punch. Wholesale vehicle values were up 3.8 percent year-over-year in December, keeping alive the used-car price ... [Read More]
In memoriam: Kathy Ward, former Canadian Black Book CEO
Anthony Harrison , Auto Remarketing Canada
Kathy Ward, former president and chief executive officer of Canadian Black Book, passed away on Christmas Eve. She was 60 and had been battling cancer. She had retired in September of 2016, and Brad Rome replaced her as president. “Kathy ... [Read More]
Consumer-facing auction app aims to bring ‘motivated buyers’, dealers together
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Connecting dealer and consumer. Facilitating the relationship. That’s what CarSquid is all about, says its chief operating officer Nicole Whittle. CarSquid, the COO told Auto Remarketing Canada, is an online wholesale auction app aimed at consumers. The app aims to ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital rolls out funding portal through 3 digital auction partners
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
While pinpointing six potential benefits, NextGear Capital on Thursday launched a multi-channel funding portal to offer customers its custom point-of-sale inventory financing solutions. Cox Automotive Canada’s financial services brand highlighted this portal will be available through NextGear Capital’s digital auction ... [Read More]
Prices for Dealertrack’s top-funded cars see boost
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Last month, Dealertrack Canada saw prices for used-vehicles in its network rise significantly. The average cash price of the Top 10 Funded Used Vehicles in its online credit application network experienced an annual increase of 4.84 percent last month, the ... [Read More]
With GM, CanadaOne deals, AutoCanada to control 5 GM stores
Auto Remarketing Staff
AutoCanada announced two agreements last week that will result in the company having direct ownership and control of five General Motors Canada dealerships, with CanadaOne Auto Group having the same in four others. Here’s how that shakes out. AutoCanada executed ... [Read More]
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