The News Media of the Pre-Owned Industry

Auto Remarketing AR Canada Subprime News BHPH Report Auto Fin Journal
EMAIL SIGNUP CMG PREMIUM LOGIN
X
This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence
Presented by
Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 02:34 PM
When it comes to capturing customer engagement, video is king. But the busy world of a car dealership isn’t necessarily the best environment for consistently creating effective video content. “Video sells. We’ve known that for years,” said Paul Hepp, director ... Read More
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:50 AM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew ... Listen Here
Closing the appraisal divide with Brad Kokesh of TraXtion
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:38 AM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Math on Fast-Turn & What the Top 10% of Independent Dealers Are Doing Differently
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 03:44 PM
Most independent dealers are working harder than ever — and still watching inventory sit. The difference between the stores that are winning right now and the ones that are grinding isn’t budget, market size, or luck. It’s discipline. The top-performing ... Listen Here

Q&A with Alan Bird of SCI Marketview

_X5V8591
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017, 03:26 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
At the Auto Remarketing Canada Conference earlier this spring, SCI Marketview president and chief executive leader Alan Bird was recognized as the 2017 Executive of the Year, an award presented by Canadian Black Book. Prior to the conference, Conrad Galambos ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Spinning virtual shoppers into actual buyers

Leanne Kripp_2017 Headshot
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017, 03:21 PM
Leanne Kripp, Kijiji
Remember “there’s an app for that?” It was the marketing slogan for one of the earlier generation models of the iPhone. For today’s dealers, facing the dizzying array of product marketing solutions being pitched from all corners, it might feel ... [Read More]

Stop 23 Auto Sales owner passes torch off to sons

stop 23 owners
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2017, 03:16 PM
Chris Hart-Williams, Staff Writer
Scott Davidson, president of Stop 23 Auto Sales in Listowel, Ontario, says he is passing the torch to the next generation of owners. In May, Davidson’s sons Jason Davidson and Justin Davidson, along with Bill Watson, have transitioned into owner ... [Read More]

2 factors to push used prices 9% lower by 2020

businessman charts
Friday, Jun. 30, 2017, 05:52 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
RVI Group’s Risk Outlook for June found that real used-vehicle prices in Canada decreased in May on a year-over-year basis. Analysts place the exact downward movement at just 0.4 percent. When compared to April, the May softening was a bit ... [Read More]

Pricing through shoppers’ eyes drives Budget Car Sales

Budget Car Sales, Print_Size-7
Friday, Jun. 30, 2017, 03:37 PM
Chris Hart-Williams, Staff Writer
Lionel Wardrop, the general manager of Budget Car Sales in Vancouver, says looking at the market through a customer's eyes is fundamental to his dealership’s success. At Budget Car Sales, using live market pricing is how Wardrop said he ensures ... [Read More]

DealerTalk opens call for speakers for fall events

File_000 (26)
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2017, 02:46 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kijiji’s DealerTalk conferences are currently accepting speaker proposals for their fall lineup of events, which include stops in Montreal, Calgary and Toronto. The company has lined up the primary keynote speakers for each conference, but aims to add workshop presenters ... [Read More]

Porsche Canada adds 2nd Certified Porsche Classic Partner

Porsche_Cars_Canada_Porsche_Canada_welcomes_second_Certified_Por
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2017, 02:44 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Porsche Cars Canada recently opened Pfaff Porsche, its second Certified Porsche Classic Partner. Pfaff Porsche sells Porsche Classic models as well as genuine parts and service for those models. It is also the seventh in North America, according to Porsche Cars Canada. "The new Pfaff Porsche is a facility that ... [Read More]

Brighter picture in Canadian new-car sales

row of cars 3
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2017, 02:26 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Things are looking much rosier now in the Canadian new-vehicle market, thanks to booming business in the Prairie provinces. New-car sales in Canada are now expected to reach 2 million units for full-year 2017, according to a revised forecast from ... [Read More]

‘The way we do things’ at Tip Top Auto

Tip Top Auto
Thursday, Jun. 22, 2017, 02:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Staff Writer
Payam Zareian’s objectives for success go way beyond moving metal at Tip Top Auto’s two locations. “I really don’t like the way the industry is going, where dealerships are looking to make huge gains in the back-end of financing, often ... [Read More]

Mobials introduces valuation tool powered by Canadian Black Book

shutterstock_579105940
Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2017, 07:49 PM
Chris Hart-Williams, Staff Writer
Mobials recently debuted Tradesii, its trade-in valuation tool for dealer websites that is powered by Canadian Black Book. Tradesii was first launched in April as the exclusive on-site trade-in valuation tool for more than 3,000 dealers on Kijiji.ca. More than 200 ... [Read More]

Med Rec 1

MedRec 2

MedRec 3

Filmstrip

Digital Edition Ad

Offerings

X