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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
Matt Rice
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

AutoCanada looks to diversify by geography, brand

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Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, 01:47 PM
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
AutoCanada, which is based in Edmonton, announced an executive shift this spring as the company found itself in a sales slump amid ongoing recessionary conditions in western Canada. Joining the country’s only publicly traded dealer group as chief executive officer ... [Read More]

OpenRoad dealership GMs talk new stores, bigger location, used cars & more

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Thursday, Jul. 28, 2016, 04:34 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
It has been a busy year on the expansion front for OpenRoad Auto Group, an 18-store group covering 15 franchises in British Columbia. After opening Jaguar Land Rover Langley in December, OpenRoad and Jaguar Land Rover Canada held a grand ... [Read More]

Pfaff balances need of high-end, mainstream buyers

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Thursday, Jul. 28, 2016, 04:30 PM
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
Many of us may approach turning 50 with mixed feelings, but for Pfaff Automotive Partners, crossing the half-century mark a couple of years back was a truly exciting milestone. As Pfaff Automotive settles into its second 50 years, president and ... [Read More]

LeaseBusters clients now have access to CARPROOF VHRs

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Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2016, 07:47 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Customers using LeaseBusters and its FinanceBusters division to get out of or into a lease now have access to CARPROOF’s vehicle history reports. The newly announced agreement between the companies aims to facilitate  transparency in the lease takeover process. To that ... [Read More]

New Porsche, Mercedes-Benz facilities in Canada

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Thursday, Jul. 21, 2016, 03:51 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Porsche Cars Canada  announced the opening of the country’s first Certified Porsche Classic Partner: Porsche Centre Victoria. It will be the fourth of its kind in North America and 39th worldwide, providing owners of Porsche models older than 10 years genuine ... [Read More]

Dilawri uses interactive app to fight distracted driving

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Thursday, Jul. 21, 2016, 02:56 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
4 million. According to statistics shared on the Canadian Automobile Association’s website, that’s how many car crashes in North America involve distracted driving annually. Citing 2011 data from Alberta Transportation, CAA says the likelihood of an accident is three times ... [Read More]

ADESA partners with CARPROOF on valuation tool

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Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2016, 01:52 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
ADESA Canada announced it has integrated CARPROOF’s Vehicle Valuation Report into its auction system. Subscribing dealers can now access a vehicle’s True Retail Sold value directly from ADESA’s Market Guide through a seamless integration with CARPROOF’s VVR. "We feel that ... [Read More]

CPO rundown: Audi Canada’s best-ever month & more

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Thursday, Jul. 14, 2016, 04:32 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Audi Canada had its best month ever for certified pre-owned sales, moving 662 units for an 8-percent year-over-year gain. It sold 3,324 CPO units in the first half of the year for a 6.7-percent increase. Porsche had its best June ... [Read More]

How past US wholesale movements are shaping future Canadian trends

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Thursday, Jul. 14, 2016, 02:34 PM
Nick Zulovich, Staff Writer
If Canadian dealers have watched what’s happened within the wholesale market in the U.S., they likely have an inkling of what's coming down the lanes from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. Chief economist Tom Kontos summarized his recent presentation during ... [Read More]

F-150, Corolla remain Canada’s most-appraised vehicles

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Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2016, 01:40 PM
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
You could very well look at Dealertrack’s  Tradetracker June vehicle appraisal report and think you were looking at any such report from the last several months. Continuing a year-to-date trend, the Ford F-150 and the Toyota Corolla were the No. ... [Read More]
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