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
January wholesale prices dip more than 2%
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
RVI Group’s latest analysis of the Canadian wholesale market indicated used-vehicle prices declined in January. Looking first at the real view of the RVI Used Vehicle Price Index for January, analysts noticed a decrease of 2.4 percent from January of ... [Read More]
Toronto auto service providers earn consumer experience driven award
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Greater Toronto Area dealerships and other service providers in the automotive industry have been honored with the Consumer Choice Award (CCA), an honor spanning three decades designed to go to businesses consumers rate highly. Toronto consumers were asked about their opinions, ... [Read More]
TradeRev adds 2 new dealer plans to speed up the resale process
Auto Remarketing Staff
Canadian tech startup TradeRev introduced two new plans for dealers this month, including a subscription-based service crafted just for high-volume users and works to streamline the resale process. The mobile car auction app provider said it wanted to two different ... [Read More]
Ford of Canada’s Auction Quality winners
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Ford of Canada has revealed its 2016 Auction Quality Award winners, recognizing ADESA Montreal for the second straight year in the Group A category and honoring Manheim Montreal in the Group B category. This marks Manheim’s first time winning the ... [Read More]
TRADER, Dealertrack strike digital retailing partnership
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
TRADER Corp. and Dealertrack Canada said Tuesday they have teamed up to launch a transaction communication platform for Canadian car dealers, as part of a partnership to “bridge the gap between the online and in-store consumer experience while enabling the transformation ... [Read More]
Honda Canada president & CEO retires
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Honda Canada president and chief executive officer Jerry Chenkin announced his intent to retire on Tuesday. Fellow Honda Canada veteran, Dave Gardner will take on leading the company after Chenkin officially ends his tenure on March 31. Chenkin’s career at ... [Read More]
Nissan store says it sets new benchmark for brand’s sales in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
With an impressive 2,084 new vehicles sold in 2016, Dilawri Group of Cos. announced on Wednesday that 401 Dixie Nissan set a new all-time record for Nissan dealerships nationwide. The Mississauga store located in the Dixie Automall surpassed the previous ... [Read More]
Subaru & Land Rover awarded best in residual value by ALG
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
ALG has named the winners of its 9th annual Canadian Residual Value Awards, where the Subaru and Land Rover were awarded honors for top Mainstream Brand and Premium Brand, respectively. ALG also named 27 vehicle segment winners. Recipients were chosen ... [Read More]
Subaru, Toyota, Porsche top retained value honors
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Canadian Black Book has added a new wrinkle this year to its 10th annual Best Retained Value Awards, which were announced Tuesday. The company is now honoring overall brand winners, in addition to the individual model honorees. Taking the inaugural ... [Read More]
When dating, owning car is key to romance
Auto Remarketing Staff
A recently released autoTRADER.ca survey suggests steering clear of car-sharing services, taxis and even public transit this Valentine’s Day. Ninety-two percent of Canadians say they find it appealing when their date shows up driving their own car, according to the website’s ... [Read More]
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