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
Decline in Canadian wholesale used-car values continues
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian wholesale used-vehicle values continued their downward trend last week. The market dropped 0.29% for the week ending Sept. 6, picking up speed from a 0.16% decline the previous week, according to Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report. Just ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Addressing the state of auto finance in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In this panel discussion from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits talks with leaders from auto finance institutions about the most important metrics, trends and macroeconomic factors in the Canadian used-car landscape. They discuss ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Why consistent, accurate inspections matter more than ever
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Continuing our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, Jameel Ghata of PAVE leads a discussion featuring executives from across Canada’s automotive ecosystem — Jack Sulymka (PAVE), Mark Would (BMW Group Canada), Bryan McIntyre ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale values continue downward trend
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
After a hot start to the year — thanks to the threat of tariffs — Canadian wholesale used-vehicle values have been heading steadily downward. Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index fell in August for the third consecutive month, coming ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Women & Automotive honorees on ‘Calm Counsel Amid Stormy Times’
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June is a panel discussion with honorees from the Women & Automotive Profiles in Leadership program. It’s titled, “Calm Counsel Amid Stormy Times.” Jamye ... [Read More]
Canada’s EV charging infrastructure gets boost from government, Kia
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian government is backing its commitment to electric vehicles with dollars. Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Gregor Robertson — the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada — speaking on behalf of Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Navigating tight credit & negative equity in Canadian auto finance
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, Autocorp.ai founder and CEO Andrew Lemoine leads a panel discussion that seeks to answer this question: “Credit is tight. Negative equity is the ... [Read More]
AutoCanada closes its fourth U.S. dealership sale, adds to board of directors
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada’s parting with its American dealerships continues. The Edmonton-based dealership group said the sale of North City Honda in Chicago has been completed. It’s the fourth deal to close among the six locations included in sale agreements announced by AutoCanada ... [Read More]
Kot extends its multi-year partnership with AutoTrader.ca
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kot Auto Group announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Canadian automotive marketplace AutoTrader.ca. The dealership group said the agreement is “underpinned by a common vision of driving measurable growth” for its 11 retail locations in British Columbia through ... [Read More]
AutoCanada’s recovery has Antony taking a ‘victory lap’ before his exit
Andrew Friedlander, Associate Editor
Paul Antony’s tone was somber as he addressed analysts and media in AutoCanada’s second quarter 2024 earnings call, telling them the company’s “recent performance has not met our own expectations” in the wake of sinking revenue and a reported $33.1 ... [Read More]
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