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
Canadian Black Book continues to expand leadership team
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Along with other recent appointments to the front office, Canadian Black Book continues to boost its executive leadership team under president Brad Rome with the hire of Cole Reiken as the new vice president of digital strategy and product management. ... [Read More]
Canadian car buyers face negotiation intimidation
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
There’s nothing to fear except fear itself. Well, that and the prospect of negotiating one’s next vehicle, apparently. A recent online survey by autoTRADER.ca found that many Canadians are opting to hold on to their existing set of wheels rather ... [Read More]
Q&A with TRADER Corp.’s Roger Dunbar
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
As part of Auto Remarketing Canada's annual Power 200, we reached out to some of the top executives in the Canadian used-car business for an inside look at their businesses and their insight into the remarketing industry. In the first ... [Read More]
Canada on track for 2017 rebound in used supply
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
When it comes to a full-fledged rebound in Canadian used-car supply, the consensus seems to be: Not quite yet. “That’s at least a year off,” Tom Kontos, chief economist of ADESA Analytical Services, said when Auto Remarketing Canada reached out ... [Read More]
Details of remarketing panel at BC Auto Industry Conference
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The BC Auto Industry Conference is kicking off today at the Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia, and part of the two-day event will include what organizers have dubbed the “Auto Remarketing Panel.” The panel, set for Friday afternoon, will ... [Read More]
Subaru Canada partners with Xtime on scheduling solution
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Subaru Canada has partnered with Xtime for a cloud-based scheduling solution aimed at enhancing customers' service experience. Subaru Service Scheduler includes two of Xtime’s offerings: Scheduler and Two-Way Text Messaging. The first allows customers to select the ideal date and ... [Read More]
RouteOne’s integration with DealerSocket now available in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
RouteOne’s integration with DealerSocket’s CRM is now available in Canada. This integration, unrolled in the U.S. in 2011, allows dealers to import customer data from DealerSocket into RouteOne for completion of the credit application and contracting process. “We are passionate ... [Read More]
AutoCanada acquires Wellington Motors Limited
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada Inc. announced on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Wellington Motors Limited, which operates a Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat dealership in Guelph, Ontario. The transaction is expected ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Canada fills 2 management roles
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Canada announced that the recently vacated role of vice president, sales has been filled by Gavin Allen, who most recently served as vice president, marketing. Virginie Aubert was promoted to vice president, marketing from her role as national marketing ... [Read More]
Impact Auto Auctions showcases new Edmonton facility
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Officially opening what company officials called the largest of its kind in Canada, Impact Auto Auctions on Monday welcomed more than 250 auto industry professionals and local dignitaries at the grand opening of its new Edmonton auto salvage auction facility. ... [Read More]
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