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
Ontario & British Columbia lead Q2 consumer credit performance
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
For dealerships and finance companies with significant customer bases hailing from Ontario and British Columbia, TransUnion shared some good news this week pertaining to the frequency with which these contract holders are staying current. Ontario and British Columbia consumers are ... [Read More]
Majority of segments see increase in June residuals
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
Eleven of the 18 vehicle segments tracked by RVI Group saw increases in residual value in June on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest Market Insight report. Sequentially, that number was 12. Among higher-volume segments, larger-size vehicles saw the ... [Read More]
How Weins Canada boosts the consumer experience
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
You book a plane ticket online. Maybe the night before the flight or at a kiosk once you arrive at the airport, you check in and get a boarding pass. The boarding pass includes things like your name, flight number, ... [Read More]
AutoCanada looks to diversify by geography, brand
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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