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
Nissan Canada’s new director of dealer network development
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As part of a series of senior management appointments the automaker has made in its North American organization, Nissan Canada will have a new director of dealer network development effective July 1. Appointed to the position is Ken Hearn, currently ... [Read More]
CARPROOF digs deep into minds of used-vehicle buyers
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
Technology is changing the way used-vehicle buyers shop. As such, CARPROOF set out to take a fresh look at what carries consumers from "it's time to buy" to keys in hand. The results, detailed in the newly released Into the Minds ... [Read More]
Cox Cares rallies to support food banks
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Cox Automotive is expanding its Drive Away Hunger initiative in Canada. Under Cox Automotive Canada’s Cox Cares initiative, the company’s business units throughout Canada will team up with local food banks to raise money and food donations. In a program that started ... [Read More]
5 new features of Quantech’s Q-F&I Online
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Quantech — a privately held company and developer of dealer management tools — recently added enhanced menu features to Q-F&I Online. Quantech general manager Mike Martin said the completed modifications include the largest menu enhancement to Q-F&I Online since the ... [Read More]
New CarProof president brings ‘wealth of knowledge’
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Carfax on Friday announced that Mark Rousseau has joined the company as president of CarProof. Rousseau, who most recently was with LexisNexis, will oversee continued efforts to expand the scope of information reported to CarProof, to develop innovative products that ... [Read More]
Progress, record months push Canadian CPO
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
At least two brands notched best-ever certified pre-owned sales results in Canada last month, as the market continues to gain traction with several brands. Subaru reached an all-time high with 249 CPO sales in May, pushing its year-to-date total to ... [Read More]
How May wholesale prices trended
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Canadian used-car prices in May were up an average of 0.5 percent from April, according to a report accompanying the latest ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG. Within the individual segments, monthly price movement varied greatly — ... [Read More]
Hyundai dealers offer ‘visits’ with Google Street View
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Hyundai has a new way for customers to take their online shopping experience to a new level, and it’s using a tool many have likely used before. Dealerships in Quebec and Alberta are offering customers a virtual tour of the ... [Read More]
Survey: Canadian auto dealers value collaboration with lenders
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Sellers of new cars in Canada report increased satisfaction with their finance companies, but one thing is clear: They want more from their lenders than just credit. According to J.D. Power’s 18th annual Canadian Automotive Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study, dealers ... [Read More]
Accu-Trade comes to Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
R. Hollenshead Auto Sales announced it has launched vehicle valuation tool Accu-Trade in Canada, giving dealers a mobile platform to capture leads, increase customer trade-ins and generate appraisals. “Now, dealers have access to the same tool I use to buy ... [Read More]
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