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Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics Returns to Show
Our “PAL” Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics is back on the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his work on remarketing industry committees and conferences, top issues and hot topics in auto transport and much more. The interview is ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here

CARPROOF adds 2 new badges to VHRs

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CARPROOF Corp. announced this week it has added two new badges to its reports in an effort to make used-car transactions even more transparent. The VHR company — which was recently purchased by Carfax parent company IHS Automotive — has ... [Read More]

Auto industry makes moves to curb distracted driving

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealers and other companies are putting a focus on cutting down distracted driving in Canada. The Dilawri Foundation — the Dilawri Group’s non-profit branch — has launched an app that promotes putting the smartphone down while driving, and LGM Financial ... [Read More]

2016 Canadian new-vehicle sales to remain flat

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Scotiabank released its Global Auto Report on Wednesday, predicting that new-vehicle sales in Canada will end up roughly the same as 2015’s tally of 1.9 million units. Looking closer at the numbers, Scotiabank’s predicted 1.9 million units to-be-sold for 2016 ... [Read More]

New Mitsubishi CPO program to serve as ‘tool’ for dealers

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
A variety of factors made this December the ideal time to launch a certified pre-owned program for Canada’s Mitsubishi Motors. That’s according to the new program’s management. Charles Plewes, lease manager at Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc., told Auto ... [Read More]

US ‘firebomber’ has car sales license rescinded in Ontario

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council announced today that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice overturned a decision made by the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) that ordered OMVIC to issue a dealer license to a convicted arsonist. Here’s the timeline ... [Read More]

Wholesale prices once again on way up

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Though many are holding on to the hope that wholesale prices might be on the way down this year as used supply is expected to expand, a growing number of exports into the U.S. may put a damper on that ... [Read More]

Gone in 60 seconds: eBlock hosts first online auction

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Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
All of the fast-paced, real-time, instant gratification of buying a car at auction – with none of the expense of transporting yourself or your vehicles to auction – all crammed into your desktop or mobile device’s screen. And no listing ... [Read More]

OMVIC deals longest incarceration sentence for illegal sales

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council announced Friday that it has issued a 450-day incarceration sentence to a dealer for two counts of curbsiding. According to OMVIC, the dealer, Mehran Amini, was acting as a dealer without registration, contrary to ... [Read More]

Pfaff appoints brothers to take McLaren into Montreal

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Auto Remarketing Staff
Canadian importer for McLaren automobiles Pfaff Automotive Partners announced today it is bringing the luxury brand to the Quebec market. Pfaff is extending the McLaren dealer network with the appointment of Nino and Renato De Cubellis, who will open McLaren ... [Read More]

Industry interest growing for 2016 AR Canada Conference

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Preparation for the 2016 Auto Remarketing Canada Conference is well under way, and industry interest is gaining steam, as well. This year’s event is scheduled for April 4-5 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. The 2015 conference saw record-breaking ... [Read More]

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