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
Industry interest growing for 2016 AR Canada Conference
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]
New Audi Canada used manager aims to ‘support dealers’
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Audi Canada has a new manager for its used-car operations. Taking on the role of manager, used cars for the automaker is Mike Brennan. This move comes as Elankum Vairavanathan, manager of incentives planning and CPO sales at Audi Canada, ... [Read More]
4 added to Kijiji team
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kijiji Autos recently announced the addition of four new hires to its team, citing its continuous efforts to build and strengthen the company’s core capabilities. The company has created a new position, inside sales manager, a role which will be ... [Read More]
IHS talks future plans for CarProof
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
IHS reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2015 financial results on Tuesday, highlighting revenue of $589 million for Q4, as well as giving more information on its recent purchase of Canada’s CarProof. IHS, the parent company of Carfax, announced right ... [Read More]
Canadian used-vehicle prices to soften over next 5 years
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Looking at the most recent data available, 2015 was a strong year for residuals in Canada. According to the RVI Group’s RVI Risk Outlook for December, the strong U.S. dollar helped maintain those high residual values in Canada through the ... [Read More]
Carfinco joins RouteOne Canada auto finance portal
Auto Remarketing Staff
RouteOne Canada added another a company to its auto financing portal today, after announcing last month that Rifco National Auto Group and Desjardins Group had come on board, as well. Carfinco Inc. now joins the growing list of companies to partner ... [Read More]
Cox Auto Canada acquires Manheim Source Edmonton
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It was announced this morning that after a successful three-year partnership, Cox Auto Canada — through its Manheim Canada business — has acquired 100 percent ownership of the Manheim Source Edmonton auction. The move serves to extend Cox Auto Canada’s ... [Read More]
NCM Associates launches in Canada
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
NCM Associates, a popular fixture in the U.S. for its dealer 20 Groups and more, is launching in Canada. The company offers five core services for its clients: 20 Groups, education, consulting, business intelligence and travel solutions. And as the ... [Read More]
3 ways dealerships fall short marketing their cars
Ian Cruickshank, Speed Shift Media
Obviously, there’s a lot of competition out there. You compete with dealerships from other OEM’s, dealerships from the same OEM’s, heck, some of you even have to compete with dealerships within your dealer group, and why not, competition is good ... [Read More]
Automotive Properties REIT secures Audi Barrie real estate
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Management at the Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has been busy, announcing its third deal this week in less than a month. To start of 2016, the REIT reported it has agreed to purchase the Audi Barrie dealership ... [Read More]
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