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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

Dilawri REIT completes $75M initial public offering

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Thursday, Jul. 23, 2015, 01:19 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Dilawri Group of Companies — the largest dealer group in Canada — announced this week that the Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has completed its initial public offering of 7.5 million trust units at a price of $10 per ... [Read More]

NFTouch kiosks aim to ‘take paper out’ of dealerships

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Thursday, Jul. 23, 2015, 01:00 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
F&I documents, vehicle sales agreements, brochures and more, we all know that dealerships are businesses that rely heavily on printed products. That said, NFTouch, a new product from Burlington, Ontario’s Future Retail Group (FRG) is looking to “take the paper ... [Read More]

Reynolds, Novia Scotia Dealers Association team up for new F&I forms

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Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2015, 03:18 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
F&I forms: the biggest pain-point for many auto shoppers — as well as many dealership employees. Reynolds and Reynolds is partnering with the Nova Scotia Automobile Dealers Association (NSADA) to develop new F&I forms in an effort to help dealers ... [Read More]

6 email marketing tips for auto dealers

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Thursday, Jul. 16, 2015, 01:12 PM
Lisa Kember , Rgnl Development Dir., Constant Contact
If done properly, email marketing is more effective than any other marketing channel available. And automotive dealers have the number one ingredient that makes email so effective at driving response — valuable information. But it’s not enough to just provide ... [Read More]

Premium sports cars buck July residual trends

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Thursday, Jul. 16, 2015, 01:04 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
July residuals are showing trends similar to those seen this past spring: larger models continue to out-perform the car segments. Auto Remarketing Canada took a look at value retention data for 4-year-old vehicles from Canadian Black Book, which showed truck ... [Read More]

AutoCanada joins SiriusXM Canada’s used vehicle program

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Thursday, Jul. 16, 2015, 12:51 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It was announced this week that AutoCanada has joined a number of other Canadian dealer groups who have adopted SiriusXM Canada’s pre-owned vehicle program. Just last month, the growing OpenRoad dealer group also joined the satellite radio program for used ... [Read More]

Canadian Black Book enters lead-generation game

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Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2015, 01:05 PM
Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
Sixty to 70 percent. That’s the varying statistic of visitors on the Canadian Black Book website that say, during its evaluation process, they’re interested in purchasing a vehicle in the next month. That’s according to the Brad Rome, CBB’s president, ... [Read More]

Cassels Brock to dole out $45M in damages to GM class-action dealers

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Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2015, 01:39 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
A final ruling has been made in the class-action lawsuit filed against General Motors of Canada in regards to actions taken to close dealerships amid the economic downturn. With that, the claims against GMCL have been dismissed. That said, Justice Thomas ... [Read More]

June auction price trends defy seasonality

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 02:12 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Wholesale price movement this past month didn’t follow the expected seasonal trends in the lanes, instead spiking by almost 1 percent. The ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG, has been updated and shows the index rose after ... [Read More]

Dent Wizard launches Ding Shield Drive

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2015, 01:19 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Automotive reconditioning company Dent Wizard International has launched a service plan for dealerships that acts as a way for service departments to connect with customers. The company has taken Ding Shield — already sold in dealership F&I offices — and ... [Read More]
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