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
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
AutoShare completes integration process with Enterprise
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Toronto’s AutoShare will take on a new name Monday: Enterprise CarShare. AutoShare became part of the Enterprise CarShare network in 2014, and the aforementioned change is one of the final steps in the integration process after Enterprise acquired the company ... [Read More]
9 honored by AJAC as best new vehicles on road
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Auto dealers: Here are nine new cars you might want to begin focusing on in your sales department. The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada has released nine “Best New” category winners for 2016, including double wins for both Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. The ... [Read More]
Larger models leading market in retained value
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Canadians are turning toward the truck and SUV market more and more when looking for their next vehicle, a trend which in turn is helping keep retained value up for these segments. That, and of course, the ever-present reality of ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Toronto stores launch holiday toy drive
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
For the second year in a row, Mercedes-Benz Toronto corporate retail stores will be holding a toy drive which will run until Dec. 15. This year, all unwrapped toys collected will be delivered on what the company has coined “Santa’s ... [Read More]
Here’s how to take advantage of your OEM’s co-op program
Ian Cruickshank, Speed Shift Media
Marketing vehicles (or anything for that matter) can be broken down into four parts: message, creative, distribution channels and measurement. Of course, what is typically implied in all of this is execution and the money that fuels this execution. You ... [Read More]
Canada Drives plans to double dealer partners in 2016
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Canada Drives — which aims to help Canadians get car loans regardless of previous credit history and match up dealers and consumers — has been growing at a rapid pace since its launch in 2010, and the company has high ... [Read More]
Titan Certified engine, transmission testing comes to Canada
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
You have your vehicle history report and your safety inspection. That’s enough, right? The team at Titan Certified, which launched this past September in Canada, says “no.” The company refers to its transmission and engine inspection offering as a “DNA ... [Read More]
AutoCanada to acquire 417 Nissan, 417 Infiniti
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada Inc. announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the operating assets of 417 Infiniti Nissan Limited. The dealer group also reported it has reached an agreement to increase the size of its revolving credit ... [Read More]
GM Canada calls on government to play role in auto innovation
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
At a recent speaking event at the Canadian Club in Toronto, GM Canada president and managing director Steve Carlisle stressed the importance of the changing automotive sector — think electric vehicles, autonomous cars, vehicle sharing, car connectivity and more. Carlisle ... [Read More]
FCA Canada to re-enter leasing market
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
FCA Canada Inc. is returning to the leasing business through a partnership with Ontario-based SCI Lease Corp. The two companies will be offering a leasing option for shoppers on all FCA nameplates: Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Fiat and Alfa Romeo. ... [Read More]
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