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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

EV merchandising startup Lyteflo receives $3 million in seed funding

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, 03:06 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Lyteflo’s seed has been planted. The new electric vehicle merchandising provider is has closed on $3 million in seed funding in an oversubscribed round led by Diagram, with participation from fellow Canadian venture capital firms Whitecap Venture Partners and Amplify ... [Read More]

CBB monthly index drops for first time since June

Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, 10:33 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
For the first time in six months, prices in the Canadian wholesale vehicle market dipped. Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index dropped to 135.7 in December, down 0.4% from 136.2 the previous month — ending a string of five ... [Read More]

OpenRoad to celebrate 25th anniversary with 25 grants to charitable organizations

Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, 10:32 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad Group is celebrating its 25th anniversary by giving. OpenRoad Foundation, the dealership group’s philanthropic arm, announced the launch of its 25 in 25 grant initiative for 2025, which will award 25 grants of $25,000 each – a total of ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale market decline slows in 2024’s final week

Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, 10:57 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The last week of 2024 brought an easing to the continued downward trend of the Canadian used-vehicle wholesale market. Values fell 0.21% for the week ending Dec. 28, according to Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report, a milder drop ... [Read More]

Big drop in Canadian wholesale vehicle prices as year comes to close

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, 10:55 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As the year nears its end, Canadian used-vehicle wholesale values keep dropping. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report showed the market sank by 0.64% overall in the week ending Dec. 10, almost twice the 0.33% decline of the previous ... [Read More]

AutoTrader data shows shift toward economy in Canadians’ vehicle choices

Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, 11:59 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadians seem to be feeling squeezed by economic pressures when it comes to their vehicles. AutoTrader’s year-end data on the most searched for and most sold vehicles on its platform shows Canadian consumers choosing vehicles that prioritize affordability, reliability and ... [Read More]

Survey shows demand for EVs slowing in Canada

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, 10:25 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Demand for electric vehicles in Canada seems to be powering down. Ernst & Young’s latest EY Mobility Consumer Index report shows Canadian consumers’ intent to purchase an EV has sunk 2% from 2023, even as overall vehicle purchase intent rose ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale market continues downward trend

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, 10:23 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian used wholesale vehicle market continued to trend downward last week, and at the same rate as the week before, according to Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report. Vehicle values fell 0.33% overall in the week ending Nov. ... [Read More]

Approval Genie program helps struggling Canadians make their car payments

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, 10:58 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Approval Genie has launched a new program to help Canadians in need keep their vehicles. In a news release, the auto finance company called its PaymentAssist Program “a bold move to further its commitment to empowering Canadians.” The initiative is ... [Read More]

Centennial College amps up auto tech training with required EV courses

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, 10:39 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Centennial College is amping up its auto technician training program’s emphasis on electric vehicles. Students starting the Centennial College School of Transportation’s Automotive-Motive Power Technician program will now be required to complete EV/hybrid courses as part of their training. In ... [Read More]
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