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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

Auction prices rise more than expected in July

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Prices at auction were on the way up in July — more so than expected on a seasonal basis. That’s according to the ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG, which after being updated for July showed an ... [Read More]

CarProof offering free VHRs due to open recall rate in Manitoba

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The industry has seen more recalls in the past two years than ever before, leaving open recalls and consumer safety a major issue. Since early 2014, more than 10 million Canadian vehicles have been affected by manufacturer recalls. Cars are ... [Read More]

AutoCanada sees over 75% increase in Q2 revenue

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
AutoCanada held its second-quarter conference call on Friday, highlighting an impressive boost in revenue and gross profit — perhaps a direct result of the company’s aggressive acquisition strategy over the past year and into 2015. Revenue from existing and new ... [Read More]

Potential credit crisis coming for Canada’s oil regions

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
As the prices for oil continue to drop dramatically, this larger economic trend may begin to affect lenders in the auto space and beyond. A recent study from TransUnion asserted consumers and lenders should expect “sharp increases” in credit and ... [Read More]

OMVIC investigation results in curbsiding conviction

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council reported recently it has caught another curbsider, or business acting as a motor vehicle dealer without registration. This is a violation of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, and Zhijun Wang of Toronto was recently ... [Read More]

July marks strong month for luxury CPO sales

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
July was a solid month for certified pre-owned sales, with one luxury automaker notching its best month ever, and multiple OEMs breaking July records, as well. First up, Porsche Approved CPO sales reached an all-time monthly record in July, with 154 ... [Read More]

Canada aligns vehicle emissions standards with US

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Harper Government announced a plan to align the country’s emission regulations with the U.S. in an effort to cut down on air pollution from vehicles and gasoline. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq made the announcement last week, noting the new ... [Read More]

TRADER, CBB end vehicle listing business relationship

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Two high-powered industry names — TRADER and Canadian Black Book — have decided to part ways in light of a failure to agree on contract renewal details related to online vehicles listings. When the time came to negotiate a new ... [Read More]

NHTSA consent order unlikely to affect FCA’s Canadian residuals

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Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
Fortunately for Canadian dealers, the recent agreement between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States is not expected to have any sort of negative market impacts for the brand in Canada. That’s according ... [Read More]

Dealers, law firm to appeal ruling in GM Class Action

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Auto Remarketing Canada learned this week that the dealers who lost a class-action suit against General Motors of Canada Ltd. — the results of which were announced earlier this month — will appeal the ruling that GM did not did not breach any ... [Read More]

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