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
NSADA, Reynolds focused on F&I doc standardization
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
It was announced last week that 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 simplify and smooth F&I transactions. As part of the partnership, ... [Read More]
Carfax reports now available on Carpages.ca listings
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Vehicle shopping website Carpages.ca announced this afternoon it has partnered with Carfax Canada in an effort to create a better online shopping experience for used cars. Now, buyers on the site will be privy to complementary Carfax Vehicle History Reports from ... [Read More]
Toyota takes home most Vincentric Best Value in Canada awards
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Toyota, Lexus and Ram received top brand honors in this year’s Vincentric Best Value in Canada awards. Announced late last week, Toyota took home the title of Best Value Passenger Vehicle Brand, while its luxury arm, Lexus, received the Best ... [Read More]
XSELLERATOR DMS coming to Ford & Lincoln dealerships
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Quorum Information Technologies Inc. announced this week its XSELLERATOR dealer management system will soon be available for Ford and Lincoln dealerships in Canada. The company has entered into agreements with Ford and its DMS integration technology partner, Oxlo, in an ... [Read More]
Dilawri REIT completes $75M initial public offering
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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