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
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]
Canadian Black Book enters lead-generation game
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
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
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
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]
Canadian dealers navigate lucrative export market
Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
Canadian dealers, especially in some of the country’s largest markets, nowadays find themselves in an interesting situation. They can put in all the work associated with the retail sale of a vehicle in their inventory to someone in their market. ... [Read More]
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