Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions
Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial
For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
NHTSA consent order unlikely to affect FCA’s Canadian residuals
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
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]
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]
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