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
How One Generation Changed The Marketing Game
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
When asked how the millennial generation has changed the game for automotive dealers, Michael Wyant, general sales manager at Vaughn Wyant Automotive Group, said dealers are basically playing a whole different sport. “There are so many ways to reach out ... [Read More]
The Skinny On Supply: More Used Vehicles on Horizon
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Though the industry is under the impression there is going to be a bit more supply in the lanes this year, analysts are also talking about the “theoretical” nature of the upcoming move. Josh Bailey, editorial director at Canadian Black ... [Read More]
Hyundai Auto Canada Chooses Xtime For Service Scheduling
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Hyundai Auto Canada has chosen customer retention solutions company Xtime as its exclusive online service scheduling provider. The automaker reported the integration is designed to help dealers attract and retain service customers. “Hyundai has a long history of adopting the ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Purchases Airdrie Chrysler
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada Inc. announced this week it is continuing a string of recent acquisitions with the purchase of Airdrie Chrysler. The company said Wednesday it reached an agreement to purchase the operating assets of North Hill Motors Ltd., the company which owns ... [Read More]
CarProof Hires New VP To Raise Consumer Awareness
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CarProof Corp. — the lead sponsor of next week’s Auto Remarketing Canada Conference — announced it has added a new exec to its leadership team. Karim Hemani will be filling the role of vice president, consumer vertical. The company said ... [Read More]
Relaunched Land Rover CPO Program Gaining Steam
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
One year ago, Jaguar Land Rover Canada relaunched its Land Rover Approved Certified Pre-Owned brand. In April 2014, this program joined the Jaguar Approved CPO business that Farouk Giga, national manager of certified pre-owned at Jaguar Land Rover Canada, said ... [Read More]
Report: 31% of Calgary Used Vehicles Have Accident History
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CarProof released data Wednesday that may prove interesting to both consumers and dealers alike. When taking in trade-ins, Calgary dealers might want to take note of the following: According to CarProof data, almost one in three used vehicles have been in ... [Read More]
Canada to Sell GM Stock to Goldman Sachs
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian government announced on Monday that is has entered an agreement to sell all of its remaining shares, totaling more than 73 million, of General Motors Co. common stock. The unregistered block trade, between the Canada GEN Investment Corporation, ... [Read More]
Meet Mazda Canada’s New CPO Manager
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Mazda Canada recently promoted a new CPO manager to run the automaker’s certified program that has been reporting sales increases consistently since relaunching in 2012. Kevin Yeoh has been chosen as the automaker’s new manager of certified pre-owned and remarketing. ... [Read More]
March TradeTracker: Consistency Is Key
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealertrack Technologies’ monthly TradeTracker Used Vehicle Market Report has been released for the month of March, and the one thing you need to know from it is that customer desires appear to have remained relatively consistent for the last year. ... [Read More]
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