Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
OMVIC Charges Dealer For Curbsiding, Other Offences
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council announced Wednesday that it has brought curbsiding charges against a Toronto-area group who was also allegedly selling vehicles without disclosing previous accident damage. The group – 2141212 Ontario Corporation, operating as Monterey Auto Repair ... [Read More]
Online Auction for Repossessed Vehicles Hits the Canadian Market
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
RepoDepo, which for 25 years has been one of the largest suppliers of repossessed vehicles across Canada, has launched RepoDepoDirect.ca. RepoDepoDirect.ca, a national live online auction exclusively featuring quality repossessed vehicles, offers dealership used-car buyers an advanced view of RepoDepo’s full ... [Read More]
Over 430 Dealers Join Campaign Against Distracted Driving
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian automotive dealers have had it with distracted driving and are taking a stand this month. More than 430 dealerships are participating in the Auto Dealers Against Distracted Driving campaign throughout March, inspired by a countrywide campaign to increase attention ... [Read More]
AR Canada Conference Partners With Make-A-Wish Canada For Premier Event
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
In order to celebrate the success of the Canadian used-car industry, the Auto Remarketing Canada Conference, presented by CarProof, is throwing a “Celebration of Success” party — bound to end the upcoming event with a bang. And what’s one of ... [Read More]
TRADER To Host Webinar On Mobials ReviewMii Platform Integration
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In January, TRADER Corp. announced an agreement with Mobials, which allows dealership websites using the Mobials ReviewMii platform to include their customer reviews within the autoTRADER.ca marketplace. And ReviewMii officially launched on autoTRADER.ca this past Wednesday. The ReviewMii tool that ... [Read More]
February Continues Ford, Japanese Trade Trends
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Anyone who has read one of Dealertrack Technologies’ TradeTracker Used-Vehicle Market Reports in the last few months won’t be surprised by what they see, once again, on top of the appraisal charts. The Ford F-150 remains the top overall most-appraised ... [Read More]
February Sales Results Reflect Growing CPO Market
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
With the certified pre-owned market growing at a rapid rate across Canada and the U.S, the majority of February CPO sales results were a good indicator growth is not slowing anytime soon. For example, over at Audi, Elankum Vairavanathan, manager ... [Read More]
Minivans Buck Wholesale Price Trends
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Though used-car prices fell slightly last month and most vehicle segments saw month-over-month declines, minivans continued to see impressive price increases. According to the latest RVI Market Update, the RVI Used-Vehicle Price Index fell by 4 percent from December, while ... [Read More]
AIA Canada Announces Resignation of President & CEO
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Automotive Industries Association of Canada — the national trade association representing the automotive service and repair industry — announced this week its president and chief executive officer will leave the association on May 1. Robert Pitt, chairman of the ... [Read More]
Majority Of Shoppers Aware Of Differences In Pre-Owned & CPO
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Just a mere decade ago, as CPO was emerging onto the market, most shoppers had little idea what the acronym stood for, let alone how these vehicles stood out from late-model used rides. Now, according to recent TRADER research, the ... [Read More]
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