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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Car Nation Canada Opens Pre-Owned Superstore
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Car Nation Canada, a dealer group with stores across Southwestern Ontario, has launched its ninth location and third non-franchise dealership — and the store has a specific mission: remarketing the dealer group’s trade-ins. What’s being coined as a pre-owned supercenter, Car ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Canada Names 10 New Star Dealers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Canada has chosen its class of 2015 Star Dealers. Ten dealerships across the country were recognized with the designation this year, which highlights stores' accomplishments in the area of new and pre-owned sales, service and parts, as well as ... [Read More]
Auction Prices Spike By Almost 1% In November
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
After dropping a bit in October, wholesale prices were on the way up again this past month. The ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG, shows that auctions prices rose by an average of 0.9 percent from October ... [Read More]
OTDA Launches December ‘Wishmaker’ Initiative
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Ontario Toyota Dealers Association decided to celebrate the holiday season by granting a wish a day for the first 24 days of December. Coining it as the Wishmaker, OTDA plans on giving back to 24 Ontarians who were nominated ... [Read More]
Who’s Got The Keys To Your Digital Dealership?
Duncan Cochrane, Strathcom Media
There needs to be balance in data ownership. The dealer should own both their physical inventory and their digital inventory, as well. It’s that time of year when late-season models are blown out, Canadians retreat inside to watch American Football, and ... [Read More]
Honda Canada Launches Airbag Safety Campaign
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Honda Canada Inc. announced this week it is launching a Safety Improvement Campaign in Canada to replace the driver’s front airbag inflator in certain 2001 through 2010 Honda and Acura vehicles. The airbags in question were designed by Takata, and ... [Read More]
RBC Auto Finance Chooses 2 New Leaders
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
RBC Automotive Finance has picked two new executives to head up national accounts and sales. RBC management told Auto Remarketing Canada the company has chosen Dale Jeffery to lead national accounts, and Wendy Carroll has been appointed to national head ... [Read More]
Regulation: What Should You Be Looking Out For?
Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
In a business with an ever-growing amount of regulation to abide by, you may, at times, feel a bit overwhelmed with the number of rules to be followed to do business legally. Fortunately, there is a wealth of knowledge and ... [Read More]
Canada-Wide Class Action To Address Takata Airbag Defects
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Days after Toyota and Honda announced they are calling for a coordinated industry-wide joint initiative to independently test Takata airbag inflators that have been the subject of recent recalls, the Merchant Law Group announced it is launching Canada-wide class action ... [Read More]
TradeTracker: F-150 Still On Top
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The results of November’s Dealertrack Technologies TradeTracker Used Vehicle Market Report remain relatively on point with the year’s trends. The Ford F-150 remains the top most-appraised vehicle and top most looked-at domestic vehicle by domestic owners for the month of ... [Read More]
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