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
Nissan Canada Reaches 100K Annual Sales Goal
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Nissan Group hit 100,000 new-car sales in Canada in a calendar year as of Nov. 13. This is the first time the company has met this goal since arriving in Canada. With this milestone comes a 27-percent year-over-year sales spike, ... [Read More]
Manheim Promotes New GM of Montreal Location
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Manheim appointed six new general managers this week, one of which will head up its Montreal location. As part of what the company calls “its continuing focus on developing talent and improving its customer experience," Christina St-Germain has been promoted ... [Read More]
Canadians Vote Honda & Toyota Tops For Quality
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
It seems the vehicle preferences of Canadians haven’t changed much in the last year, as the 2014 iteration of ALG’s Canada Brand Perception of Quality (BPQ) rankings look very similar to the 2013 edition. Once again, Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen are tops ... [Read More]
TRADER Exchange Launches In Ontario Market
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As of last week, Ontario dealers now have another choice when acquiring and selling inventory online. TRADER Corp. has officially launched its dealer-to-dealer TRADER Exchange platform to the Ontario market. The new online auction product launched last week with 230 ... [Read More]
Auction Prices Weakening This Fall
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
October — a seasonally weak month in the lanes — didn’t bring any surprises this time around. According to the ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, after being adjusted for seasonality, wholesale prices fell by an average of 0.2 percent ... [Read More]
Carfinco Reports Record Originations for Q3
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Carfinco Financial Group Inc. — who recently penned a deal to be acquired by Banco Santander for $300 million — announced its third quarter results today, showing record loan originations and low delinquencies. Highlights for Q3 included what company management ... [Read More]
SiriusXM Canada Subscriber Wins Her Wheels
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
SiriusXM Canada recently announced the winner of its summer Win Your Wheels contest. Bonnie Stimers, a resident of Peterborough, won up to $40,000 to use toward a new or used vehicle purchase. The contest, which was available to any customer ... [Read More]
Mazda Canada Offers Unlimited Mileage Warranty
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mazda Canada Inc. announced a move today that may help its franchised dealers in their quest for customer retention, loyalty — and, of course, more trade-ins. The company has launched a new unlimited mileage warranty, which puts an end to ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Reports Best Quarter Ever
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
After adding to its impressive acquisition lineup this year with the purchase of flagship BMW and Mini dealerships in Quebec, AutoCanada reported its best quarter ever as well as a few changes to its top management in light of recent ... [Read More]
CarProof Looking To Tackle All Aspects of Remarketing Biz
Sarah Rubenoff, Editor
With the recent announcement that the company will be entering the vehicle valuation market, it is evident CarProof has had a busy couple of years. Just last year, it jumped into the reconditioning market with its new RECON tool, and ... [Read More]
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