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
AutoCanada Acquires Quebec’s Flagship BMW & MINI Stores
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada Inc. announced Wednesday it has received approval from BMW Canada to purchase an 85-percent interest in the assets, including land and building, of Auto Boulevard St. Martin Inc. Auto Boulevard owns and operates BMW Laval and MINI Laval in ... [Read More]
7-Point Hike for Manheim Canada Used Price Index
Auto Remarketing Staff
The October reading of the Manheim Canada Used Vehicle Value Index was 7 points stronger than the year-ago level and almost 5 points higher than September’s index, according to an analysis provided by Manheim this week. Among the individual segments, ... [Read More]
TradeTracker: Q4 Begins With Only 1 Deviation from Recent Appraisal Trends
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
One adjective summarized the latest Dealertrack Technologies TradeTracker Used Vehicle Market Report: consistent. There was only one deviation in the trends for the past month, the past three months and year-to-date when Dealertrack highlighted both the top five vehicles overall appraised ... [Read More]
European Automakers Post Strong October for CPO
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
As certified pre-owned results start coming in for October, it is apparent that European automakers are bucking the seasonal sales softening trends often seen during this time of year. Audi Canada, for example, achieved its best October ever for CPO. The ... [Read More]
Report: Canadian Used-Car Prices Have Reached ‘Peak’
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Scotiabank revealed some good news for dealers and those buying in the lanes this Halloween morning. According to Scotiabank’s Global Auto Report, used-car prices appear to have “peaked” in Canada and have started falling, in part due to rising supply ... [Read More]
Canadian Loan Penetration Drop Not Worrisome to GM Financial
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
General Motors Financial posted across-the-board growth in North American loan originations during the third quarter, but loan penetration in Canada was down by over 10 percent from the second quarter. As of the end of September, Canadian loan penetration as ... [Read More]
Finding Your Own Unique Path to Success
Richard Macdonald, RPM Solutions
I’m a passionate guy. Aside from the obvious loves of my life (my children, wife and family), I’ll admit that I’m one of those guys that loves his job — engaging in the game of the used-car sales industry. I also love ... [Read More]
Policaro Family’s Marketing Win & New BMW Store
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
It’s been a busy few weeks for the Policaro Automotive Family, which on top of adding another dealership to its franchise network, also recently won a global dealership contest for marketing innovation. The Policaro Automotive Family, who runs franchises in Brampton ... [Read More]
Toyota Celebrates 50 Years in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It has been 50 years since Toyota entered the Canadian marketplace. A half a century ago, Toyota granted a distributorship agreement to Canadian Motor Industries, Ltd., which would later become Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI). The following year, TCI would sell ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Adds Another Toronto Store
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Continuing its stream of acquisitions for the year, AutoCanada Inc. announced this week it has purchased Toronto Dodge Chrysler Ltd, which owns and operates a Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership located in Toronto. The dealer group received approval from Chrysler ... [Read More]
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