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
Survey says Canadians care about safety, but confidence in safety features lags
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadians value vehicle safety. That much is clear, as the latest research from Volvo Car Canada found 81% of Canadians said safety ratings influence their purchasing decisions. But that’s not the end of the story. Volvo’s survey of 1,505 Canadians ... [Read More]
Canada’s Used Car Week celebrates 20 years
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It’s an emerald anniversary for Canada’s Used Car Week. This year’s conference is marking two decades of connecting Canada’s automotive industry. In honor of our 20th anniversary, we’re rolling out an upgraded, high-impact schedule — designed to maximize value with ... [Read More]
Otolane adds Click-Ins’ AI inspection technology to its auction platform
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A new partnership is putting artificial intelligence-powered inspections into Otolane’s auction platform. The Canadian digital wholesale auto auction has partnered with U.S.-based inspection technology provider Click-Ins, integrating its AI visual intelligence tech directly into the Otolane’s platform. The companies said ... [Read More]
Canada’s Used Car Week: By the Numbers
Auto Remarketing Editor Joe Overby
With Canada’s Used Car Week set to begin Tuesday in Toronto, below is a numbers rundown for the event, which is celebrating 20 years in 2025. For more information on Canada’s Used Car Week, visit canada.usedcarweek.biz. 75+ Speakers on the ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale used-car value decline picks up speed
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The decline in Canadian wholesale used-car prices is picking up speed. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report showed a drop of 0.35% for the week ending June 7, almost double the 0.18% decrease of the previous week and the ... [Read More]
Clutch opens Customer Hub to ‘bridge the gap’ between online and in-person
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Clutch now has a meeting place. The Canadian online used-car retailer has opened its first Customer Hub, a space in Cadillac Fairview Markville Mall in Markham, Ontario, that the company said “marks a significant milestone in Clutch’s mission to make ... [Read More]
Go Auto adds 2 more Vancouver-area dealerships to its fold
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Go Auto is definitely on the go. The Edmonton-based dealership group announced it has acquired two dealerships in Richmond, B.C., just two weeks after adding Downtown Kia in Vancouver to its portfolio. With the acquisition of Richmond Subaru and Kia ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale market ‘turns the corner’ as tariff frenzy cools
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian wholesale used-vehicle market’s tariff-fueled rise continued in May — but it might have hit a turning point as the month closed. While Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index inched upward by 0.1 points for the month to ... [Read More]
HGreg donates $55,000 to the Enfant Soleil Telethon for children’s health care
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGreg has again put its money where its mouth is. The Québec-based dealership group, which operates 49 locations in Canada and the U.S., donated $55,000 to the 38th Enfant Soleil Telethon, held Saturday. Enfant Soleil is a nonprofit that raises ... [Read More]
Marsim opens $30M new home for Hyundai, Genesis dealerships
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Marsim Auto Group has opened a new home for two of its three dealerships. The Toronto dealership group Thursday unveiled the new 40,000-square-foot facility of Toronto Hyundai and Genesis Yorkdale. In a news release, Marsim said the $30 million development, ... [Read More]
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