Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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
ADESA Index Shows ‘Substantial’ Used-Price Decline
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Auction prices in Canada have remained mostly consistent in 2014 with slight fluctuation, but July told a bit of a different story, according to the ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index. The index, powered by ALG, fell substantially after being ... [Read More]
Carfinco Expansion Lead to Q2 Gains
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Carfinco Financial Group Inc. announced its second quarter results last week with record results. The company highlighted a record $54 million in loan originations for the quarter, a 19.6 percent increase over last quarter and a year-over-year increase of 26.9 ... [Read More]
Dealer-Auction.ca Offers New Arbitration Policy for Buyers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealer-auction.ca is ramping up its arbitration policy in an effort to offer more protection for Canadian buyers. Manheim Canada’s online marketplace recently announced the launch of their new arbitration process for customers buying vehicles on the Web, using the U.S. ... [Read More]
AutoCanada to Continue Acquisition Initiative
Josh Hyatt, Staff Writer
The momentum on the acquisition front continues to develop for Canada’s largest publicly traded dealer group. AutoCanada just announced across-the-board financial growth in its second-quarter conference call last week, and it has already added to the mountain of acquisitions made ... [Read More]
AMVOQ Reveals CPO Program For Independent Dealers
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
With rumors of expanding used supply on the horizon, as well as more palatable used-car prices, The Used Car Dealers Association of Quebec, known as AMVOQ, (Association des Marchands de Véhicules D'occasion du Québec), is launching a certified pre-owned program ... [Read More]
TRADER to Launch Dealer-to-Dealer Online Auction
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
TRADER Corp. is entering the online auction ring with its new product TRADER Exchange. The new dealer-to-dealer auction tool gives TRADER’s dealer customers a way to wholesale vehicles without leaving the portal they have used to retail units to customers ... [Read More]
Are You Getting Your Fair Share Of The Used-Car Market?
Richard MacDonald , RPM Solutions
Ninety percent of a successful used-car dealer’s time, money, energy and efforts typically go into the processes that take place before a customer ever contacts the dealership: buying, reconditioning, photography, etc. When I was in sales, many years ago, my ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Used Retail Sales Revenue up Nearly 10%
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada announced its second-quarter results late last week, showcasing a same-store used-vehicle retail revenue increase of 9.9 percent. The group also made their largest acquisition to date by acquiring the Hyatt Group of Dealerships in Calgary while also adding their ... [Read More]
VW & Mazda CPO Sales Continue to Soar
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
As July CPO sales results come in, one luxury European automaker and a program launched in 2012 led the pack, with sales soaring year-over-year. Both Volkswagen Canada and Mazda Canada have seen strong certified sales every month this year and ... [Read More]
Park Avenue Audi VP Talks Best Practices
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
To get a bit more insight into what makes a Groupe Park Avenue dealership tick, Auto Remarketing Canada chatted with David Webber, vice president and general manager of Park Avenue Audi in Brossard, Quebec. This interview was part of the ... [Read More]
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