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
Site Offers Dealers Opportunity to Get Rid Of Aging Inventory
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
NewCarSellOff.com may not be a brand new site — first launched in 2012 — but it’s back with a new look and a few new tools to benefit dealers, says Rick Balkan, chief executive officer and president of the third-party ... [Read More]
May Marks Record Month for New-Car Sales
Auto Remarketing Staff
May’s new-car market notched a Canadian record, posting a new monthly sales record last month. The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association reported more than 195,000 new cars and trucks were sold across Canada last month. This number represents the best sales ... [Read More]
Kia Site Helps Dealers Lock Down CPO Inventory
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Last summer, Kia Canada Inc. announced a new online tool for dealers, feet and rental partners that has made acquiring used and certified pre-owned vehicles a bit easier. More specifically, Kia said in July that it had partnered with Web-based ... [Read More]
Quebec Benz Dealership Breaks Ground on New Facility
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Quebec’s Mercedes-Benz Rive-Sud broke grown on a new larger dealership facility at the same location that has been home to the store for more than 50 years. Tim Reuss, president and chief executive officer of Mercedes-Benz Canada, along with company ... [Read More]
Carfax to Offer Canadian Dealers Subscription Rates
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Carfax is ramping up their presence in Canada, with a redesigned vehicle history report for Canadian dealers as well as a subscription-based offering. Now, Canadian dealers can enjoy similar benefits to those U.S. dealers have been enjoying since 2011, through ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Picks New CFO
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada announced today it has chosen a new chief financial officer. Christopher Burrows has been picked for the position. Effective Sept. 1, Burrows will assume the role of vice president and CFO. As part of the transition, Jeff Christie, VP ... [Read More]
Priestner Will Stay On to Oversee Expanding AutoCanada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada announced Thursday it will be buying up more dealerships than expected over the next year — and the company will be expanding under the same leadership. The dealership group provided an update on acquisition guidance as well as announcing ... [Read More]
Blurring the Lines Between Wholesaler, Retailer & Consumer
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
As the buying and selling of vehicles becomes more of a digital process, the lines between wholesaler, retailer and consumer continue to blur. Cheryl Munce, chief executive consultant at ALTESO Inc. and panelist at the 2014 Auto Remarketing Canada conference, ... [Read More]
Mazda, VW Notch Record CPO Months in May
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
May brought with it another record month of certified pre-owned sales for two automakers. This past month, Mazda Canada, whose CPO program launched a short two years ago, notched its best month ever for CPO sales. The company sold 613 ... [Read More]
Civic Ousts F-150 As Most Appraised Vehicle
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
The Ford F-150 has been ousted from its spot as most appraised vehicle in Canada — a spot which it held from January through April. This May, the Honda Civic Sedan rose to the No. 1 spot, according to the ... [Read More]
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