SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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
Auto Remarketing Canada Needs Your Consent
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
If you count on Auto Remarketing Canada's news from the pre-owned auto industry hitting your inbox every week, take note! There is one step you will need to take to ensure you keep receiving the e-newsletter and digital magazine after ... [Read More]
OMVIC Warns Dealers $9,998 Car Ads Can Be ‘Misleading’
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Concern that advertisements for new cars under $10,000 may be misleading for consumers prompted The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council — which enforces the province’s Motor Vehicle Dealer Act and Regulations — to issue an open letter to Ontario’s dealers ... [Read More]
GM Canada to Modify or Replace Keys On Over 187K Units
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
General Motors Canada announced this week yet another recall for the GM brand, bringing the company’s total count for the year closer toward 50. In the company’s 44th recall this year — General Motors will rework or replace the ignition ... [Read More]
Wholesale Prices Push Down in May
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Though wholesale prices remain elevated, rates were on the way down in the lanes this past month. In May, the Manheim Canada Used Vehicle Value Index was down four points from April to sit at 98.9. Though rates are falling ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Adds 7 Stores to Lineup
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada announced this week it has purchased six dealerships from the Hyatt Automotive Group as well as a new Chrysler store in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They Hyatt acquisition includes Infiniti, Nissan, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi stores and two Hyundai dealerships, all of which ... [Read More]
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]
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