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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

AutoTrader report: Canadian used-car market steadies, but uncertainty ahead

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 10:56 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Three quarters through a year of uncertainty, the Canadian used-vehicle market has finally reached … well, OK, there’s still uncertainty. But according to the latest analysis from AutoTrader, the market is steadier than it’s been since the beginning of 2025. ... [Read More]

Sale rates remain low at Canadian wholesale auctions

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 09:35 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A week after Canadian auctions posted their lowest conversion rate of the year, sales improved — but not by much. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report for the week ending Oct. 25 showed an average monitored auction sale rate ... [Read More]

As Antony moves out, CFO Cochrane moves in as AutoCanada’s interim CEO

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 12:51 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Having taken his final bow two months ago, Paul Antony has bowed out. The now-former AutoCanada executive chairman has stepped down from that role as chief financial officer Sam Cochrane takes the reins as interim CEO. Cochrane joined AutoCanada as ... [Read More]

Proposed law targets auto theft with stricter bail, tougher sentencing rules

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Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 10:40 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
With auto theft representing an ongoing concern throughout Canada, the federal government aims to do something about it. Its latest step in that direction is the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, legislation introduced in Parliament that would strengthen bail and ... [Read More]

In Canadian wholesale car market, prices are steady while sales rates vary wildly

Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, 10:38 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Wholesale vehicle prices in Canada continued to decline last week, though at a slightly less steep rate than the week before, with most segments showing less than a $100 change. Sales rates, however, showed much more volatility. That’s according to ... [Read More]

Northern Roads acquires Canada’s oldest Toyota dealership

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 10:26 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Northern Roads Auto Group is now the proud owner of Canada’s oldest Toyota dealership. The Niagara Falls-based dealership group has acquired Bill’s Toyota in Fort Erie, Ontario, from the Pasincky family, which founded the business in 60 years ago, according ... [Read More]

Go Auto’s cybersecurity plan: awareness, training, continuity

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, 09:20 AM
Andrew Friedlander, Associate Editor
For big companies in big cities, cybersecurity is a big concern. Just ask Jaguar Land Rover, whose factories are still shut down following an incident last month, or Google and Salesforce, victims of a recent data breach. And, of course, ... [Read More]

Creating value and trust through CPO programs

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 10:18 AM
Andrew Friedlander, Associate Editor
Ken Tape understands the value of a certified pre-owned program to a dealership. The general manager of Windsor Chrysler in Windsor, Ontario, knows CPO can draw customers and reassure them about the value of a used vehicle, as well as ... [Read More]

Toyota dominates CBB retention awards as Tacoma extends record win streak

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, 11:11 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Much is uncertain in today’s world, especially in the automotive markets. But when it comes to vehicles that hold their value the best, you can bank on the Toyota Tacoma. When Canadian Black Book announced its 2025 Best Retained Value ... [Read More]

Dilawri’s new Genesis ‘experience’ is brand’s first standalone store in BC

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, 09:34 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dilawri’s newest dealership stands alone. Indeed, Genesis Downtown Vancouver, now open for business, is the first standalone Genesis dealership in British Columbia and the province’s first facility built to the brand’s Genesis Retail Experience standard. In a news release, Dilawri ... [Read More]
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