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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here

AutoCanada Increases Floorplan Facility to Make Way for Expansion

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
It’s been a big week for AutoCanada. In time with the company revealing it is in the process of adding eight new dealership to its lineup, the dealer group also recently announced it has increased its floor plan credit facility ... [Read More]

New Hyundai Canada Leader Takes the Reins

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Donald Romano takes the reins at Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. today as its new president and chief executive officer. The former chief operating officer is replacing Steve Kelleher in the leadership position, who elected to retire at the end of ... [Read More]

AutoCanada In Process of Adding 8 Dealerships to Lineup

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada gave an update today on what’s in its acquisition pipeline, revealing a series of purchases that have the potential to make the company over $400 million in extra annual revenue. The company announced today that it has signed a ... [Read More]

4 Reasons This Is the Time to Be In the Buy-Here, Pay-Here Business

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Mark Dubois , Dealer Performance and Consulting
Buy-here, pay-here and lease-here, pay-here financing has seen significant growth in popularity in Canada during the past few years. In the United States, there are approximately 28,000 dealers providing this form of financing to customers.   These dealers understand that BHPH ... [Read More]

Canadian Dealerships See Record 2013 Sales

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Canadian dealers are on a roll as new-vehicle sales continued to rise in the first quarter of 2014. New light-vehicle sales climbed 0.9 percent during the  quarter, as dealers moved forward from 2013's record-breaking numbers, according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants ... [Read More]

Pricing: HGreg.com Versus CarMax

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A big name in the used-vehicle business in the U.S. and Canada — HGreg.com — has found a new way to relate to one of its biggest competitors. The website is now offering buyers a “Compare with CarMax” button, providing ... [Read More]

Go Auto Takes Spring Promotions a Step Further

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Promotional sales. Almost every dealership has them. Their purpose? To spark more deals and bring more customers onto the lots, of course. But Edmonton-based Go Auto is changing the game a bit. The dealer group has launched a sizeable auto ... [Read More]

Expanded Access to Information Changes Car Shoppers’ Expectations

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
As the ways to absorb content continues to expand — social media, mobile offerings, new review sites and more — new ways to access information will continue to influence the average consumers’ car buying expectations. In fact, Shawn Vording, director ... [Read More]

Mazda Canada Picks Xtime for Service Retention

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In this tight supply environment, the service department becomes an invaluable tool for securing trade-ins to feed dealership’s used and CPO departments. Now, Mazda Canada dealers have a new tool to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty through the service department. ... [Read More]

Wholesale Prices Even Out in March

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Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
After rising 0.4 percent in February, wholesale prices remained flat in March, slowing the consistent auction price spikes seen in 2013. The ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG, was flat after being adjusted for seasonality, and wholesale ... [Read More]

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