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
March CPO Sales See Double-Digit Spikes
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Though many automakers and dealers are still struggling to supply their certified pre-owned programs as quality pre-owned vehicles remain hard to find in this tight supply environment, a few European automakers have seen certified sales soar since 2014 got underway. ... [Read More]
Canadian Class Action Launched Against GM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
General Motors is under fire from both Canada and the U.S. as investigation into its recalls involving ignition switch defects — which includes more than two million GM vehicles worldwide — continues. Specifically, the defect affects 235,855 vehicles in Canada, ... [Read More]
AutoCanada Adds 4th Winnipeg Dealership to Lineup
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
General Motors of Canada has given AutoCanada Inc. the green light on a new dealership investement, marking the company’s fourth dealership in Winnipeg. AutoCanada Inc. is expanding their dealership count with the acquisition of a Cadillac Buick GMC dealership, which ... [Read More]
Driving Business with Referrals
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
When a shopper walks on to the lot, you and your sales team start working for that potential buyer. But is that buyer working for you once he or she leaves with a new ride? James Hayes, co-founder of mobile ... [Read More]
Scenes from 2014 Auto Remarketing Canada Conference
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Did you make the pics? Photos from the 2014 Auto Remarketing Canada conference have hit the Web. The 2014 ARC Conference wrapped up at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto last week with over 600 attendees, including dealers, automaker executives, ... [Read More]
Mercedes-Benz Canada to Debut Updated Retail Identity with New Quebec Store
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz Canada broke ground on a new dealership in Quebec this week that will serve as a debut to what the company is calling “the new Mercedes-Benz retail corporate identity,” where black with silver accents will be the theme of ... [Read More]
Enterprise Expands Car-Sharing Footprint
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada Co. has broadened its reach in the rapidly growing car-sharing business. The company revealed this week it has purchased Toronto-based AutoShare CarSharing Network Inc. "This acquisition reflects our longtime commitment to offering sustainable transportation options throughout ... [Read More]
NAAA Convention to Join with NRC in ’16
Auto Remarketing Staff
The National Auto Auction Association has reached an agreement with Cherokee Automotive Group, publishers of Auto Remarketing Canada and sister publication Auto Remarketing, to combine its annual convention with CAG’s National Remarketing Conference, beginning in the fall of 2016. The ... [Read More]
‘Beware’ of Negative Equity Fallout
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
After any recession, the level of subprime consumers is bound to grow. And interestingly, this trend, on top of a few other market factors, has created a “perfect storm” of sorts for the expansion of indirect financing on subprime auto ... [Read More]
Building a Social Media Strategy
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Social media: how important is it really? Auto Remarketing Canada chatted with Roger Dunbar, vice president of marketing at TRADER Corp., to get the skinny. You might be surprised at some of his responses, which include contending that social media ... [Read More]
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