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
Turo study: Canadians struggling with financial burdens of car ownership
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Almost since it was invented, the car has been a symbol of freedom, allowing its owner to hop in and go where he or she pleases. But according to the latest benchmark study from car-sharing marketplace Turo, that perception might ... [Read More]
HGreg sniffs out a marketing opportunity with pizza-scented car air freshener
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
There’s nothing better than that new-car smell – unless it’s the aroma of a freshly-baked pizza. So, what if you could get that tantalizing scent in your car even when you’re not bringing a pizza home? Well, you can do ... [Read More]
CBB reports note tariff impacts on Canadian used-car market
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The 25% U.S. tariff on imported vehicles and Canadian reprisals weren’t in place in March. But the threat of those tariffs and the expectations of consumers, automakers and dealers were already making a tangible impact on the Canadian used-car market ... [Read More]
Wholesale Express launches new brand identity, Ontario expansion
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Wholesale Express has a new look. The Canadian B2B digital marketplace specializing in vehicle auctions has launched a new brand identity, which the company said marks “a major milestone” in its evolution. In a news release, Wholesale Express said it’s ... [Read More]
Safe-Guard to assume administration of Subaru Canada protection products, including CPO
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Subaru Canada and Safe-Guard Products International announced a multi-year partnership this week that’s designed to broaden the automaker’s vehicle protection programs throughout Canada. As part of the partnership, Safe-Guard — which is a platform provider of private-label protection products in ... [Read More]
AutoVerify integrates CARFAX Canada data into traffic conversion tools
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoVerify and CARFAX Canada have teamed up for a partnership designed to help dealers provide more accurate vehicle valuations and create a better experience for car shoppers. The collaboration integrates CARFAX Canada’s vehicle valuation capability into AutoVerify’s traffic-conversion tools on ... [Read More]
Axis shareholders to vote on going private as subprime lender gets set to shut down
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Axis Auto Finance has already gone out of business, but dissolving the company is going to take more time. The Mississauga-based direct-to-consumer subprime lender will hold a meeting May 30 to ask shareholders to approve a special resolution to complete ... [Read More]
Autocorp.ai teams with CBB to automate dealership inventory matching
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Autocorp.ai has partnered with Canadian Black Book to launch a new tool to help Canadian dealerships identify vehicles that fit their customers’ financial situation. AVA MatchBook provides automation designed to match lender approvals with dealership inventory to save time and ... [Read More]
HGreg earns CADA Award nomination for business innovation
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
When it comes to awards, it seems HGreg is already having a banner year. The Québec-based dealership group announced this week it has been nominated for a 2024 Laureate Award in the Business Innovation category. The award, presented by the ... [Read More]
Small decline in Canadian used-car wholesale market as tariffs take effect
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The U.S.’s long-awaited — and feared — 25% auto tariff is in effect, and at least for the moment, its effect on Canada’s used-car wholesale market has yet to be seen. A week after posting its first increase in three ... [Read More]
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