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How AI can improve repossessions with Geoff Weathersby of SVR Tracking
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 06:02 PM
Artificial intelligence helps individuals and businesses in many ways nowadays. Can AI help to sharpen the repossession process, too? Geoff Weathersby thinks so. The chief operating officer of SVR Tracking explained how on the Live Stage presented by SYNC Auto ... Listen Here
Talking titles with Dave Spencer of Vitu
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 04:35 PM
Some folks might consider title work the most boring part of automotive. Well, on the Live Stage presented by SYNC Auto Logistics at Used Car Week 2025, Vitu vice president of national sales Dave Spencer explained how exciting — and ... Listen Here
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here

Plummeting sale rates at Canadian auctions point to ‘tough 6 months ahead’

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:57 AM
Andrew Friedlander, Associate Editor
At Canadian auto auctions, October ended with a thud. A sale at an auction was very much an exception last month, according to Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights reports, as the average monitored auction sale rate plummeted below 30% ... [Read More]

OpenRoad’s new road leads to Ontario with acquisition of NewRoads dealerships

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:53 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad Auto has turned on to a new road — one that leads to Ontario. The Richmond, B.C.-based dealership group announced it has acquired a majority share in NewRoads Automotive Group in what OpenRoad called a “strategic merger,” significantly expanding ... [Read More]

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

Top 10 locations for vehicle theft
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]
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