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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

Dealer news: OpenRoad’s new brand; 3 in a row for HGreg; Ontario Ford Dealers partners with The Royal

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, 09:44 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
There’s a new look on Canada’s open road. OpenRoad Auto Group has unveiled a new brand identity — OpenRoad Auto — which the dealership group said comes with updated mission and vision statements that reflect its evolution and “commitment to ... [Read More]

AutoCanada expands collision repair operation with Edmonton acquisition

Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, 04:38 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada added to its collision repair business with the acquisition of Doug’s Place Strathcona, a single-shop collision and refinish repair facility in Edmonton, Alberta. The dealership group said its new addition, which will be rebranded as ACX Doug’s Place, complements ... [Read More]

Australian dealership giant to acquire majority stake in CanadaOne

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 09:16 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CanadaOne Auto will soon have a new majority owner. The dealership group has entered into an agreement in which Australia’s Eagers Automotive Limited will acquire a 65% ownership interest in CanadaOne and its affiliated entities based on an overall enterprise ... [Read More]

Go Auto grows again with its fourth dealership acquisition of 2025

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, 09:15 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Go Auto keeps going. And growing. The Edmonton-based dealership group has added another store in Western Canada with the acquisition of Heninger Toyota in Calgary from the Gibson family. The store, which will be renamed Macleod Trail Toyota, gives Go ... [Read More]

Carfax Canada-ISB Global integration adds another weapon in battle against fraud

Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2025, 09:59 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Carfax Canada is extending its reach in fighting VIN fraud. The provider of vehicle history reports is expanding its partnership with ISB Global Services, an information services firm that serves insurance companies, to integrate Carfax’s VIN Scan capability into ISB ... [Read More]

J.D. Power exec named new CEO of PAVE as co-founder moves into advisory role

Monday, Sep. 29, 2025, 11:40 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
PAVE’s co-founder is stepping down as CEO, and a J.D. Power executive is stepping in. The Toronto-based provider of artificial intelligence-powered vehicle inspection technology said Kenny DellaPorta has been appointed CEO, while co-founder and current CEO Brian Steinhauser transitions to ... [Read More]

Grand opening event celebrates EBlock’s first ‘omnichannel experience center’

Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025, 12:49 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
EBlock celebrated its new “omnichannel experience center” in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a grand opening event. The company called last week’s event “a significant milestone” in its commitment to deliver “an evolved and seamless approach” to wholesale vehicle transactions by ... [Read More]

Clutch adds former Carvana executive to help scale its online used-car business

Thursday, Sep. 25, 2025, 10:11 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A Canadian online used-car retailer is adding an executive who had a hand in the explosive growth of a U.S. counterpart. Richard Ball, who led Carvana’s inspection operation from 2016-2022, has joined Clutch as chief production officer. Clutch said Ball ... [Read More]

CFLA selects Meridian OneCap’s Swandel as its new board chair

AutoCanada Announces Board Appointments
Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2025, 09:49 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Hugh Swandel, president of Meridian OneCap Credit Corp., has been named the new chair of the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association. The association introduced its new leader during its 2025 annual conference, held last week in Swandel’s hometown of Winnipeg. ... [Read More]

Service visits rising as Canadians keep vehicles longer in face of high car prices

Tuesday, Sep. 23, 2025, 09:49 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As car prices rise, so do trips to the repair shop. That correlation was illustrated neatly by J.D Power’s latest research, which showed dealership service department visits at their highest level in four years. The J.D. Power 2025 Canada Customer ... [Read More]
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