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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Dilawri Group completes land acquisition from REIT in $54 million deal
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) announced it has completed the sale of a dealership property known as the Kennedy Lands in Markham, Ontario, to a member of the Dilawri Group. The $54 million sale was agreed to in ... [Read More]
Credit relief gives AutoCanada added flexibility during financial restructuring
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In the midst of a financial restructuring, AutoCanada announced an amendment to its senior credit facility. In a news release, the struggling dealership group said the move offers “additional covenant headroom” during the covenant relief period, which runs through Sept. ... [Read More]
CBB report shows slower decline for wholesale market last week
Auto Remarketing Staff
A week after the Canadian used wholesale market dropped by nearly half a percentage point, the decline for the week ending Sept. 21 was not quite so steep. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights reported the market fell by 0.34% ... [Read More]
AutoCanada’s RightRide plan: Close 7 stores, bring rest back to subprime roots
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada has taken the next step on what it hopes is the road to recovery with the restructuring of its RightRide division. The dealership group said the adjustments to its used-car/subprime finance operation include closing seven unprofitable locations — more ... [Read More]
Go Auto looks to continue its expansion in Canada & south of the border
Alysha Webb, Correspondent
Go Auto plans to continue to grow and the dealership group is interested in acquiring franchises in Western Canada, the dealership group’s president Phil Abram told Auto Remarketing Canada. But it is also eying further expansion in the United States, he said.
“Acquisitions are always challenging to forecast in terms of exact timelines, but I can say that we are always looking for ... [Read More]
Ford again leads the way in Vincentric’s Best CPO Value in Canada awards
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Ford was the big winner as Vincentric announced the results of its seventh annual Best Certified Pre-Owned Value in Canada awards. The Blue Oval claimed a total of seven awards — two at the brand level and five model awards ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale market trends up for first time in 2.5 years
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
One month is a data point. Two months is … a trend? For the second month in a row, Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index was up from the previous month, registering at 136.0 for August. That’s an increase ... [Read More]
AutoCanada begins financial ‘realignment’ with sale of 2 Alberta dealerships
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada’s quest to return to financial stability has begun. The Edmonton-based dealership group said Wednesday it has sold two of its Stellantis stores in Alberta – Ponoka Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Ponoka and Airdrie Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram on ... [Read More]
AutoLeap announces integration with parts distributor Worldpac
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoLeap, a cloud-based auto repair management software provider, announced an integration with wholesale OEM replacement parts distributor Worldpac speedDIAL, providing access to Worldpac’s catalog through AutoLeap’s shop management software. The integration allows AutoLeap users to search for and order parts ... [Read More]
Toyota Canada donates $100,000 for school breakfasts; Subaru extends initiative to celebrate the outdoors
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
At the start of the school year, Toyota Canada is helping make sure students get their days off to a good start. The automaker donated $100,000 to Breakfast Club of Canada’s nationwide movement to increase access to quality school breakfast ... [Read More]
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