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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here

BCAA launches peer-to-peer used-car marketplace

Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2024, 10:51 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Consumers are no strangers to using peer-to-peer marketplaces but are a bit leery when it comes to using those platforms to buy cars, according to a survey from the British Columbia Automobile Association. With that in mind, the group has ... [Read More]

OpenRoad Group comes clean to bring Tommy’s Express Car Wash to Canada

Thursday, Jun. 13, 2024, 12:15 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad wants to clean up your act. Or at least your car. The dealership group, which operates 36 locations in the Vancouver metro area, Ontario and Washington state in the U.S. has created a new division: OpenShine, which is bringing ... [Read More]

Auto Remarketing Canada’s 2024 Remarketing’s Under 40 honorees

Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024, 11:34 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian auto industry, be it retail, remarketing or finance, is full of young leaders who have achieved massive success at an early age. Cherokee Media Group is excited to honor many of those individuals in this year’s Remarketing’s Under 40 ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale vehicle values at lowest level since 2021

Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024, 10:57 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The decline of Canadian wholesale used-vehicle values continues to accelerate. The latest evidence is in Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index for May, released this week. CBB’s data showed the index at 137.6, down 2.0% from the previous month ... [Read More]

CADA partnership offers theft recovery system to dealerships

Ottawa hosts National Summit to combat auto theft.
Thursday, Jun. 6, 2024, 11:07 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian Automobile Dealers Association is taking a step toward helping dealers battle the rising threat of vehicle theft. CADA is teaming with Kudelski IoT to provide a comprehensive solution powered by RecovR under the newly launched CADA 360 Security ... [Read More]

Biggest vehicles take hardest fall in Canadian wholesale values

Thursday, Jun. 6, 2024, 10:40 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As the old saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. That was the case last week in the Canadian wholesale used vehicle market, as the largest vehicles took the biggest tumble in value. Prices for the overall ... [Read More]

AutoCanada to transition to new CFO

AutoCanada to transition to new CFO
Tuesday, Jun. 4, 2024, 10:20 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Azim Lalani has resigned as chief financial officer of AutoCanada, effective June 30, the company announced. Lalani, who joined the Edmonton-based dealer group in March 2023, cited personal reasons for leaving, and will be relocating to Vancouver. AutoCanada said he ... [Read More]

What to expect at expos: Canada’s Used Car Week

What to expect at expos: Canada’s Used Car Week
Friday, May. 31, 2024, 09:53 AM
Jennifer Sanford, Sanford Marketing Group
Canada. Land of Canuks, mickeys, double doubles and a 25-piece patio set (IYKYK). It’s also the home of one of the continent’s finest industry events, Canada’s Used Car Week (CUCW). Held in Toronto, this year’s conference will take place June ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale values show slower decline

Canadian wholesale values show slower decline
Thursday, May. 30, 2024, 10:48 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report for the week ending May 25 showed a slower rate of decline than recent weeks, as Canadian wholesale prices fell by 0.23% following a 0.38% drop the week before. Only one segment recorded ... [Read More]

OpenRoad buzzing about its new rooftop beehive

OpenRoad buzzing about its new rooftop beehive
Tuesday, May. 28, 2024, 10:45 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad Group is generating plenty of buzz these days. In honor of World Bee Day, May 20, the British Columbia-based dealership group established a rooftop beehive at its BMW Langley location in the Vancouver area. OpenRoad said the hive, which ... [Read More]

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