Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
Ontario auto theft claims drop in 2025 but still near historical highs
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The total cost of auto theft insurance claims in Ontario were down significantly in 2025, according to data from Insurance Bureau of Canada. And yet, those costs are still historically high. IBC said losses from Ontario’s auto theft claims dropped ... [Read More]
CarGurus gets up to speed in multi-year partnership with NASCAR Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CarGurus bills itself as Canada’s top-rated car-shopping app, and now it’s picking up speed. The platform for buying and selling vehicles has joined with NASCAR Canada as the auto racing circuit’s newest presenting partner and the official automotive marketplace of ... [Read More]
Carfax Canada, OMVIC offer tips to spot odometer rollbacks and other used-car scams
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
When it comes to a used vehicle’s odometer, what you see isn’t always what you get. Carfax Canada has joined the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council to warn used-car buyers to be vigilant for odometer tampering, noting it identified 20,642 ... [Read More]
JD Power finance study finds dealers eager to do business with lenders that act as partners
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The role of an auto lender is growing as affordability concerns continue to loom as a top concern for potential car buyers. According to JD Power’s 2026 Canada Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study, dealers now expect lenders to have a more ... [Read More]
Car values hold steady while trucks sink in Canadian used wholesale market
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Was it a good week or a bad week? Well, that depends on what kind of vehicles you’re looking at. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report showed the Canadian wholesale used-vehicle market down 0.21% for the week ending May ... [Read More]
Partnership brings TransUnion credit report into Autocorp platform via dealer-initiated soft pull
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It’s frustrating for both the customer and the dealer when a deal is made only to hit a snag when financing becomes an issue. A new partnership between Autocorp.ai and TransUnion Canada aims to keep that from happening by helping ... [Read More]
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... [Read More]
Canadian used wholesale market’s March bubble deflates in April as CBB index drops
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The spring bump of March didn’t last long. Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index followed that month’s gentle 0.3-point rise with a larger fall in April 2026, dropping 1.7 points to 130.8. That’s down 6.8% from April 2025. “As ... [Read More]
New AutoCanada CFO arriving this summer
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada’s Samuel Cochrane will be able to hand off the chief financial officer’s responsibilities to another executive in a couple of months. The dealer group on Thursday announced the appointment of Mike Woodward as its next chief financial officer, a ... [Read More]
Euro Auctions’ five Canadian auctions come together under new United Auctions banner
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Five Canadian auction companies are coming together to form a united entity. Michener Allen Auctioneering, Jardine Auctioneers, North Toronto Auction, Weaver Auctions and Coast2Coast Collector Car Auctions — all owned by Euro Auctions Group — are now part of United ... [Read More]
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