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
Canadian car shoppers looking for their favorite ride, but will settle on ‘practical’
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoTrader’s Top Vehicles of 2023 research shows that Canadian car shoppers are still optimistic, reflected by search rates for luxury vehicles. However, actual completed transactions show a preference for utility. This year, Canadians were plagued by high cost-of-living and vehicle ... [Read More]
Fisker adds 2 new executives for Canada, US
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Electric vehicle maker Fisker is ramping up its North American executive team, adding leaders in its Canadian and U.S. operations. Wolfgang Hoffmann is the new country manager for Canada, and Amira Aly has joined as vice president of sales, for ... [Read More]
VinFast drivers now have access to FLO’s EV charging network
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Drivers of VinFast vehicles in Canada now have another option for charging solutions. Electric vehicle charging company FLO is now equipped to provide charging services for Canadian drivers with VinFast EVs, and gives them access through FLO’s network of public ... [Read More]
Wholesale vehicle prices in Canada show largest drop of 2023, fall over 6 times historical average
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Wholesale vehicle price declines in Canada accelerated last week, with the larger segments seeing an over 3% drop. According to Canadian Black Book weekly wholesale data, prices fell for the week by an average of 1.56%. Cars were down by ... [Read More]
Syngrafii’s e-signature platform integrates Trulioo identity document verification
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
E-signature solutions company Syngrafii is working to ramp up its identity verification capabilities and provide their customers more ease in the process through a new partnership with Trulioo identify document verification. Trulioo’s identity document verification tool is now integrated into ... [Read More]
Depreciation in used-car prices slows down last week
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Wholesale vehicles price drops lessened a bit last week, with an average decline of 0.38%, says Canadian Black Book. CBB data shows car segment prices dropped by 0.23%, while pickups and SUVs prices fell 0.53%. This continues a trend of ... [Read More]
Audi Canada president adds VW Group Canada leadership position to title
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Audi Canada president Vito Paladino has a new title to add to his LinkedIn profile as he takes on a role leading Volkswagen Group Canada, as well. Paladino, the new president and CEO of VW’s Canadian arm, will now be ... [Read More]
CBB 2023 Retained Value Awards reflect high used-vehicle values
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Used-vehicle prices have been falling from highs seen in March of last year, but Canadian Black Book’s 2023 Best Retained Value Awards show values in the market remain elevated. Analysis around the awards also shows a first for battery electric ... [Read More]
SCI Lease Corp. to support leasing program for VinFast EVs in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
SCI Lease Corp. has new options for Canadian consumers looking to lease, through a new partnership with Vietnamese automaker VinFast. SCI now offers Canadians a leasing program for VinFast electric vehicles, growing the automaker’s presence in the country. VinFast already ... [Read More]
AutoTrader Canada’s new Pivot tool uses augmented reality to bring 3D visualization to online car shopping
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
AutoTrader.ca is partnering with London Dynamics for a new online car shopping “experience” using a three-dimensional, 360-degree vehicle viewing process, allowing shoppers to explore vehicles from every angle. The new AutoTrader Pivot tool is described as a “game-changing immersive and ... [Read More]
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