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
Unifor, Stellantis reach tentative agreement, ending all strike action
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
After a contentious negotiation process culminating in a strike that only lasted hours, Canadian union Unifor has reached a tentative agreement with the last of the Detroit 3 in negotiations, Stellantis. This follows ratifying pattern agreements with both Ford Canada ... [Read More]
OpenRoad campaign furthers EV education in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad Auto Group, British Columbia’s largest dealer group, has launched a new campaign that aims to create a “hub” where car shoppers can learn more about electric vehicles. The “Electrified” campaign launched in conjunction with Zero Emissions Day in September. ... [Read More]
Canadian Black Book debuts new retail market data insight tool
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian Black Book has launched a new product that aims to make it easier for automotive professionals to drill down and benefit from retail market data. CBB said Pulse is a visualization tool whose capabilities can help dealers, fleet managers ... [Read More]
WEINS Auto Group recognizes 50th anniversary with celebration, donations to community
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
WEINS Auto Group recently held a celebration to recognize the dealer group’s 50th anniversary in the Markham, Ontario community. Don Valley North Toyota, the dealer group’s flagship store, posted a video on YouTube highlighting the event and showcasing highlights from ... [Read More]
EVs gaining momentum in Canada; still face infrastructure, adoption concerns
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Canada is positioning itself as not only an electric vehicle supplier, but also a supplier of the materials needed to make the batteries that power these vehicles. Canada and Ontario governments are working in partnership with Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials ... [Read More]
NBA, Clutch team up for marketing partnership to tip off new basketball season
Auto Remarketing Editor Joe Overby
Clutch is now the official online car retailer of the National Basketball Association in Canada, with the 2023-24 NBA season beginning Tuesday. The two announced this week a multiyear marketing partnership, and the collaboration began with an “interactive fan event” ... [Read More]
PODCAST: PAVE founder & co-CEO Steve Southin
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Auto Remarketing Canada correspondent Sarah Rubenoff makes her hosting debut on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, where she talks with PAVE founder and co-CEO Steve Southin. Sarah and Steve talk artificial intelligence and its role in the development of PAVE’s platform, ... [Read More]
Canada, Ontario governments move forward with plans for EV battery plant
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada and Ontario governments are working in partnership with Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials Canada to welcome a new manufacturing plant to the Loyalist Township capable of producing components crucial to electric vehicle battery production. To be made at the plant ... [Read More]
Survey shows Canadians may need more education around EV ownership
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Despite innovation in the electric vehicle market, Canada’s electrical infrastructure still has a long way to go before it can support a majority of EVs on the road. And there might be another element holding back EV growth here, as ... [Read More]
CBB gauges movement in last week’s wholesale vehicle prices
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Used-vehicle prices in Canada’s auction lanes fell by almost a quarter percent last week, with the car and truck valuation movement more in balance than prior weeks. Overall wholesale prices fell by an average of 0.22%, according to Canadian Black ... [Read More]
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