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SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here

Go Auto buys 1st US stores, acquiring Mercedes & Toyota dealerships in Washington state

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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, 09:17 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Another Canadian dealer group is making moves in the United States. Canada’s Go Auto, a family-owned dealer group based in Edmonton, has made its first U.S. acquisition, announcing Wednesday it has purchased Washington state’s Mercedes-Benz of Bellingham and Toyota of Bellingham. ... [Read More]

Automotive Ventures adds Trader Canada executive as advisor

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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, 02:20 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Automotive Ventures has added Trader Canada executive Paul Whitworth as an advisor, the company said Monday. Whitworth’s experience also includes helping to develop the Retail Solutions business unit at Cox Automotive as well as co-founding AutoPoint, working as an original ... [Read More]

Element Fleet Management announces CEO succession plan

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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, 02:05 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Element Fleet Management president and CEO Jay Forbes will retire on May 10 when the company hosts its annual general meeting, and Laura Dottori-Attanasio will succeed him, Element said Monday. Dottori-Attanasio, who has been with the Canadian Imperial Bank of ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale vehicle prices continue downturn to start 2023

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Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, 03:05 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Though not as significant as the prior week’s decline, wholesale vehicle prices in Canada continued their downturn in the second week of 2023. According to the latest Market Insights report from Canadian Black Book, wholesale prices fell 0.41% for the ... [Read More]

First year-over-year drop in Canadian used-car values in 29 months

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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, 05:00 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
29 months. That’s the last time there was a year-over-year decline in Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index. That is, until last month. The index reading of 157.6 was off 0.7% from November and down 0.6% from December 2021, ... [Read More]

Sym-Tech completes acquisition of SSQ, expanding Quebec footprint

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Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, 02:55 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Sym-Tech Dealers Services announced Friday that it has completed its purchase of SSQ Dealer Services. The deal to acquire SSQ from Beneva Group was initially announced in November. SSQ provides vehicle protection products and services to dealers in Quebec, giving ... [Read More]

Wholesale vehicle prices in Canada continue downturn as 2022 closes

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Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, 03:04 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Wholesale vehicle prices in Canada finished 2022 with a steeper decline than what’s typical for the final week of the year, according to the Market Insights report released Tuesday by Canadian Black Book. Specifically, there was a 0.44% decline in ... [Read More]

CDK partners with Hyundai Canada on digital retailing, DMS

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Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, 03:42 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CDK Global announced last month that it was chosen to be the exclusive digital retailer partner for Hyundai Auto Canada and a preferred technology partner for DMS at the company’s 200-plus Canadian stores. Implementation of the partnership began in November. ... [Read More]

DriveItAway mobility platform expands footprint to Canada

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Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, 04:38 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
DriveItAway, a U.S.-based mobility platform that offers vehicle subscription-to-purchase services, is expanding to Canada. The company has partnered with Ontario-based Legacy Auto Credit, a dealership offering in-house leasing and auto financing to credit- and debt-challenged customers. “For decades Legacy Auto Credit ... [Read More]

How Canadian wholesale vehicle values fared in November, early December

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Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, 04:15 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Good news for the Canadian used-vehicle market: Prices are considerably steadier, according to Canadian Black Book, which released its Used Vehicle Retention Index for November on Friday. Specifically, the index came in at 158.7 for the month, relatively steady with ... [Read More]
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