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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
Matt Rice
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

As dealership service departments surge, Lexus Downtown says ‘hand off’ is key

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, 01:46 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Service departments have always been a crucial part of franchised dealers' businesses and used-car inventory pipelines. And this year, this reality has been pushed to the forefront with a boom in the service industry’s market value in Canada. According to ... [Read More]

Weekly wholesale vehicle prices show largest drop in 18+ months

Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, 04:24 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In September, Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index increased sequentially after three months of declines. Last week, however, Canadian wholesale vehicle prices reached a milestone of a different sort. The 0.56% drop marked the most significant decline in used-vehicle ... [Read More]

Service departments bounce back, provide dealers opportunity for big profits, customer trust

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Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, 03:14 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
The vehicle service market is on the rise in the automotive industry, according to new research from J.D. Power. The recently released 2022 Canada Customer Service Index shows that as vehicle owners in Canada transition to a “post-pandemic world” and ... [Read More]

AutoVerify buys Car Media 2.0

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Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, 03:30 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoVerify announced it has purchased Car Media 2.0, which provides vehicle inventory imaging services to dealers. With shoppers expecting to be able to get detailed interior and exterior vehicle imagery online, this move “enables AutoVerify to help dealers provide this type ... [Read More]

AutoCanada’s acquisition of North Toronto Auction sign of changing wholesale, retail landscape

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Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, 02:45 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
From franchised dealerships and collision centers to independent stores and now auctions, AutoCanada has been on the acquisition path this year. Its latest purchase marked the publicly traded dealer group’s first foray into the wholesale industry. AutoCanada recently announced its ... [Read More]

Vincentric honors ‘Best CPO Value in Canada’ winners

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Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, 03:26 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Vincentric spotlighted its 2022 Best CPO Value in Canada Awards last week, and standing out from the pack were Toyota and Hyundai. Both took home four model-level wins as well as one brand award apiece, with Toyota earning top marks ... [Read More]

Upgrades to ADESA Canada, TradeRev marketplaces designed to drive efficiency

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Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, 02:02 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
KAR Global announced upgrades in Canada last week that are designed to make processing Assurance claims and arbitration more efficient for its ADESA Canada and TradeRev marketplaces, and allow bulk checkout for purchases on these online platforms. With the enhancements, ... [Read More]

Dilawri dealers sweep inaugural J.D. Power Dealer of Excellence Program in Canada

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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, 02:55 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
J.D. Power has launched its J.D. Power Dealer of Excellence Program in Canada, and sweeping the inaugural list of honorees is the Dilawri Group, whose Markham Honda, Dixie Mazda, Acura North Toronto, Volkswagen de Sources and Audi Queensway stores were ... [Read More]

Canada Drives lands $10M in equity funding

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Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, 02:26 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Online car shopping and delivery platform Canada Drives said Thursday it has closed another $10 million (CAD) in equity funding from existing strategic investors. This follows a $40 million funding round in June from goeasy Ltd. Canada Drives, which has ... [Read More]

AutoCanada acquires North Toronto Auction

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Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, 09:42 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In the past 60 days, AutoCanada has acquired a franchised dealership, a large independent store and a collision center. Late on Tuesday, the company announced it acquired an auto auction by making a deal to get North Toronto Auction, a ... [Read More]
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