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
Declines in wholesale prices defy historical seasonality
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Over the past two weeks, most vehicle segment Canadian Black Book tracks saw declines that went against seasonal norms. During the work week ending on Aug. 12, wholesale values continued to fall above seasonal rates, with an average drop of ... [Read More]
New EV supply stockpile may be sign of ‘growing pains’ for Canadian market
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
OEMs continue to pump out new electric vehicle models, and supply of some of the legacy models is backing up as new-car inventory continues to expand slowly but surely.
Although Canadian consumers are leaning toward smaller vehicles due in part to high prices and interest rates, as well as gas prices and environmental concerns, there could be a shift in the near future.
With the rise of electric SUVs becoming more commonplace, this could help ... [Read More]
PAVE, Turnyn partner to drive acquisition, appraisal efficiency
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Vehicle inspection platform PAVE is partnering with dealer vehicle acquisition platform Turnyn. The partnership is designed to “revolutionize the vehicle acquisition and appraisal process,” in an effort to increase efficiency, condition insight and pricing accuracy, PAVE says. “The collaboration between ... [Read More]
Subaru Canada, Leave No Trace commit to planting 10K trees
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Subaru Canada and Leave No Trace are teaming up to help preserve and protect Canadian parks and wilderness. These conservation efforts will be centered around planting a total of 10,000 trees in conjunction with Subaru’s third year of its Adventure ... [Read More]
AutoCanada strategy tied to selling more used vehicles faster, with less inventory
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
With revenues climbing from a year ago, AutoCanada chairman Paul Antony and his team dove deep on how various operational initiatives have pushed the publicly traded dealer group.
These initiatives, including selling more pre-owned cars while keeping less inventory in stock, were supported by “robust market conditions,” said Antony during a call to announce and analyze AutoCanada’s second-quarter operating results.
"New light inventories have begun to replenish, and this coupled with high demand following the pandemic supply constraints has resulted in [Read More]
CBB wholesale index reflects consumer trend toward smaller vehicles
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Wholesale vehicle prices fell by over 1% year-over-year in July, continuing a slow march down from March 2022 highs. More specifically, the Canadian Black Book Index tracking auction prices dropped by 1.4% from July 2022. The monthly drop was slight, ... [Read More]
CPO record streak from Hyundai Canada reflects OEM, dealer focus on quality, certified vehicles
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Demand for quality used vehicles is up across the country. There’s nowhere this trend is more evident than in the certified pre-owned vehicle market.
July marked the 11th consecutive month where Hyundai Canada set a record CPO sales tally for the respective month. And June was the program’s best month ever, as it moved 1,940 CPO units.
Through July, year-to-date sales are ... [Read More]
Drive Festival coming this fall to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
This September, more auto enthusiasts than ever are expected to come out for the third annual Drive Festival. Coined as Canada’s “preeminent outdoor automotive event,” the festival will be held at the Canadian Tire Motorsport park in Bowmanville, Ontario from ... [Read More]
High demand for sedans; used inventory levels expected to rise
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
AutoTrader’s newest Price Index Report for Canada reflects growing consumer intent-to-buy and an industry still plagued with supply issues. In an effort to further drill down into the index results and what they mean for the Canadian pre-owned market, Auto Remarketing Canada connected with AutoTrader analysts.
According to Baris Akyurek, vice president of insights and intelligence at AutoTrader, the index reveals some “interesting variations” in ... [Read More]
AutoTrader research shows consumers still planning to purchase amid economic concerns
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoTrader’s newest Price Index Report from Canada paints a picture of strong consumer demand and low inventory — an environment the industry has become familiar with since 2022’s historic price highs. Supply continues to be a challenge, with prices rising ... [Read More]
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