Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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
Canada Drives restructures business operations, will end online car-buying service
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As part of a restructuring of its business operations, Canada Drives will no longer offer online car-buying, and will instead focus on its services that allow consumers to sell their vehicle online and obtain auto finance approval online. Canada Drives ... [Read More]
Holman adds VP of sales for Canadian fleet & mobility division
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Holman has named a vice president of sales for its Canadian fleet and mobility division, hiring Eric Attias for the role. Attias’ most recent post was as head of underground mining operations for Toromont Cat, which is one of Catepillar’s ... [Read More]
Though still elevated, Canadian wholesale vehicle prices ease for 3rd straight month
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
February marked the third straight month of year-over-year declines in wholesale vehicle prices in Canada, according to analysis around the latest Used Vehicle Retention Index from Canadian Black Book. The index came in at 157.9 for the month, which was ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive to end sales at Manheim Edmonton auction
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Cox Automotive is ending physical auction sales at its Manheim Edmonton location, the company told Auto Remarketing on Wednesday. The last public sale at the auction will be March 25 and the final commercial sale is March 30. The company ... [Read More]
Dealer groups: Ride Automotive adds 2nd US store; Sonic opens new concept store in Nashville
Auto Remarketing Staff
Canadian dealer group Ride Automotive has made its second U.S. acquisition, purchasing Marin Mazda in San Rafel, Calif., from Michael Glasser The acquisition announced by Performance Brokerage Services, which advised on the deal. Ride Automotive, which includes two Kia stores ... [Read More]
How Canadian used-car values fared to begin March
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
March began with Canadian wholesale vehicle values falling 0.18%, which is in line with the average movement for same week of 2017-2019, according to Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights report for the week ending March 4. For the last full ... [Read More]
CARFAX Canada rolls out History-Based Value for dealers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
CARFAX Canada kicked off March by launching History-Based Value, a vehicle valuation model designed to adjust automatically for the unique history of each vehicle. CARFAX Canada updates History-Based Value every seven days. The company made this product available for dealers ... [Read More]
PODCAST: EBlock CEO Jason McClenahan returns to show
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
EBlock CEO Jason McClenahan joined the show from NADA Show 2023 in Dallas in late January for a discussion about how the digital wholesale platform connects land and technology, how EBlock is investing in both, plus wholesale market trends and ... [Read More]
AutoCanada buys paintless dent repair provider
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada announced an acquisition Tuesday that can help strengthen the retailer’s service and repair operations. The company has purchased DCCHail, which is a Canadian paintless dent repair company that specializes in insurance claim management and fixing vehicles damaged by hail. ... [Read More]
Vehicle aftermarket tech startup WeeL raises $750K in funding
Auto Remarketing Editor Joe Overby
Toronto-based WeeL, a tech startup in the automotive aftermarket space, announced a $750,000 (CAD) round of funding on Wednesday, marking its first external fundraising. WeeL began with at-home vehicle maintenance in the Greater Toronto Area and is now raising capital ... [Read More]
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