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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Explaining lead deterioration & performance-based marketing for dealerships
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 02:02 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AutoWeb / UsedCars.com president and COO Dan Ingle tackled ... Listen Here
Navigating used-car inventory management with John Ellis of Agile Auto
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 01:58 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Agile Auto founder and CEO John Ellis acknowledged inventory ... Listen Here
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here

Cox Automotive sells Canadian operations of Dealertrack, VinSolutions, Dealer.com, Xtime and KBB to TRADER

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Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 03:04 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
TRADER Corp. said Thursday it is acquiring Dealertrack Canada from Cox Automotive’s Canadian retail business, along with the Canadian operations of VinSolutions, Dealer.com, Xtime and Kelley Blue Book. The company said most Canadian Cox Automotive Retail employees will likely move ... [Read More]

AutoCanada buys 2 collision centers in Toronto area

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Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, 02:52 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Just nine days after its most recent acquisition, AutoCanada said Tuesday it has purchased two luxury collision centers in Scarborough, Ontario: Excellence Auto Collision Silver Star and Excellence Auto Collision Midwest. Excellence Auto been in the greater Toronto area for more ... [Read More]

HeyAuto aims to create online ‘ecosystem’ for car owners and auto dealers

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Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, 01:29 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Brent Lane, who is the CEO and founder of HeyAuto,  a new Canadian online transaction platform for vehicle buyers, is looking to “build solutions for car owners” — and dealers, for that matter. The car purchase — which can be the second- or ... [Read More]

AutoCanada continues acquisition plan, buys collision center in Saskatoon

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Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, 01:52 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada said Monday it has acquired Kavia Auto Body in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The purchase of the collision center, which has been open for nearly 40 years and is an SGI Elite collision center, is AutoCanada’s fifth acquisition in the past ... [Read More]

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]

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