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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

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

Brown & Brown secures assets of DealerMax
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]

Canadian used-car retail sales market fares better than new

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Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
The retail auto industry in Canada has experienced significant turmoil since early 2020 when COVID hit, both in the new and used markets. Pile on economic shutdowns, production challenges, short new and used inventory, price hikes, and more, and you ... [Read More]

CBB launches Retail Listings Visualization dashboard

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Auto Remarketing Staff
On Monday, Canadian Black Book introduced a Retail Listings Visualization dashboard for the Canadian auto industry that gives its clients into such statistics as vehicle portfolios, brand penetration, in-market and out-of-market sales, and certified pre-owned optimization. Additionally, the dashboard allows ... [Read More]

Amid ongoing supply constraint, buyers & sellers in Canadian wholesale market ‘trying to figure things out’

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Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Although digital remarketing was on the rise before COVID, many in the industry still preferred the in-lane process and physical auction sales.  Then the pandemic hit. And the economic shutdown was soon to follow. With the closing of auctions’ physical ... [Read More]

HeyAuto, Privacy4Cars partner to help dealers remain compliant, amid growing consumer protection laws

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Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Cars are becoming more connected. And with that comes challenges around how this new technology works. Plus, the need for effective and auditable solutions to meet growing regulatory requirements around connectivity technnology to protect consumers has never been higher. That’s why ... [Read More]

Most pressing trends in Canadian auto finance market for 2023

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Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
In the auto finance world, things are surely changing rapidly. Prices for new- and used-car inventory were finally coming down a bit in late 2022, perhaps bringing more buyers into buy or “just look” during the holiday season.  Axis Auto ... [Read More]

Dealer groups: AutoCanada amends credit facility; Lithia adds to Canadian footprint

Florida & Texas choose new dealer association leaders
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
This dealer group roundup includes news from two retailers with footprints in both the U.S. and Canada. Starting with Edmonton-based AutoCanada, the company said Monday it has amended its credit facility, which has also been extended to April 15, 2026. ... [Read More]

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