SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
Acquisition of Key Auto Group adds to FFUN
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:27 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Key Auto Group is now in on the FFUN. The FFUN Group announced it has acquired Key Auto Group, a deal that adds four auto dealerships and a collision center to the Saskatoon-based dealership group. The deal includes three stores ... [Read More]
Dealers fight compressed profit margins with ‘customer-centric F&I’ centered on ‘advising, not selling’
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:27 AM
Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
Canadian dealers, franchised and independent, are facing a volatile supply environment and compressed profit margins across multiple fronts. And more than ever, add-ons and F&I offerings are integral to dealership bottom lines. When done well, the business office often drives ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale market’s gentle slide becomes a plummet as February begins
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 11:06 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As the calendar turned to February, the gentle decline of Canadian used-vehicle wholesale values turned to a steep dive. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report found the market down 0.71% for the week ending Feb. 7, a sharp contrast ... [Read More]
Dealers, OEMs bracing for ‘foundational, irreversible transformation’ of Canada’s auto industry
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 11:06 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Big changes are coming to the Canadian auto industry. In fact, a new report from KPMG says it’s already happening. Facing an uncertain environment in trade, the overall economy and the automotive markets, Canada’s automotive industry is acting rather than ... [Read More]
GM finishes job, ends 2025 as Canada’s top EV seller
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, 11:55 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
General Motors Canada finished what it started. After the automaker’s rise in electric vehicle sales took it to the top spot among EV sellers for the first half of 2025, GM Canada announced it was No. 1 for the full ... [Read More]
CBB Index’s January rise a ‘reprieve’ as expected slower year begins
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, 11:50 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A month after a market correction led to its largest drop in a year and a half, Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index went the other way in January. The index inched upward 0.4 points to 133.5 points to ... [Read More]
AutoTrader listings available on ChatGPT platform through new integration
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, 04:59 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Artificial intelligence is the latest wave in the automotive world, and AutoTrader is diving right in. AutoTrader has launched an integration with ChatGPT, which the company said makes it the first Canadian vehicle marketplace directly available on the popular AI ... [Read More]
Nearly 1 million Canadian vehicles have open recalls, Carfax Canada data shows
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, 12:10 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Almost 1 million vehicles on Canadian roads are operating with unrepaired recalls, according to data generated by Carfax Canada’s vehicle history reports. Unfixed recalls are very common, the company said. They can include issues such as malfunctioning airbags, electrical problems ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale used-car market’s slide slows
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 09:07 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian wholesale used-vehicle values continued falling during the week ending Jan. 24. But the fall was a much gentler one than those of recent weeks. According to Canadian Black Book’s Market Insights report, wholesale prices dropped 0.28%, well below the ... [Read More]
Sale of Chicago Toyota store the latest step toward AutoCanada’s U.S. exit
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, 12:28 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada’s move out of the U.S. continues with the sale of Toyota of Lincoln Park in Chicago to Murgado Automotive Group. The Edmonton-based dealership and collision repair group said the deal is worth $11.2 million in cash for goodwill and ... [Read More]
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