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
AutoCanada back with AutoTrader after year away
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada’s on-again, off-again relationship with AutoTrader is on again. The Edmonton-based dealership group announced it has finalized a national advertising partnership with AutoTrader.ca, Canada’s largest automotive marketplace. The agreement establishes a unified marketplace strategy throughout AutoCanada’s 64 Canadian franchise dealership ... [Read More]
Carfax Canada recommends car shoppers beware of used-car scams
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As spring arrives, many Canadians will be looking to buy used cars. But, Carfax Canada warns, they also need to look out. Used car scams such as re-vinning and odometer rollbacks create serious risks for Canadians, the vehicle history report ... [Read More]
Zanchin honors longtime “Car-Man” with scholarship to support future automotive professionals
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Zanchin Automotive Group is honoring a longtime employee with a scholarship in his name to help educate the next generation of automotive professionals. The Woodbridge, Ontario-based dealership group has established The “Car-Man” Charisma Automotive Award, named for Carmen “Car-Man” Scaglione, ... [Read More]
EY study shows Canadians becoming more wary of EVs as cost, charging concerns remain
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadians aren’t necessarily souring on electric vehicles. But according to the latest study from Ernst & Young, they are viewing EVs with a more cautious eye. EY Canada’s annual Mobility Consumer Index, which gauges consumer attitudes toward vehicle purchasing and ... [Read More]
HGreg earns kudos for market development chops
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGreg has been in growth mode, expanding beyond its Quebec roots. And the business community has noticed. The used-car retailer, which operates dealerships in Quebec and the U.S., was named as a finalist in the International Market Development category of ... [Read More]
Wholesale price slide narrows in Canada, with trucks & SUVs increasing
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Things are much calmer in the Canadian wholesale vehicle market. Or at least the price drops aren’t as steep. According to the weekly Market Insights report from Canadian Black Book released Tuesday, the decline in wholesale values slowed from 0.20% ... [Read More]
Wholesale vehicle value declines in Canada narrow last week
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The downward slope wasn’t as steep, but wholesale vehicle values still fell in Canada last week. And sales rates at auction remain inconsistent. That’s according to the latest Market Insights report from Canadian Black Book, which said overall wholesale prices ... [Read More]
AutoTrader set to launch ‘transformational’ new platform powered by AI demand infrastructure
Andrew Friedlander, Associate Editor
Jody Gill wants to be absolutely clear about one thing. AutoTrader’s new platform is not just an upgraded version of its predecessor. It’s not a refinement or a tweak. “It’s transformational,” said Gill, AutoTrader’s chief sales officer. “We’ve put more ... [Read More]
Integration allows Spinelli’s dealerships to battle identity theft with EEZE
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Spinelli aims to fight fraud with EEZE. The dealership group, which operates 10 locations in Quebec, has teamed with identity verification and AML compliance provider EEZE to integrate the EEZE platform into its stores. In a news release, EEZE said ... [Read More]
CBB report shows Canadian wholesale market warming as March begins
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It might still be awhile before spring arrives, but the Canadian wholesale used-vehicle market showed signs of warming as the calendar turned to March. In what Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report for the week ending March 7 called ... [Read More]
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