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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
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

Canada Drives lands $10M in equity funding

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Online car shopping and delivery platform Canada Drives said Thursday it has closed another $10 million (CAD) in equity funding from existing strategic investors. This follows a $40 million funding round in June from goeasy Ltd. Canada Drives, which has ... [Read More]

AutoCanada acquires North Toronto Auction

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In the past 60 days, AutoCanada has acquired a franchised dealership, a large independent store and a collision center. Late on Tuesday, the company announced it acquired an auto auction by making a deal to get North Toronto Auction, a ... [Read More]

Continued declines in Canadian wholesale vehicle prices

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It was another week of price slowdowns in the Canadian wholesale market, with overall values dropping 0.27% for the week ending Friday, according to the latest Market Insights report from Canadian Black Book. That compares to a 0.30% decline the ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale vehicle prices fall again

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It was another week of falling prices in the Canadian wholesale vehicle market. The overall market was down 0.30% for the week ending Sept. 23, steady with … [Read More]

AutoCanada continues M&A growth with purchase of Winnipeg used-car store

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In a move that it says broadens its Used Digital Retail initiative, AutoCanada has purchased independent used-car dealership Auto Gallery of Winnipeg. AutoCanada said the acquisition of the store, which also includes the underlying real estate, would bring in annual ... [Read More]

STEER adds Florida to market roster

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Facedrive Inc. has expanded its STEER EV electric vehicle subscription service to Florida, the company’s third U.S. market. STEER launched in Washington, D.C., in May 2019, and was acquired by Facedrive in September 2020. It expanded to Canada last year, ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: New wave of privacy regulations set to crash down on auto remarketing industry in Canada

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Andrea Amico, Privacy4Cars
This week, a monumental privacy regulatory change takes effect in Canada that will directly impact the remarketing operations of auto consignors and their suppliers — chiefly among them auto auctions, recovery agents, and vehicle inspectors, in addition to fleet, rental and ... [Read More]

AutoCanada talks investments in US dealerships

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Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
AutoCanada, the only publicly traded dealer group based in Canada, first forayed into the U.S. in 2018, when it bought the Grossinger Auto Group in Illinois. This acquisition added eight dealerships to the group’s linkup in Metro Chicago, plus another ... [Read More]

M&A experts foresee Canadian dealers continuing to make larger investments south of the border

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Sarah Rubenoff, Correspondent
There’s a trend that may have started back before the pandemic, but is ramping up recently: Canadian dealers are increasingly looking south of the border, eyeing mergers, acquisitions and opportunities in the U.S. Auto Remarketing Canada spoke with a variety ... [Read More]

GM Financial Canada now managing GM Protection products

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Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
GM Financial Canada has taken over for General Motors Canada as the program manager for GM Protection protects, a move that was effective last month, the company said in a news release Wednesday. GM Financial Canada will head up development ... [Read More]

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