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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

FIX4 Capital gains $7.2M in seed funding to build car-repair loan business

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Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, 01:44 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
FIX4 Capital wants to help Canadians get the finances they need to keep their vehicles running properly. And Wednesday, the firm secured its own financial resources to do it along with expanded leadership that includes a familiar name from the ... [Read More]

KAR Global among investors pushing a combined $100M into Canada Drives

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Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, 01:42 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
KAR Global certainly appears to have an interest in more than just the Canadian wholesale market stemming from its investment decisions. On Wednesday, Canada Drives, an online car shopping and to-your-door delivery platform, announced the close of $100 million in ... [Read More]

Canadian Lenders Association welcomes Inovatec

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Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, 07:20 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Inovatec Systems Corp. recently announced it has joined the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA), which is comprised of more than 170 companies representing Canadian lenders in categories such as auto, consumer, home, and mortgages. According to a news release, many of ... [Read More]

AutoCanada continues to build used-car program with latest purchase

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Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, 01:40 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada has purchased Ontario independent dealer Mark Wilson’s Better Used Cars, a move the retailer says augments its plans of building its Used Digital Retail Division. This is the second independent dealer AutoCanada has purchased. In a similar move, the ... [Read More]

Record used-car price streak snapped, but values still up 20% from prior year

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Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, 03:08 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
July was an interesting month for wholesale vehicle prices in Canada. On one hand, Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index was up 20.3% year-over-year, and was off a mere 0.3% from June, which was the 10th straight month of ... [Read More]

Policaro Group to open Porsche dealership in Kitchener-Waterloo

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Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, 02:34 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Policaro Group, an Ontario-based dealer group, announced last month it has broken ground on a new Porsche store in Kitchener-Waterloo. The store, set to be located at 1705 Victoria Street North in Waterloo, is Policaro’s second Porsche franchise. The ... [Read More]

CARFAX Canada launches service retention program

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Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021, 02:21 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Earlier this month, CARFAX Canada launched its new CARFAX for Life service retention program that’s designed to give dealerships a way to boost customer loyalty and repeat service business. Customers of dealerships that are enrolled in CARFAX for Life receive ... [Read More]

TRADE X announces $44 million equity investment

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Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021, 01:56 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada
TRADE X, which is an Ontario-based global cross-border B2B vehicle trading platform, announced a $44 million CAD ($35 million US) equity investment from Toronto-based holding company Aimia on Tuesday. TRADE X may issue an additional $10 million (USD) of convertible ... [Read More]

AR Canada Conference digital event returns next week

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Tuesday, Jul. 13, 2021, 03:37 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Auto Remarketing Canada Conference is an annual event bringing together all corners of Canada’s used-vehicle industry to learn about the latest trends in the auto business, share best practices and network.    The two-day event, scheduled for July 20-21, ... [Read More]

Slower gains in Canadian vehicle prices, but market still strong

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Thursday, Jul. 8, 2021, 02:04 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
While the degree of increase was lower, it was a steadily strong week for the Canadian wholesale vehicle market, according to Canadian Black Book, which found overall prices were up 0.01% for the week ending July 2. That compares to [Read More]
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