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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

Auto originations, delinquencies decline in Canada

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Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 02:07 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Though not as steep as the declines in other sectors, auto loan origination volumes in Canada dropped 8.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter, according to the Q1 2021 TransUnion Industry Insights Report. Specifically, there were 435,065 auto loans originated in ... [Read More]

2021 Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership honorees

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Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 04:58 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Since launching the Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum in 2016, Cherokee Media Group has honored and recognized a group of Canada’s leading women in automotive each year through our Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership program. This year's class is recognized ... [Read More]

OpenRoad adds residential real estate division

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Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2021, 02:32 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad Auto Group is expanding from the highway to the neighborhood. British Columbia's largest auto dealer group announced last week that it has a launched a residential real estate division: OpenForm Properties. The company’s new residential development division has also unveiled ... [Read More]

Canada Drives expands online car-buying platform to Ontario

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Thursday, May. 27, 2021, 03:37 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada Drives announced Thursday it has expanded its online vehicle-shopping and “to-your-door” delivery platform into Ontario. It debuted the platform in British Columbia last fall, a spokesperson confirmed, and plans to continue to expand throughout the country, with its sight ... [Read More]

Facedrive brings Steer EV subscription service to Toronto

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Tuesday, May. 25, 2021, 04:27 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Facedrive announced last week it has launched its Steer electric vehicle subscription service in Toronto and delivered its first crop of cars. Steer initially launched in Washington, D.C.  in May 2019. Facedrive acquired Steer from Exelorate Enterprises in September. “The ... [Read More]

DRIVING INSIGHTS: Canadians’ attitudes toward buying cars online have changed

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Thursday, May. 20, 2021, 03:08 PM
Drew Harden, CARFAX Canada
When we first asked car buyers if they would like to buy their next vehicle online, it was late 2019 and only 12% of Canadian used-car buyers were ready to buy entirely online. Since then, the process of buying a vehicle ... [Read More]

J.D. Power study shows lenders have ‘room to improve’

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Thursday, May. 13, 2021, 01:54 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Evidently, the rapid transformation toward online interactions and transactions by dealerships and lenders in Canada is easier said than done — even after a full year of COVID-19 realities. According to the J.D. Power 2021 Canada Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study ... [Read More]

AutoCanada increases used-car retail sales by 52%

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Tuesday, May. 11, 2021, 02:33 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
AutoCanada made quite a rebound in the first quarter, posting its strongest-ever Q1 revenue, among other highlights — including a robust used-car performance. Looking at consolidated results, AutoCanada retailed a combined 9,734 used vehicles in the first quarter, up 51.9% ... [Read More]

Despite lockdown challenges, Hyundai & Nissan CPO sales surge

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Tuesday, May. 4, 2021, 01:39 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
As automakers in Canada begin to share certified pre-owned sales results from April, one trend has emerged: it was a strong month, despite challenges stemming from lockdowns.  For instance, Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. had its strongest April of all time for certified ... [Read More]

PureCars gains first OEM certification in Canada

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Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021, 01:52 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
PureCars announced last week that it has been certified as a Kia Canada Digital Advertising Partner, representing its first OEM partnership in Canada and 17th OEM certification overall. Through the partnership, Kia Canada dealers will be provided with PureCars’ Pro ... [Read More]
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