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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
TradeRev launches tool to help dealers gauge retail interest in vehicles on platform
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
TradeRev, which is KAR Global’s dealer-to-dealer online wholesale platform for the Canadian market, has launched a Retail Vehicle Details Page that it says can help dealers figure out consumer interest in a vehicle before they buy it wholesale. Through this ... [Read More]
E Inc. files preliminary prospectus to go public in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
E Automotive Inc., which is the company behind the EBlock digital wholesale marketplace and the EDealer digital retail products, has filed and obtained a receipt for a preliminary base PREP prospectus for a proposed initial public offering in Canada. The ... [Read More]
Supply challenges drive wholesale vehicle values up for 9th week
Auto Remarketing Canada Stafff
It was still practically the heart of summer the last time used-car prices didn’t rise in Canada. Pushed by softening inventory levels, wholesale vehicle prices in Canada have now climbed nine straight weeks, according to Canadian Black Book. Calling the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Creating a superior experience through customized financing technology
Vladimir Kovacevic , Inovatec Systems Corporation
Just like customers test-drive numerous cars before finding the best deal for the perfect make, model, features, and color, automotive dealers need to be discerning about their technology partners. The loan origination process is a perfect example. Typically mired by ... [Read More]
Update on Canadian CPO sales through Q3
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
As we turn the page on another quarter of 2021, here’s a rundown of how the certified pre-owned vehicle market is faring in Canada, based on sales reports shared by automakers. Starting with Mercedes-Benz Canada, the company said that within ... [Read More]
Canada Drives now available to online auto shoppers in Alberta
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada Drives has added f Alberta to its online car shopping delivery service network, following launches in Ontario and British Columbia. This translates to Canada Drives' inventory of over 1,200 vehicles being available to 24 million Canadians. Now, Albertan car shoppers can can ... [Read More]
AutoCanada continues efforts to match collision center network to dealers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada, who currently operates 66 franchised dealerships covering 27 brands, just purchased a new collision center located in Airdrie, Alberta. The dealer group announced the acquisition of Airdrie Autobody, which has been serving the Airdrie community for over 25 years, and is ... [Read More]
Policaro Group expands via new stores, enhanced premium services
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Policaro Automotive is continuing its quest to "redefine the automotive retail experience," this time through premium service offerings and new franchises for its customers to shop. In July, the dealer group broke ground on a new Porsche store in Kitchener-Waterloo. The ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive to transition Canadian reporting structure into US operations
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Cox Automotive confirmed in a statement Tuesday that it is moving its Canadian reporting structure into its U.S. operations as part of plans to “simplify its structure for local and global customers.” Maria Soklis, who is president for Cox Automotive Canada ... [Read More]
LGM, Big Think+ partner to open up expansive video learning opportunities for dealers
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A new partnership with Big Think+ will give LGM Financial Services dealer training customers access to an expansive archive of video lessons that teach "essential 21st century skills from the world's top minds." Now, on top of LGM's training modules already in ... [Read More]
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