Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
Dilawri Group launches omni-channel car purchasing
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dilawri Group of Companies, a Canadian automotive group, has launched what it is describing as a complete omni-channel purchasing experience in which customers can connect with the dealer through live video, chat, SMS text, email, phone and at the store. Dilawri ... [Read More]
TRADER honors dealers for consistent, transparent pricing
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Ian MacDonald said TRADER Corp. is dedicated to reinforcing consumer trust and confidence through fair and accurate pricing. “So it gives us great pleasure to award partners who share this vision,” said MacDonald, who is chief marketing officer for TRADER, in ... [Read More]
CBB: Pandemic made ‘huge impact’ on used-vehicle retained values
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
If one message can be taken from the Canadian Black Book 2021 Best Retained Value Awards, with winners announced Wednesday, it is that used vehicles today are holding far more value than ever before. That is the case even as ... [Read More]
New CFO at OpenRoad Auto Group
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
OpenRoad Auto Group announced a new executive vice president and chief financial officer earlier this month, appointing former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Tahir Ayub to the role. Ayub was a partner at PwC for more than two decades and held several ... [Read More]
Axis Auto Finance highlights 5 accomplishments recorded in Q2
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Five critical performance metrics Axis Auto Finance recorded during the second quarter of its 2021 fiscal year moved in positive directions. The finance company that specializes in the subprime space announced record results for the quarter that ended on Dec. ... [Read More]
Experts see Canadian economy rebounding after lockdowns hamper 2021 start
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
After Canada made improvements on the job front during the closing two months of last year, the employment picture turned murky again to begin 2021 triggered by a second wave of lockdowns because of the pandemic. However, experts are expecting ... [Read More]
LGM program works toward positive societal, environmental impact
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian F&I products provider LGM notes its track record of having a social conscience. The company created an Auto Dealers Against Distracted Driving campaign and recently helped create Canada’s first hydrogen fueling station. This month, LGM continued that track record by ... [Read More]
Online sales platform Digital Motors moves into Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Fueled by a $10 million Series A funding round, online sales platform Digital Motors has expanded into Canada. The company, which is based in Southern California, provides dealers and automakers a platform that facilitates a purchase process where the customer ... [Read More]
Pandemic repercussions affect Canadians’ approach to car buying
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadians are driving less. As a result, they are buying less. The result of less driving, says Canadian Black Book, is a reduced sense of urgency when it comes to buying a new vehicle. That is according to a CBB study ... [Read More]
AutoTRADER.ca survey: Car purchasing resilient through pandemic
Daryl Lubinsky, Correspondent
Various themes emerged from a January AutoTRADER.ca survey of Canadian car shoppers. But TRADER Corp. vice president of marketing Lilian Lau highlighted one of the survey’s main insights. “Great news: People are buying cars,” she said. AutoTRADER.ca asked Canadian car ... [Read More]
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