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
Dealers boost service, satisfaction amid pandemic; Audi stands out
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
New-vehicle sales are sagging, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in additional operational and financial challenges for Canadian dealerships. But dealerships are improving in the area of customer satisfaction, as well as increasing market share and per-visit cost for maintenance ... [Read More]
Updated speaker list for all-digital Auto Remarketing Canada Conference
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The first leg of the all-digital Auto Remarketing Canada Conference begins Monday with the Dealer Training segment of the event. That piece will run through Sept. 18, and will be followed by the Remarketing & Finance leg of the event, which ... [Read More]
Motoinsight now a certified digital retailing provider for MMNA
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Motoinsight provides digital retailing services for the automotive industry, stating that it “powers the digital shopping experience” for hundreds of North American dealers and several OEMs. The company recently announced that with its recent acceptance into MiDIGITALSOLUTIONS — the certified ... [Read More]
Honda Canada Foundation helps students facing back-to-school pandemic anxiety
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kids Help Phone is an “e-mental health service” that provides a safe space for youth to talk over the phone, online chat or text in any moment of crisis or need. The program conducted a recent survey showing that one ... [Read More]
Hyundai Canada hits record August for CPO sales
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. posted its strongest August ever for certified pre-owned sales, moving a shade less than 1,300 units. Calling it “another great month for Hyundai’s H-Promise CPO program,” Charles Plewes, who heads up CPO and remarketing for Hyundai ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Even as digital event, Women & Automotive is opportunity for learning, inspiration
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Prior to COVID-19 changing the landscape of live events and travel, I was fortunate enough to have a Goldilocks-like rotation of auto industry events to cover as a journalist and/or help run as a member of the Cherokee Media Group ... [Read More]
More details on Women & Automotive digital agenda
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The all-digital Women & Automotive Canadian Leadership Forum is set for Oct. 5-7. Here’s a look at how the agenda is set up for that week. Monday, Oct. 5: Live sessions 11 a.m. (ET) – Conference welcome 11:15 a.m. – Retail ... [Read More]
Enterprise’s Canadian subsidiary closes purchase of Discount
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian subsidiary of Enterprise Holdings has closed its purchase of Discount Car and Truck Rentals, a deal initially announced in December. Included in the acquisition are all corporately owned Discount locations and the Quebec licensee’s daily rental operations. Enterprise ... [Read More]
More details on Dealer Training sessions at ARC 2020
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The first leg of the all-digital Auto Remarketing Canada Conference begins in less than two weeks with the Dealer Training segment of the event. Here’s how that piece, which runs Sept. 14-18, shakes out: Sept. 14 11 a.m. (ET) Physically ... [Read More]
Honda Canada details agreement to settle Takata airbag inflator class action litigation
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
On Monday, Honda Canada announced that it reached an agreement to resolve Takata airbag inflator class action litigation in Canada. The automaker said the settlement will further enhance Honda Canada’s “significant” efforts to reach and encourage customers to bring their vehicles ... [Read More]
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