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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
Matt Rice
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

Go Auto program recognizes work of children’s cancer group

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Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2019, 06:32 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Jason Smith describes The Kids with Cancer Society’s role in the lives of thousands of Albertans every year as crucial. Smith is president of the Edmonton-based automotive group Go Auto, and since July 1 the company has donated $10 to ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: From digital to on the lot — Navigating the winding road of attribution

Ian MacDonald
Thursday, Sep. 19, 2019, 02:39 PM
Ian MacDonald, autoTRADER.ca
When it comes to selling vehicles, trying to fully understand where and how online marketing translates into actual sales on the lot can be a frustrating exercise. Intuitively, most dealers get that they need to be doing some level of ... [Read More]

Nissan, Infiniti set CPO records in Canada

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Thursday, Sep. 19, 2019, 02:18 PM
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
After reporting all-time records in May, the Nissan and Infiniti brands in Canada achieved that mark again in August.   The Nissan brand moved 1,594 certified units in August, up from 1,293 a year ago. Through eight months, Nissan has sold ... [Read More]

CARFAX Canada partnership aims for high-level vehicle insights

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Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019, 06:27 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
CARFAX Canada says that its VIN Scan product will now help power Inovatec Systems Corp.’s cloud-based lending software products. Through that partnership, users of Inovatec Systems — a provider of cloud-based software products for automotive and equipment financing institutions — ... [Read More]

AFG Canada expands into Nova Scotia with CUA agreement

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Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 05:10 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AFG Canada announced that CUA, a full-service banking institution based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has signed on to AFG Canada’s leasing program. The partnership with CUA further reinforces AFG’s mission to expand into new markets in Canada to meet the ... [Read More]

Study: Aftermarket shops lead dealers in Canadian auto service market share

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Monday, Sep. 16, 2019, 05:53 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Virginia Connell says that with the substantial size of the auto service market for maintenance and repair, when a sector gains even a fraction in market share, that means auto dealers are leaving millions of dollars in potential revenue on ... [Read More]

Axis partners with Westlake to expand non-prime financing

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Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:49 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian non-prime auto finance space is getting a jolt from a finance company that has grown its portfolio in that credit segment exponentially within the United States. Westlake Financial Services and Nowcom Corp. recently announced a strategic partnership with ... [Read More]

Golf tournament again honors Ward’s memory

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Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019, 08:11 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
The mission of the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation is to “foster the strengths within youth to achieve their full potential and empower them to pursue a life without limits.” The 22nd Canadian Black Book Kathy Ward Memorial Golf tournament, which took ... [Read More]

DRIVING INSIGHTS: How to stop losing service customers

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Friday, Sep. 6, 2019, 01:25 PM
Drew Harden, CARFAX Canada
The service department is often referred to as the backbone of the dealership; it’s known to bring hard-earned customers back in again and again. Surprisingly, we found that on average only 31% of recent used-vehicle customers plan to return to ... [Read More]

Pfaff’s purchasing model seeks to ease buyer frustrations

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Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019, 07:17 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
A lengthy purchasing process, price negotiation, hidden fees, confusion and lack of transparency, distrust in salespeople, getting a good trade-in offer, and understanding financing options. Those are some of what Pfaff Automotive Partners says are top auto buyer frustrations. The ... [Read More]
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