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Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here

Mercedes brings its EV charging network to Canada with 3 hubs in Vancouver area

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Mercedes-Benz is bringing its electric vehicle charging infrastructure to Canada. Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging began that process by opening three Canadian locations, the first of eight high-power charging hubs set to come online in the Vancouver metro area over the next ... [Read More]

Some things never change: Toyota, Lexus again top brands in J.D. Power’s Canada Residual Value Awards

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Change is a constant in the car business. Just not when it comes to J.D. Power’s Canada ALG Residual Value Awards. For the seventh consecutive year, Toyota claimed the top prize among mass-market brands, while its sister brand Lexus was ... [Read More]

Canadian auction sales looking up in new year

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Things are looking up at Canadian auto auctions. Especially the sale rates. According to Canadian Black Book’s latest Market Insights report, the average auction conversion rate for the week ending Jan. 10 was 50.8%, varying between 23.7% and 95%. It ... [Read More]

Neo Financial survey: 46% of Canadians say building credit is harder than ever

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
There’s a notable possibility that the potential car buyer at your dealership who needs financing to take delivery is more than a little skeptical about getting the necessary credit. According to a new national survey from Neo Financial, nearly half ... [Read More]

Canadian wholesale market’s December fall indicates ‘need for market correction’

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian used-vehicle wholesale values took a tumble last month — and it was a long time coming. Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index for December dropped 2.8 points, from 135.9 in November to 133.1, the most precipitous month-to-month fall ... [Read More]

OpenRoad Foundation goes bigger in ’26, committing $750,000 to community charities

Andy Friedlander
OpenRoad Auto’s charitable arm is flexing its muscle. After awarding $625,000 in grants last year, OpenRoad Foundation is going even bigger in its 2026 Community Giving Program, committing to $750,000 in total community grants to support charitable organizations and grassroots ... [Read More]

Dealer news: AutoCanada executive shift continues; Holand sells California Ferrari dealership

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada’s leadership shift continues. The Edmonton-based dealership group has named Fade Bouras as its new chief operating officer, effective Jan. 15, and has added John North to its board of directors. The additions are the latest moves in the wake ... [Read More]

Go Auto’s U.S. expansion keeps going — all the way to Southern California

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Go Auto is on the go. And right now, its destination is clearly the United States. The Canadian dealership group announced it has acquired Sunrise Ford Fontana and Sunrise Ford North Hollywood in California from Kevin Knight of the Knight ... [Read More]

The Great Northern Auction steps up as Canada’s only independent NAAA auction

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As a member of the National Auto Auction Association, The Great Northern Auction is one of some 340 auctions. As a Canadian independent auto auction in NAAA, it stands alone. TGNA, located in Moncton, New Brunswick, has become Canada’s only ... [Read More]

Automotive’s representation on Technology Fast 500 list suggests shift toward tech, AI

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The auto industry has been slow to go all-in on technology in the past, but the big financial growth numbers posted by some booming automotive technology companies could be a signal that’s changing. Deloitte’s 2025 Technology Fast 500, a ranking ... [Read More]

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