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Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 02:34 PM
When it comes to capturing customer engagement, video is king. But the busy world of a car dealership isn’t necessarily the best environment for consistently creating effective video content. “Video sells. We’ve known that for years,” said Paul Hepp, director ... Read More
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Math on Fast-Turn & What the Top 10% of Independent Dealers Are Doing Differently
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 03:44 PM
Most independent dealers are working harder than ever — and still watching inventory sit. The difference between the stores that are winning right now and the ones that are grinding isn’t budget, market size, or luck. It’s discipline. The top-performing ... Listen Here
Assuring potential buyers about used EV battery health with David Giacobbe of Voltest
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 04:01 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. One of the key questions buyers ask dealers about ... Listen Here
Why vehicle recalls are becoming more complex and frequent
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 03:52 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here

CBB: Used-car price strength at historic high

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Thursday, Jun. 20, 2019, 02:22 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
As Canadian Black Book put it, used-vehicle values in Canada “have never been stronger” than they were in May. The Canadian Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index was at 105.8 last month, the highest reading in the near 15-year history ... [Read More]

DRIVING INSIGHTS: Why did that customer turn down your trade-in offer?

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Thursday, Jun. 20, 2019, 01:45 PM
Drew Harden, CARFAX Canada
If you want to win more trades, you need to know exactly what makes a buyer reject or accept a deal. Today’s used-car buyers are hard to impress: 45% of them that go through the trade-in process will turn down one ... [Read More]

Vincentric awards show importance of ownership costs in vehicle purchase

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Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2019, 06:19 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Vincentric describes the 2019 Toyota Avalon as having the best fuel economy, lowest insurance cost, and lowest depreciation in its class. That helped the Avalon win the Vincentric Best Value in Canada award in the large sedan segment. Toyota Canada ... [Read More]

Used-vehicle retail prices up more than 4% in May

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Friday, Jun. 14, 2019, 03:13 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Retail used-car prices last month climbed more than 4% from last May, with Asian brand vehicles showing a particularly strong uplift. That’s according to the inaugural Retail Price Index from autoTRADER.ca, which was released earlier this week. Specifically, the national ... [Read More]

Impact Auto Auction adds features to AuctionNow platform

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Friday, Jun. 7, 2019, 06:05 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
New bidding features, including buyers’ ability to use a new “jump bid” option to bid with a single click, are among Impact Auto Auctions’ latest enhancements to its Impact AuctionNow online vehicle auction platform. Impact Auto Auctions, which is a ... [Read More]

New revenue growth opportunities on horizon for pre-owned dealers

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Thursday, Jun. 6, 2019, 03:11 PM
Sarah Rubneoff, Correspondent
In the current market, revenue opportunities are likely a bit smaller for independent used-car dealers than their franchised counterparts. That said, that may be changing, or perhaps equalizing a bit in the near future. At HGreg.com (as Canadian dealer group ... [Read More]

Super Dave’s Auto Sales looking to ‘stay ahead of the curve’ for independent dealers

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Thursday, Jun. 6, 2019, 03:07 PM
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Dave Barrow, owner and president of independent auto dealership Super Dave’s Auto Sales in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, entered the car business in 2010 with no prior “car experience.”  But that didn’t stop Barrow, previously in real estate, from launching into ... [Read More]

New tool from TRADER Corp and vAuto allows customizable vehicle descriptions

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Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2019, 05:22 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada staff
Digital marketing company TRADER Corp. and inventory management software company vAuto say that with their new AutoWriter automated description writing tool, retailers can create vehicle descriptions in less than one minute. The companies say the tool simplifies auto retailers’ merchandising ... [Read More]

Collins joins board of Inovatec Systems

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Thursday, May. 30, 2019, 06:03 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Michael Collins became an industry leader as the co-founder and chief operating officer of Curomax Corp., as well as a corporate executive with Dealertrack. While Collins is no longer in the corporate world with either of those companies, he still ... [Read More]

Award-winning Autorama owner encourages dealers to positively impact communities & adapt to ‘tomorrow’s buyers’

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Thursday, May. 30, 2019, 02:24 PM
Sarah Rubenoff , Correspondent
Autorama, a leading used-car dealership in Toronto, is led by owner Nasser Rad, who came to Toronto over two decades ago as a refugee from Iran. And since launching Autorama in 2000, the dealer has won awards not only for ... [Read More]

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