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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

Lithia grows in Canada, updates share repurchases

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 03:11 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The most prolific buyer in the auto retail sector has made yet another acquisition — this time, north of the border. Lithia & Driveway announced it has completed the acquisition of Fines Ford in Bolton, Ontario. In a news release, ... [Read More]

HGreg right at home with its latest dealership acquisitions

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 12:29 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGreg has branched out from its Québec roots to establish a strong presence in the U.S., but its latest expansion is right back at home. The dealership group has acquired Toyota Park Avenue and Honda Park Avenue on Montreal’s South ... [Read More]

CARFAX Canada report finds accident damage claims up 21% from 2024

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 10:50 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Accidents happen. This year, they happened a lot. CARFAX Canada’s 2025 Year in Rear View report, a compilation of trends found in analyzing millions of vehicle history reports from Sept. 30, 2024 to Oct. 1, 2025, showed a 21% year-over-year ... [Read More]

Sales slump continues at Canadian auto auctions

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 04:43 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The run of sagging sales at Canadian auto auctions continues. In its Market Insights report for the week ending Nov. 8, Canadian Black Book reported the sale rate for monitored auto auctions averaged 23.5%, with a range from 21% to ... [Read More]

F&I veteran Ashby joins Auto Shield as senior VP of operations

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 10:14 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Auto Shield has added longtime industry executive Scott Ashby as its new senior vice president of operations. The F&I provider for Canadian dealerships said Ashby will oversee “operational excellence, dealer relations and the continued evolution of ASC’s client concierge and ... [Read More]

Carfluent launches French translation capability for dealership websites

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 09:23 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Carfluent is ready to say bonjour to French-speaking car shoppers. The provider of artificial intelligence-powered Spanish-translated dealership websites has added French to its répertoire, announcing the expansion of its website translation capabilities to include French. In a news release, Carfluent ... [Read More]

Fitch shares consumer & economic expectations for 2026

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Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 09:58 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Last week, Fitch Ratings shared its outlook for what the Canadian economy might be like in 2026. While analysts didn’t use many positive adjectives in their forecast, they didn’t say a recession was coming. Fitch Ratings expects Canada’s consumer outlook ... [Read More]
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