Porsche Cars Canada recently announced Marc Ouayoun will take over as president and chief executive officer, effective Jan.1. Ouayoun succeeds Alexander Pollich who will assume his new role as Porsche Cars Great Britain managing director next year, according to Porsche Cars Canada. “Ouayoun brings extensive automotive business management experience to lead Porsche’s continued growth in Canada,” the […] [Read More]

Element Fleet Management said Wednesday it has been chosen to provide maintenance and accident services for General Motors’ Maven personal mobility program. When a vehicle within the Maven car-sharing fleet needs repairs or maintenance, a Maven employee or the driver of the vehicle can take it to one of the more than 37,000 maintenance services […] [Read More]

Donlen recently announced that it has brought aboard Bob Barna to serve as vice president of strategic sales and Ian Crapper as managing director of global business. “As Donlen advances our offerings for large, global fleets, we are committed to investing in and retaining successful, results-oriented fleet professionals,” Donlen president Tom Callahan said in a […] [Read More]

Jumpstart Automotive Media’s latest path to purchase report released Tuesday shows that last month, month-over-month shopper interest was up 14 percent for full-size pickups and 11 percent for three-quarter-ton and 1-ton pickup trucks. In addition to advertising that typically spotlights trucks during sporting events such as football games and the World Series, Jumpstart suggests that […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing Canada is excited to one again feature the Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership in conjunction with the Women & Automotive: Canadian Leadership Forum.   In the January/February issue of the magazine, we will be compiling Q&A/profile stories about women in the Canadian auto industry who exemplify the best in leadership. We would appreciate any suggestions […] [Read More]

If publicly traded dealer groups wanted to buy another rooftop, they had to open their checkbooks or dig deeper into their credit availability based on the figures shared in the Q3 2017 edition of the Haig Report released on Wednesday by Haig Partners. For the year-to-date numbers ending Sept. 30, Haig Partners calculated publicly traded […] [Read More]

Be it a car or truck, Black Book saw both general vehicle segments depreciating at almost the same rate as auctions and dealers celebrated Thanksgiving. According to this week’s Black Book Market Insights report, editors determined sporty cars and compact vans saw the most depreciation out of both segments, dropping by 0.82 percent and 1.31 […] [Read More]

A pair of users who have deployed Recovery Connect, MBSi’s next generation recovery assignment management platform, described the successes each one has enjoyed with the solution. To recap, the Recovery Connect mobile app can connect finance companies with recovery agents in real-time allowing both to make decisions related to asset recovery, transport and remarketing, regardless […] [Read More]

With data security on the minds of finance company executives nowadays, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS took the steps to negate any apprehension its clients might have. LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, creator of appTRAKER Loan Origination System, recently announced it has successfully met all security requirements for its Experian Independent Third Party Assessment certification. The company highlighted this certification is an annual […] [Read More]

Space Coast Credit Union — with more than 380,000 members and assets of over $3.9 billion — recently announced the appointment of Hilary Eisbrenner to be chief financial officer and senior vice president. A 27-year veteran of the credit union industry and certified public accountant, Eisbrenner joined SCCU as vice president of finance and accounting […] [Read More]