Patrick O’Brien is getting straight to work as director of government affairs and compliance for the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Having just joined the association in recent days, O’Brien already sent a letter to leadership of the Senate Finance Committee. NIADA is seeking language clarifying that the proposed tax deduction for interest paid on […] [Read More]

Finding an affordable new car for someone with bruised credit is likely pretty difficult nowadays. Kelley Blue Book reported that tariffs pushed new-vehicle average transaction prices up by 2.5% month-over-month in April to $48,699. It was the second-highest increase in a single month during the past decade, with only a pandemic-triggered spike of 2.7% in […] [Read More]

HGreg’s customers are going green even if they don’t buy an electric vehicle. The Québec-based dealership group announced its annual Buy a Car, Plant a Tree campaign, in partnership with Tree Canada, resulted in 6,250 trees planted in its home province during the past year, continuing the company’s environmental commitment. The initiative, now in its […] [Read More]

The Canadian auto industry, be it retail, remarketing or finance, is full of young leaders who have achieved massive success at an early age. Cherokee Media Group is excited to honor many of those individuals in this year’s Remarketing’s Under 40 program, which is presented by EBlock and Cars.ca. The 2025 honorees will be recognized […] [Read More]

AutoTrader.ca has selected the winners of its annual AutoTrader Best Priced Dealer Awards, celebrating auto dealerships nationwide that consistently deliver pricing transparency and value to Canadian car shoppers on the AutoTrader platform. The 289 dealerships cited as award winners were chosen through historical and real-time pricing data that analyzes which dealerships have the highest percentage […] [Read More]

America’s Group has made its sixth acquisition of the year, announcing Thursday that it has purchased Western Wisconsin Auto Auction, its second location in the state. The Chippewa Falls-based auction is located 97 miles east of Minneapolis and is less than 10 miles from Eau Claire, Wisc. Western Wisconsin AA holds sales at 3 p.m. […] [Read More]

There has been a spark in the used hybrid and electric vehicle market this month. After two years of consistent slowdowns, the segment has shown the most month-over-month retail price growth of any vehicle category in the latest Carfax Used Car Index. According to Carfax, used hybrid/EV prices are ... [Read More]

When it comes to value, the gold standard is … gold. Unless it’s the color of your car. The latest study from iSeeCars looks at the effect color has on a vehicle’s resale value, and gold cars are at the bottom of the list. The analysis of 1.2 million 3-year-old vehicles showed the average gold […] [Read More]

Perhaps you could make an argument that the used-car market is almost as healthy as it can be for both auctions and dealerships based on two trends highlighted by Black Book in its latest installment of Market Insights. On the wholesale side, Black Book said last week’s auction conversion rate came in at 60%, and […] [Read More]

Artificial intelligence is almost as prevalent in automotive nowadays as car row in your community. But how are the smartest dealerships and service providers using AI? A trio of executives tackled that question and more during a panel discussion at this spring’s Auto Intel Summit that’s now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing […] [Read More]