The momentum on the acquisition front continues to develop for Canada’s largest publicly traded dealer group. AutoCanada just announced across-the-board financial growth in its second-quarter conference call last week, and it has already added to the mountain of acquisitions made in the first half of the year with this week’s addition of Tower Chrysler in […] [Read More]

With rumors of expanding used supply on the horizon, as well as more palatable used-car prices, The Used Car Dealers Association of Quebec, known as AMVOQ, (Association des Marchands de Véhicules D'occasion du Québec),  is launching a certified pre-owned program for the province’s independent used-car dealers. The new program — AMVOQ Certified Pre-Owned — will […] [Read More]

TRADER Corp. is entering the online auction ring with its new product TRADER Exchange. The new dealer-to-dealer auction tool gives TRADER’s dealer customers a way to wholesale vehicles without leaving the portal they have used to retail units to customers in the past. In an interview with Auto Remarketing Canada, Gayle Kosokowsky, director of B2B […] [Read More]

Through seven months of 2014, the brand most shoppers have requested in the Costco Auto Program’s certified pre-owned offering is Toyota, according a list provided to Auto Remarketing by the company. Placing second was Honda, followed by Ford, Chevrolet and Nissan, respectively. That top five follows the same order of most-requested CPO brands for full-year […] [Read More]

On Wednesday, FLD Inc. announced a director of business development for its central region, appointing Damian Entrican to the position. Entrican’s experience in the auto business goes back more than 15 years, including his post as sales manager at Insurance Auto Auctions, his most recent before joining FLD. He is also a member of the NAFA Fleet Management […] [Read More]

ADESA announced this week that is has raised $157,856 via several of its auction locations to donate to JDRF. Formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to eradicating juvenile diabetes while leading the funding for type 1 diabetes research. Auctions in five different locations worked with Ford’s […] [Read More]

A potential airbag mechanism malfunction is prompting Jaguar Land Rover North America to recall 40,551 SUVs, according to documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall covers the Land Rover LR2 from the 2010 through 2015 model years as well as the Range Rover Evoque vehicles from the 2012 and 2013 model years. […] [Read More]

When they start the car-shopping process — much of which is spent online — 70 percent of Millennials are undecided as to what vehicle they want to purchase. However, by the time they get to your dealership, most already know which car they want to buy. And therein lies the two-fold opportunity for dealers when it […] [Read More]

BenchMark Consulting International — which compiles the annual survey for the National Automotive Finance Association among other analytical projects for banks and finance companies — recently chose Dwayne Furmidge as the new leader of its North and South American operations. And one of Furmidge’s first public appearances in this role as director for the Americas […] [Read More]

Cloud-based loan origination system defi SOLUTIONS integrated Carleton SmartCalcs into its platform this week. Officials highlighted defi SOLUTIONS customers now can access Carleton’s 40 years of compliance expertise to assure federal and state lending interest, fees and the annual percentage rate maximums are not exceeded. From within the defi SOLUTIONS system, SmartCalcs automatically can validate […] [Read More]