TORONTO, Ontario — OPENLANE recently brought its iDEAL Open Seller program into the Canadian market, providing dealers and other sellers an efficient online avenue to sell used vehicles to other dealers throughout the country. Dealers, fleet/lease companies, daily rental operators, repossession companies and other sellers throughout Canada can use iDEAL to market and sell used units […] [Read More]

INNISFIL, Ontario — In addition to sharing plans for its anniversary sale next week, North Toronto Auction revealed recently that it will be the first Canadian auction to partner with SmartAuction to sell wholesale units. "We are eager to break away from the traditional auction schedule of most physical auctions having an auction on the same day every week. […] [Read More]

BRAMALEA, Ontario — To give its dealers another strong selling point and to foster customer loyalty, Jaguar Canada has rolled out its Jaguar Platinum Coverage customer care package that enhances the automaker's warranty coverage and gives consumers a maintenance program that the automaker calls the industry's strongest. The customer care package, which comes standard on its entire 2011 lineup […] [Read More]

DALLAS — Liquid Motors recently announced the release of its Mobile Data Collection solution, which is designed to allow dealers to reduce the cost of collecting vehicle information and expedite the data collection process. "Giving dealers a tool that will speed the process of photographing vehicles on their lot and printing and affixing window stickers as […] [Read More]

PARK RIDGE, N.J. — Hertz Rent2Buy has teamed up with Kelley Blue Book for a partnership designed to enhance the online car-buying program. Basically, it allows Hertz Rent2Buy customers to compare Hertz's used-vehicle prices with the KBB Suggested Retail Value. The partnership also extends Hertz's reach, as its inventory can now be accessed on Kbb.com's The Trusted […] [Read More]

MINNEAPOLIS and REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — AutoUpLinkUSA and OPENLANE entered into a new partnership this week to benefit dealers who use the AutoUpLinkUSA Internet Inventory Management System. The agreement means dealers now can utilize the IIMS tool to upload and list their wholesale inventory to OPENLANE's Online Open Auction. Executives emphasized this partnership represents an integrated […] [Read More]

BANDON, Ore. — In the midst of used-vehicle inventories hitting their lowest levels in almost five years, used pricing remained on an incline, particularly for trucks and SUVs, according to CNW Research. More specifically, used-vehicle days' supply was at 53.3 days in March, which was 24 percent lower than the year-ago period. It marked shortest inventory […] [Read More]

CHICAGO — Cars.com appointed a new dealer training manager on Tuesday, and taking on the position is Jack Simmons, who has worked in the auto industry for more than 25 years and was most recently the vice president of automotive solutions at WorldNow. In his role with Cars.com, Simmons will work with company's DealerADvantage online training […] [Read More]

CARY, N.C. — The deadline for the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule is about six weeks away. Are you, as a dealer, compliant, and have you done all you need to do to protect your stores? To make sure you are ready when the June 1 enforcement deadline arrives, the Pre-Owned Automobile Dealers Alliance is here […] [Read More]

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — The ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index declined month-over-month for the sixth straight time during March, and auction prices saw a slim decline during the month, which normally shows a moderate gain. More specifically, ADESA's data — powered by ALG Canada — indicated that the March index fell roughly 0.1 percentage points (seasonally adjusted) from the […] [Read More]