SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Companies pledge support to wildfire-ravaged community
Sara Schweiger, Staff Writer
When DealerSocket’s Sam Rizek heard about the devastating wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alberta, early last month, he knew his company had to do something. So the director of sales and business development in Canada helped hatch a plan to donate ... [Read More]
Q1 average auto debt climbs 2.12%
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
While also pinpointing where delinquencies are climbing the fastest, TransUnion’s latest Canada Industry Insights Report found that the average Canadian’s auto loan debt climbed by 2.12 percent year-over-year during the first quarter. The Q1 figure came in at $19,538, up ... [Read More]
Canadian auctions to adopt NAAA standards program
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian auto auctions are officially adopting the National Auto Auction Association’s uniform system of used-vehicle quality standards next month, NAAA said in a news release late Tuesday afternoon. Beginning June 1, Canadian auctions will implement NAAA’s National Certification Standards, meaning ... [Read More]
ADESA launches 14th Canadian auction
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
ADESA has announced the launch of ADESA Windsor, its 14th full-service auction location in Canada. Formerly ADESA Kitchener’s satellite location in Tilbury, the newly renovated ADESA Windsor facility will serve southwestern Ontario and U.S. dealers, brokers, manufacturers and others. The facility ... [Read More]
Used-car values fall in 4 of 6 segments
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
Wholesale prices in Canada in April were down an average of 0.6 percent from March, according to a report accompanying the latest ADESA Canada Used Vehicle Price Index, powered by ALG. Four of the six segments tracked in the report ... [Read More]
First Access Funding reaches tech partnership to grow non-prime business
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
First Access Funding Corp., a privately held non-prime automotive finance company based in Edmonton, Alberta, recently partnered with defi SOLUTIONS and Integrated Fintech in an effort as a top executive described “to take their lending program to the next level” ... [Read More]
Top appraisal, trade-in trends at Ford stores
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
In April, the Ford F-150 was again the most appraised vehicle in Canada and it continues to hold the No. 1 spot year-to-date, according to the latest Dealertrack Tradetracker report. It also continues to be the domestic vehicle most often ... [Read More]
ADESA Canada announces 3 management promotions
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
ADESA has announced changes to three of its Canadian auction management teams. Scott Rennie has been promoted to general manager at ADESA Ottawa; he previously was assistant GM at ADESA Toronto. Richard Kennedy, former general manager of ADESA Halifax, is now assistant ... [Read More]
Manheim opens Quebec City auction
Auto Remarketing Staff
Manheim has expanded to Quebec City, making it the company's second auction in province of Quebec and its sixth in Canada. “By expanding our inventory service offerings in Quebec City, we will be able to better support our clients, adding value ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive Canada supports wildfire victims
Auto Remarketing Staff
Cox Automotive Canada and its Manheim Edmonton, vAuto, VinSolutions, Xtime, DealerTrack and NextGear Capital business units have pledged their support to the wildfire-ravaged community of Fort McMurray, Alberta, in the form of a $30,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross. ... [Read More]
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