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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

GM Canada to build fleet of self-driving Chevy Volts

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Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 11:32 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
General Motors Canada announced this week that it has been awarded a mandate to build a fleet of self-driving 2017 Chevrolet Volts at its Canadian Engineering Centre in Oshawa, Ontario. This was confirmed by Steve Carlisle, the president and managing ... [Read More]

Impact Auto Auctions buys Sudbury Auto Auction

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Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, 08:07 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It was announced this afternoon that Sudbury Auto Auction has changed hands. Impact Auto Auctions — a subsidiary of Insurance Auto Auctions and a business unit of KAR Auction Services — has purchased the assets of the facility, a move ... [Read More]

CPO sales gain more momentum in November

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Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, 07:49 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Among the automakers that have reported monthly certified pre-owned sales results so far, two had their best Novembers ever for their CPO programs. And one notched its best month for used sales on record. First up, Audi Canada notched another record ... [Read More]

AutoShare completes integration process with Enterprise

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Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, 02:11 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Toronto’s AutoShare will take on a new name Monday: Enterprise CarShare. AutoShare became part of the Enterprise CarShare network in 2014, and the aforementioned change is one of the final steps in the integration process after Enterprise acquired the company ... [Read More]

9 honored by AJAC as best new vehicles on road

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Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, 04:10 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Auto dealers: Here are nine new cars you might want to begin focusing on in your sales department. The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada has released nine “Best New” category winners for 2016, including double wins for both Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.  The ... [Read More]

Larger models leading market in retained value

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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 07:06 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Canadians are turning toward the truck and SUV market more and more when looking for their next vehicle, a trend which in turn is helping keep retained value up for these segments. That, and of course, the ever-present reality of ... [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Toronto stores launch holiday toy drive

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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 05:04 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
For the second year in a row, Mercedes-Benz Toronto corporate retail stores will be holding a toy drive which will run until Dec. 15. This year, all unwrapped toys collected will be delivered on what the company has coined “Santa’s ... [Read More]

Here’s how to take advantage of your OEM’s co-op program

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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 04:14 PM
Ian Cruickshank, Speed Shift Media
Marketing vehicles (or anything for that matter) can be broken down into four parts: message, creative, distribution channels and measurement. Of course, what is typically implied in all of this is execution and the money that fuels this execution. You ... [Read More]

Canada Drives plans to double dealer partners in 2016

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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 02:10 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Canada Drives — which aims to help Canadians get car loans regardless of previous credit history and match up dealers and consumers — has been growing at a rapid pace since its launch in 2010, and the company has high ... [Read More]

Titan Certified engine, transmission testing comes to Canada

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Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 03:42 PM
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
You have your vehicle history report and your safety inspection. That’s enough, right? The team at Titan Certified, which launched this past September in Canada, says “no.” The company refers to its transmission and engine inspection offering as a “DNA ... [Read More]
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