Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial
For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
New leader for Dealertrack Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
There’s a new head of Dealertrack’s Canadian operations. The company announced Thursday morning that Richard Evans has been appointed vice president and general manager of Dealertrack Canada, a move that’s effective April 25. Evans was most recently vice president for ... [Read More]
RSR Global rolls out 3 new F&I solutions
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
This week, RSR Global launched three new solutions for Canadian dealers — GLOBAL ONE, GLOBAL DRIVE and GLOBAL U. With the rollout of these solutions, RSR Global highlighted that it now offers a comprehensive suite of easy-to-deploy F&I products and ... [Read More]
Canadian Black Book’s new VP for research & editorial
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian Black Book has a new vice president of research and editorial, with former J.D. Power senior manager Brian Murphy taking over for Josh Bailey. The announcement was made late last month and was effective Tuesday. The company said Bailey “has ... [Read More]
2 segments pushing Manheim Canada Index
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Full-size vehicles and sports cars told the Canadian used-car price story in March. These segments, up 56.6 points and 33 points respectively, were the drivers of the Manheim Canada Used Vehicle Value Index for the month, the company said in ... [Read More]
Canadian millennials: Disinterested in dealership experience?
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
It’s not just that millennials in Canada are dissatisfied with the car-shopping process (and they are, by the way). Based on the findings of a CarGurus study, they almost seem disinterested in the dealership experience, altogether. In fact, less than ... [Read More]
CARPROOF debuts used-car appraisal tool
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
To give you a sense of the company’s philosophy around the CARPROOF Vehicle Valuation Report, director of product management Shawn Vording likens it to the approach in the real estate market. “When you’re buying a home, you don’t actually care ... [Read More]
FTC & CRTC strengthen cooperation on spam enforcement
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Federal Trade Commission recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in a move officials described as a way to strengthen cross-border cooperation regarding Do Not Call and anti-spam enforcement matters. The memorandum ... [Read More]
How Dealertrack is expanding F&I solutions in Canada
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Dealertrack Technologies has teamed up with DealerCorp to expand the former’s F&I solution suite in Canada. As part of the exclusive partnership, Canadian dealers will be able to access a new desking solution from Dealertrack, powered by DealerCorp. It will ... [Read More]
Search Optics ramps up Canadian focus with new GM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Digital marketing provider Search Optics, which specializes in the car business, has named a general manager for its Canadian operations, as the company ramps up its focus there. Hired as the GM of Search Optics Canada is Randy Price, whose ... [Read More]
Ex-DaimlerChrysler Canada CEO to lead AutoCanada
Auto Remarketing Staff
Steven Landry will be the new chief executive officer of AutoCanada starting April 1, the company announced last week. Tom Orysiuk is remaining AutoCanada’s president, while Pat Priestner will become non-executive chair of the board of directors on May 6. ... [Read More]
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