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
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
New inventory management player aims to automate VDPs
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
One word sums it up for the team at AIM Experts, a new inventory management company that arrived on the scene in 2014: automation. Rick Balkan, president of the company that features a Web portal designed to simply online inventory ... [Read More]
CarProof announces strategic partnership with OpenRoad
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
In a continuing effort to increase transparency in the used-car buying market as well as create new strategic partnerships for the company, CarProof announced this week it has teamed up with British Columbia’s OpenRoad Auto Group. CarProof and the fast-growing ... [Read More]
Auction prices drop ‘significantly’ for 2nd month in a row
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Wholesale prices in Canada have risen almost every month this year, but the tides began turning a bit in September when prices declined by 0.6 percent. And rates took another dip this past month. After being adjusted for seasonality, the ... [Read More]
TREND Financial increases credit facility by $45M
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Back in January, special financing company TREND Financial kicked off the year by signing an $81 million credit facility with Maxium Financial Services to keep up with growth — and now, the company is making way for every more expansion. TREND ... [Read More]
Porsche Canada breaks ground on new dealership, headquarters
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Porsche Canada announced today it has broken ground on the site that will be home to a new Porsche Center as well as the company’s new headquarters. The new dealership will be the fourth greater Toronto area Porsche Center, and ... [Read More]
AutoCanada to look east for future acquisitions
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
AutoCanada Inc. announced its third quarter results late Thursday, reporting an increase in revenue and gross profit. The company also shared with the investment community that it will be turning its sites on Eastern Canada in regards to acquisitions, as ... [Read More]
3 brands cease sales of units with 3.0-litre diesel engines
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadian branches of the Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi brands have all issued stop sales in light of the unexpected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notice received Monday. This news comes after the five companies under Volkswagen’s umbrella that are involved in ... [Read More]
Dealership, cafe, housing: all in 1 complex
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
Mixed-use developments are popular these days — think apartments over commercial properties such as cafes and restaurants. But, add automotive dealerships to the mix, and you have Downtown Automotive Group’s new project in the works: Riverside Square. The new development, ... [Read More]
CarProof, AARA launch full-scale partnership
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
With two months of pilot experience under their belts, the Association of Alberta Registry Agents (AARA) has announced the full-scale launch of its partnership with CarProof to provide free vehicle history reports. The free vehicle reports, which CarProof says are ... [Read More]
Automakers reporting CPO sales spikes to start Q4
Sarah Rubenoff, Auto Remarketing Canada Editor
CPO sales in Canada are off to a quick start in Q4, with three automakers notching October records and all brands reporting sales increases for their respective certified programs. First up, Subaru Canada has notched another record month for CPO ... [Read More]
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