Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions
Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
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
EBlock’s ‘Canada-first’ strategy includes facilities in Nova Scotia & Alberta
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Coinciding with Canada’s Used Car Week, EBlock on Wednesday announced the opening of its new auction facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia, along with plans for a similar site in Edmonton, Alberta. The company highlighted this strategic expansion underscores EBlock’s commitment ... [Read More]
Survey says Canadians care about safety, but confidence in safety features lags
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canadians value vehicle safety. That much is clear, as the latest research from Volvo Car Canada found 81% of Canadians said safety ratings influence their purchasing decisions. But that’s not the end of the story. Volvo’s survey of 1,505 Canadians ... [Read More]
Canada’s Used Car Week celebrates 20 years
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
It’s an emerald anniversary for Canada’s Used Car Week. This year’s conference is marking two decades of connecting Canada’s automotive industry. In honor of our 20th anniversary, we’re rolling out an upgraded, high-impact schedule — designed to maximize value with ... [Read More]
Otolane adds Click-Ins’ AI inspection technology to its auction platform
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
A new partnership is putting artificial intelligence-powered inspections into Otolane’s auction platform. The Canadian digital wholesale auto auction has partnered with U.S.-based inspection technology provider Click-Ins, integrating its AI visual intelligence tech directly into the Otolane’s platform. The companies said ... [Read More]
Canada’s Used Car Week: By the Numbers
Auto Remarketing Editor Joe Overby
With Canada’s Used Car Week set to begin Tuesday in Toronto, below is a numbers rundown for the event, which is celebrating 20 years in 2025. For more information on Canada’s Used Car Week, visit canada.usedcarweek.biz. 75+ Speakers on the ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale used-car value decline picks up speed
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The decline in Canadian wholesale used-car prices is picking up speed. Canadian Black Book’s weekly Market Insights report showed a drop of 0.35% for the week ending June 7, almost double the 0.18% decrease of the previous week and the ... [Read More]
Clutch opens Customer Hub to ‘bridge the gap’ between online and in-person
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Clutch now has a meeting place. The Canadian online used-car retailer has opened its first Customer Hub, a space in Cadillac Fairview Markville Mall in Markham, Ontario, that the company said “marks a significant milestone in Clutch’s mission to make ... [Read More]
Go Auto adds 2 more Vancouver-area dealerships to its fold
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Go Auto is definitely on the go. The Edmonton-based dealership group announced it has acquired two dealerships in Richmond, B.C., just two weeks after adding Downtown Kia in Vancouver to its portfolio. With the acquisition of Richmond Subaru and Kia ... [Read More]
Canadian wholesale market ‘turns the corner’ as tariff frenzy cools
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The Canadian wholesale used-vehicle market’s tariff-fueled rise continued in May — but it might have hit a turning point as the month closed. While Canadian Black Book’s Used Vehicle Retention Index inched upward by 0.1 points for the month to ... [Read More]
HGreg donates $55,000 to the Enfant Soleil Telethon for children’s health care
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGreg has again put its money where its mouth is. The Québec-based dealership group, which operates 49 locations in Canada and the U.S., donated $55,000 to the 38th Enfant Soleil Telethon, held Saturday. Enfant Soleil is a nonprofit that raises ... [Read More]
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