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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here

PODCAST: IAA’s Blair Earle begins CUCW Live Stage discussions

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Kicking off our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Blair Earle, who is managing director at IAA Canada. Earle and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Dealer association executives join Live Stage at CUCW

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with United Car Dealers Association leaders Jim Hamilton, Christy Fines and John Tangreda. They talk with Cherokee Media Group ... [Read More]

HGreg adds another trophy to the case

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
HGreg is approaching Montreal Canadiens levels of trophy winning in its hometown. The used-car retailer has won the Consumer Choice Award in the Used Car Dealerships category in the Greater Montreal area for the 16th time, HGreg said last week. ... [Read More]

Decline in Canadian wholesale vehicle values gets ‘slightly steeper’

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The decline in Canadian wholesale vehicle values steepened a bit last week, according to Canadian Black Book, which said nearly half of the segments showed changes of more than $100. The overall market showed a 0.35% decline in wholesale values ... [Read More]

UCDA rebrands as United Car Dealers Association

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
UCDA is now the United Car Dealers Association. UCDA, known for more than four decades as the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario, officially confirmed its name change on Monday, just before the opening of Canada’s Used Car Week in ... [Read More]

AutoCanada expands collision repair business to Thunder Bay

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada is making some Thunder in its collision repair business. The dealer group said Wednesday it has acquired Mascarin Collision Centre in Thunder Bay, Ontario, giving AutoCanada its first collision repair presence in the city. Calling it a “key gateway ... [Read More]

AutoCanada grows collision-repair footprint in Alberta

AutoCanada plunges 128% in Q1
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
AutoCanada again boosted its capacity to complete vehicle repairs in Alberta. On Monday, the company announced the completion of its acquisition of Contemporary Coachworks, a two-location collision repair business based in Calgary. Back in January, AutoCanada acquired Modern Autobody, a ... [Read More]

New chairman, president and CEO installed at Subaru Canada

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Subaru Canada Inc. (SCI) has new leadership. The automaker on Monday introduced Yoichi Hori as chairman, president and CEO. Hori replaces Tomohiro Kubota, who served in this capacity for three years and four months. “SCI wishes to thank Kubota for ... [Read More]

Kot Auto Group grows Hyundai footprint again in British Columbia

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
In April, Kot Auto Group announced the grand opening a new rooftop in Langford, B.C., billed as the largest Hyundai facility in Canada. This week, the dealership group strengthened its Hyundai presence in British Columbia with the acquisition of Duncan ... [Read More]

Integration gives UCDA member dealers direct access to Carfax Canada VIN Fraud Check

Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Carfax Canada has taken another step to help Canadian independent dealers in the battle against VIN cloning. The provider of vehicle history reports and valuation information announced it has expanded its collaboration with the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario ... [Read More]

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