Hagerty describes itself as a membership, insurance and media organization for enthusiast vehicles and owners. In 2017, the company launched DriveShare, which it says is a peer-to-peer car-sharing service that allows people “the chance to drive cool and classic cars ... [Read More]

Many Canadian auto dealers are concerned about consumers becoming armed with more information, according to a report from Kijiji Autos. For dealers, are better-informed consumers good or bad for business? The answer could be both. The knowledgeable-consumer trend could have ... [Read More]

The Canadian subsidiary of Enterprise Holdings will be purchasing Discount Car and Truck Rentals Ltd., a Canadian car and truck rental company. The agreement between Enterprise Holdings and Discount Car and Truck Rentals was announced Thursday, and the deal would ... [Read More]

Did you know that your most effective used-car sales team is likely your service department? Among used-car buyers who service at a dealership, 74% shop that dealership for their next used vehicle, and 55% buy their next used vehicle there. ... [Read More]

Manheim Edmonton announced on Nov. 26 that it will expand its existing weekly dealer and commercial auction to public auctions and continue the Osman Auction legacy under the Manheim Edmonton name. The move took place beginning with the public auction ... [Read More]

Before November closed, Scotiabank collected another accolade. Scotiabank was named the winner of the Judge’s Choice Award for Responsible Innovation in Financial Services at the 2019 Annual Canadian FinTech & AI Awards. The awards recognize banks, credit unions, innovators, investors, ... [Read More]

Canadian Black Book vice president of research and analytics Brian Murphy summed up the latest reading of the CBB Retained Value Index with six words. “What goes up, must come down,” Murphy said in a news release sent to Auto ... [Read More]

Certified pre-owned programs offer a great opportunity to increase your gross. However, the word certified means different things to different people, which creates confusion for customers and challenges for dealerships. What does a customer really want when they’re looking to buy certified, ... [Read More]

Attention, Canadian auto auctions: Auto Remarketing Canada is putting together an “Auction Life” photo spread for our next print issue.  If your auction or auction group would like to participate, submit photos via email to senior editor Joe Overby at joverby@autoremarketing.com no later than close ... [Read More]

The new president and chief executive officer for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corp., James Ryan, will head up the Canadian divisions of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Daimler Truck Financial. He will lead a team of 165 employees.. Ryan succeeds Stefan ... [Read More]