PODCAST: Why ‘dealers need to think bigger’ about AI
Friday, Jul. 19, 2024, 10:17 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Impel executive sales manager Ray Gill said, “dealers need to think bigger” when considering the use of artificial intelligence. In a training session from this year’s Canada’s Used Car Week titled, “How AI is Separating the Best from the Rest,” ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Part I of inside Canada’s wholesale auto market
Thursday, Jul. 18, 2024, 09:38 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Canada’s wholesale auto market is so vast that a conversation about it had to be divided into two parts for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. The first part of that conversation from Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto features: —Riley Spiers ... [Read More]
Équité report shows Canadian auto thefts down 17% in first half of 2024
Thursday, Jul. 18, 2024, 09:37 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
The surge of auto theft in Canada has subsided – at least for now. In its First Half of 2024 Auto Theft Trend Report, Équité Association, Canada’s national authority on insurance crime, reported auto thefts in the first half of the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: State of auto finance in Canada
Tuesday, Jul. 16, 2024, 10:17 AM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Most Canadians who purchase a vehicle need financing. A trio of industry executives described the current financing landscape during this year’s Canada’s Used Car Week. For this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we take you back to Toronto for ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Navigating the wild world of vehicle theft
Monday, Jul. 15, 2024, 02:55 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the cost of insurance claims for replacing stolen vehicles in Canada soared to a record-breaking $1.5 billion in 2023, the second consecutive year auto theft claims costs have surpassed $1 billion. And the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: RunBuggy executives on company’s Canadian launch
Monday, Jul. 15, 2024, 02:23 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Canada’s Used Car Week Podcast Stage is a conversation with Casey Harmon and Jody McComb of RunBuggy, which is a technology platform designed to improve the vehicle transport ... [Read More]
PODCAST: J.D. Power’s Mike Buckingham on Canada’s auto finance landscape
Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2024, 04:54 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
J.D. Power’s Mike Buckingham not only was part of the expert speaking faculty at Canada’s Used Car Week, but he also spent time at this year’s event in Toronto for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Buckingham described some of the primary ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Laura Davidson of Key Auto Approvals on helping consumers
Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2024, 04:54 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Laura Davidson owns and operates Key Auto Approvals in Burlington, Ontario. A portion of Davidson’s customer base has been struggling financially, making reliable transportation even more important. One of Cherokee Media Group’s Women & Automotive: Profiles in Leadership honorees, Davidson ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Normand Theberge on what’s coming from Cars Commerce Canada
Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2024, 04:54 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
Normand Theberge serves as senior vice president and general manager of Cars Commerce Canada. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto, Theberge recapped the successful blending of D2C Media into the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Evolution of digital F&I with Jeff Schulz of LGM Financial Services
Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2024, 04:53 PM
Auto Remarketing Canada Staff
LGM Financial Services executive vice president of marketing Jeff Schulz acknowledged that more Canadians are seeking digital paths toward acquiring their next vehicle. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded during Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto, Schulz ... [Read More]