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]

As digital wholesale platforms continue growing in Canada, Cox Automotive Canada has launched a new Canadian dealer-to-dealer digital auction platform that it says can use Manheim’s brand and physical auction services to deliver a competitive advantage to all dealers and ... [Read More]

Axis Auto Finance originated $1 million in new loans in a single day. The milestone, which took place at the end of September, was a single-day originations record for the company. The record highlights the culmination of 12 months of ... [Read More]

Eighty-eight percent of drivers according to a recent survey would give themselves a grade of A or A+ for their driving skills. But 80% admit to speeding because of an “inadvertent lead foot.” The study is from Onlia, which offers ... [Read More]

In his new position as senior manager, corporate communications and public relations for Cox Automotive Canada, Mark James will lead all communications for the company and its brands across the country. James, who most recently served as manager of corporate communications ... [Read More]

Rapid adoption of electric vehicles — a scenario in which EVs represent 30% of Canada’s vehicle stock, compared to less than 3% today — would reduce domestic oil consumption by about 252,000 barrels per day, according to Ernst and Young, ... [Read More]

The compact car, compact crossover and mid-size car segments were at new all-time highs for retained value in September 2019, as the Canadian Black Book Used Vehicle Retention Index has again hit a new all-time record high in the month of ... [Read More]

Inovatec Systems Corp., and Inverite Verification announced a strategic partnership this week. The provider of cloud-based software solutions for all financial institutions and the open-banking provider with coverage for more than 275 Canadian financial institutions said their relationship is meant ... [Read More]