On Wednesday, publicly-traded subprime automotive finance company Axis Auto Finance shared results from the second quarter of its 2018 fiscal year; a span that ended on Dec. 31 and included a new record. The company highlighted its Q2 revenue shot ... [Read More]

Copart announced Monday the opening of a new Copart Canada facility in Calgary. In December, Copart Canada held a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Calgary location in conjunction with its first client advisory board meeting with insurance partners.  ... [Read More]

Kijiji Canada recently announced that it has appointed Darryl Hilton to serve as the national head of automotive sales. Hilton brings 20 years of experience from both the supplier and retail sides of the automotive industry, and he has also specialized ... [Read More]

If certified pre-owned vehicle sales in Canada appear strong, that may only be the tip of the iceberg. That is, if it follows the pattern of the CPO market in the U.S., which took some time to develop but certainly ... [Read More]

The retention value of 4-year-old vehicles has reached an all-time high for the second year in a row, according to the 2018 edition of the Canadian Black Book Retained Value Awards released this week. Four-year-old vehicles are retaining 53 percent ... [Read More]

HGregoire introduced a new advertising campaign with two unique messages during Sunday’s Super Bowl LII on both CTV and RDS. Though both campaign messages feature HGregoire’s wide selection of vehicles, the first message focuses on nostalgia relating to professional sports, while the second ... [Read More]

The Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario (UCDA) is orchestrating a new online effort to connect shoppers and dealerships within the province. The newest solution for Ontario vehicle shoppers — Ontariocars.ca — powered by UCDA members is designed to assure ... [Read More]

Canadian Black Book is renaming its annual Canadian auto industry golf tournament. From now on, the tournament, which is in its 21st year,  will be called The Canadian Black Book Kathy Ward Golf Tournament, in memory of the company’s former chief ... [Read More]

Dealertrack recently announced that it has introduced several upgrades for its new mobile application in an effort to improve and evolve dealer productivity. In addition to providing dealers access to credit application and contract activity quickly, via the Dealertrack mobile ... [Read More]

The Auto Remarketing Canada Conference team announced Tuesday that TradeRev has joined CARPROOF as a presenting sponsor for this year’s event. Along with presenting sponsors TradeRev and CARPROOF, key industry associations like the CFLA, IARA, AMVOQ and others have come onboard ... [Read More]