Two leading executives at Allied Solutions identified the most-concerning signs about the current state of auto financing.

Mark Bugalski, who is Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, and Doug Falvey, who is Executive Vice President, Risk Management Operations, then offered valuable insight and strategy recommendations so lenders can find the right balance of risk management and growth.

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits welcomes Elizabeth Stegall, Senior Director of Client Retention with Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO and Cody Gentry, AVP of Dealer Success with Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book.

The executives breakdown high level and high interest findings for dealers from the latest Cox Automotive Whitepaper - Measuring Your Marketing That's Working.

Next up on our series from the Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, is a conversation with Erin Richmond, CEO of sMedia, and Rhys Albrecht, head of customer success at sMedia. They talk with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about solving pain points in the automotive digital marketing space, why cutting marketing spend is not always the wisest move for dealers, managing ad spend effectively, reaching car shoppers and much more.

Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president and auto and mortgage business leader at TransUnion, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, the focus of the conversation is opportunities for auto refinancing.

TransUnion indicated approximately 18 million are considered “in-the-money” for refinancing.

Jenny Rappaport has some things to say, and if you’re a car dealer, it would be wise to listen.

The CEO of F&I and training provider EFG Companies has returned to the Auto Remarketing podcast, and in a wide-ranging conversation with Auto Remarketing associate editor Andrew Friedlander she discusses affordability issues, the importance of the back end on dealership profits, ways dealers can best use artificial intelligence to drive value and ROI, how dealers can avoid taking unnecessary risks in these unpredictable times, and a lot more.

Next up on our series of episodes from Canada's Used Car Week Live Stage, presented by SYCN Auto Logistics, are Crissy Burton, sales manager at Bob Rohrman Indy Hyundai, and Tianna Mick, chief marketing officer at Dealer Synergy.

Burton and Mick talked with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about “The Blueprint for High-Volume Sales: How to Build a Loyal Customer Pipeline,” building a personal brand and following, authenticity and much more.

The dealership space is a bit of an untapped resource in commercial real estate. But property and real estate matters are crucial areas for dealers to watch. That's where Ned Hennessey and the team at Surmount come into play.

Surmount is a full-service commercial real estate platform and said it's the only one focused exclusively on auto dealers. Hennessey and his team run the real estate capital markets and advisory programs for several of the top franchised & independent dealers across the country. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss what dealers should be mindful of in property leases, the potential benefits and considerations for sale-leasebacks and what macro trends auto retail should be watching.

Next up on our Live Stage from Canada's Used Car Week is a conversation with Coralee Zueff, author of "Five Star Service Advisor," about empowering women in automotive and engaging the next generation of auto industry professionals.

Zueff talks about her journey in automotive after getting into the industry by accident, engaging students about the opportunities in the business, the changing nature of automotive, her writing process and much more.

Edmunds senior vice president of marketing Alison Anziska returns to the show for a discussion about the company's latest ad campaign featuring Tommy Edman of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the spot, the aptly named Edman shows Angelenos how they can get valuations on their cars through Edmunds' upgraded vehicle appraisal tool.

Anziska shares what Edmunds hopes dealers and consumers can come to understand about the vehicle appraisal process, how the Edmunds appraisal tool works and why LA is a hidden gem of car culture and the auto industry.

Remember when there was uncertainty and anxiety about how tariffs would affect exporting vehicles from Canada to the U.S.?

Well, now the tariff era is here, and Tane Jillings says you can relax. On this episode of the Auto Remarketing podcast, recorded from the SYCN Auto Logistics Live Stage during Canada’s Used Car Week 2025 in Toronto, the co-founder and president of cross-border vehicle export and remarketing platform Signal Technologies discusses the export landscape for Canadian dealers, the importance of exports for those dealers, and why they should “lean in” to exporting.