LGM Financial Services executive vice president of marketing Jeff Schulz acknowledged 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 highlighted how the F&I is responding and what might be on the horizon in connection with artificial intelligence and other technologies.

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 Car Commerce Canada portfolio, the future of Accu-Trade in Canada and more.

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 program selections, Davidson made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast after appearing on stage during Canada’s Used Car Week in Toronto.

Davidson gave an update about how her customers and dealership are doing and offered future expectations.

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 differences between the U.S. and Canadian finance markets as well as some ingredients that could help dealers and lenders for the rest of the year and beyond.

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Jade Terreberry, Senior Director of Strategic Development for Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, Cox Automotive’s Consumer Marketplaces, shares information on the new summer learning series: The Complete Profit Picture.

Jade highlights the importance of the right car, for the right consumer, for the right price, with the right strategy.

Registration for The Complete Profit Picture opens today and can be accessed here: https://www.coxautoinc.com/retail/thecompleteprofitpicture/registration/

More information and registration details are included in the podcast.

Chris Elliott, vice president of mergers and acquisitions at America’s Group, joins the show to kick off our series on "M&A + Auto Auctions."

Chris and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss the company’s growth strategy and M&A targets as well as overall buy-sell growth/consolidation in the auto auction industry.

For years, Kathi Kruse has made her name working with car dealers to improve their social media presence, digital marketing and online reputation management. But her roots are in the financial side of the dealership, which is why she’s created a new business – Automotive CFO-To-Go, offering her experience and expertise as a chief financial officer to dealers in need of help in that area.

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recorded on-site at the 2024 NIADA Convention and Expo in Las Vegas, Kruse discusses the role of a dealership CFO, as well as opportunities for dealers to engage with consumers on social media.

Terry MacCauley loves his job and loves talking about it. That’s why the enthusiastic founder, president and CEO of Big Time Advertising and Marketing is becoming a popular speaker at auto industry events.

Auto Remarketing Podcast host Andrew Friedlander finally caught up with MacCauley during the 2024 NIADA Convention and Expo in Las Vegas for a lively conversation about marketing, how to avoid diminishing returns from the money you spend on it, and having fun with artificial intelligence.

Tracy Myers’ resume might begin with owning and operating Frank Myers Auto Maxx, his successful independent dealership in Winston-Salem, N.C., but that’s not even close to where it ends. He’s also an NIADA National Quality Dealer, an acknowledged expert in marketing and branding, a wrestling promoter, a best-selling author, a business trainer and consultant, and an Emmy-winning film producer – not to mention star of some of his market’s most loved (and hated) TV ads.

At the recent NIADA Convention and Expo in Las Vegas, Myers joined Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to talk about the “secret sauce” that creates a great customer experience, plus a whole lot more.

LotLinx executive chairman Len Short joins the show to discuss the company's new Vincensus report, a new monthly and quarterly analysis that shares real-time vehicle inventory data and insights.

"Data is the key to your future. It's the key to your competitiveness," Short said.

"Dealers are waking up to this and building their own CDPs," he said, referring to customer data platforms. "They know that they need to leverage their proprietary data smartly."

Listen to the full episode to hear more from Short about what the data can tell dealers about their own lots and the big-picture trends he's watching from the report.