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TRADER Corporation
A Canadian Success Story Since 1975

TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealership software, and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync, Dealertrack and Collateral Management Solutions, providing Canadian automotive dealerships, manufacturers and lenders with a complete set of solutions, services, and platforms to reach more car shoppers and service them with ease. With the largest audience of used and new car inventory available across the country, along with helpful reviews, buyer guides, pricing tools, and more, Canadian car shoppers using our marketplace gain the confidence and trust needed to make their next vehicle purchase decision from a single source, AutoTrader.ca.

At TRADER, we work tirelessly to streamline the car-selling process by supporting dealers to move more metal off their lot. Leveraging the most comprehensive online tools, dealerships can reach more consumers, aid them through the sales process, while bringing more efficiencies to their operation. Through AutoSync, Dealertrack and Collateral Management Solutions, our dealer partners and lenders have access to the most robust automotive software solutions that aim to synchronize the entire retail process, producing unrivalled results and enhancing efficiency and profitability.

Key Milestones

Icon Rocket 1975 AutoTrader.ca
Founded
First Magazine
Published & Distributed
Icon Calendar 1978 AutoTrader
Magazine Refresh
AutoTrader.ca Transitions
from Bi-Weekly to Weekly
Distribution Frequency
Icon Book 1984 AutoTrader Magazine
Expands Publication
Titles
Additional Publication
Titles Launched, Including
European, Asian Imports,
Domestic - Old, Domestic
- New, and Classic Cars
Icon Destination 1987 AutoHebdo
Magazine Acquired
AutoHebdo Acquired, a
Quebec-Based Classified
Magazine for People
Buying and Selling Cars
Icon Star 1989 AutoHebdo
Magazine Expands
Toronto Star Purchases
Half of the AutoHebdo
Publication,
Collaborates with
AutoTrader Canada
Icon VDP 1996 AutoTrader.ca
Website Goes Live
First Canadian
Automotive Classifieds to
Extend to Online
Icon Hands 2006 Acquired by Yellow
Pages Group
Trader Media Corporation
and Classified Media
Holdings Merge to
Establish TRADER
Corporation
Icon Smartphone 2010 AutoTrader.ca
Mobile App
App Launches on the
Apple App Store
Icon Handshake 2011 vAuto Partnership
Established
vAuto Provision Launches
in Canada
Acquired by Apax
Partners
Yellow Pages Group
Announces the Sale of
TRADER Corporation to
Apax Partners
Icon Computer 2012 AutoTrader.ca Magazine Retired Distribution of Passenger Vehicle Magazine Ceases, Paving the Path for an All-Digital Future of the Business AutoTrader.ca Rebrand “The Most Cars in One Place” First Ever National Media Campaign Including TV Launches Icon Man with Flag 2013 AutoTrader.ca Hits
New Visits
Milestone
10 Million Visits in a
Single Month!
Icon Tag 2016 Acquired by Thoma Bravo Apax Partners Announces the Sale of TRADER Corporation to Thoma Bravo Icon Megaphone 2018 TRFFK.ca Launches New Advertising Solution TRFFK.ca powered by AutoTrader.ca Launches in the Canadian Market Icon Vehicle Page 2019 Convertus Acquired Acquired Convertus & Launched Our Own Dealership Website Solution, TAdvantage LesPAC.com Acquired Strategic Investment in a Leading Quebec Online Classifieds Icon shopping car with a car 2020 MotoInsight Acquired Strategic Investment to Future Proof our Business via the Leading Online Automotive Retail Provider Icon computer with statistics 2021 Acquired Activix Strategic Investment in Activix to Deliver Leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Technology to Our Portfolio Icon cloud management 2022 Acquired EasyDeal Strategic Investment in a Desking Tool to Finalize our End-to-End Dealership Technology Suite AutoSync Launches Combined our Best-of-Breed Software into an All-Encompassing Suite of Class-Leading Dealership Solutions Dealertrack Canada Joins TRADER Welcomed the Best Automotive Loan Solution Available in the Canadian Automotive Market Icon Man with Flag 2023 AutoTrader.ca Hits Yet Another Visits Milestone 26 Million Visits in a Single Month! 2024 Acquired Collateral Management Solutions Strategic Acquisition to Enhance the Financial Technology Offerings of the Business AutoScout24 Acquires TRADER Corporation Pan-European Online Automotive Marketplace Acquires TRADER, Becoming Leading Global Online Automotive Marketplace
With 26 million monthly visits and more than 7 million mobile app downloads, AutoTrader.ca is Canada’s largest audience of used and new car shoppers. With the most robust advertising solutions and an unrivaled dealer service and support offering, AutoTrader ensures dealership inventory is front and centre with car shoppers everywhere. Our tools and value-added features drive online reach, engagement, and conversion — quickly moving inventory off dealership lots!
A suite of class-leading connected automotive software that brings together advertising, conversion and operational solutions, synchronizing the retail process from end-to-end. AutoSync’s diverse range of offerings includes vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK.
The country’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of automotive. We serve dealers, lenders, and OEMs through sales, finance and insurance products (F&I), market data, and digital document services. Our products empower dealerships to make better business decisions and promote an enhanced customer vision to offer a superior buying, borrowing, and service experience within an ever-changing automotive landscape.
Canada’s premier lien, registration, and recovery services, as well as insolvency management solutions for Canadian lenders. Collateral Management Solutions enables lenders to minimize risk, reduce workload and maximize profitability.

Source: TRADER Google Analytics, January 2023. TRADER Data Warehouse March 2023.