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A breakdown of real-world auto transportation fraud with Preowned Auto Logistics
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Jeremy Louisos recapped three real-world examples of how fraud recently surfaced in the transportation space. The senior vice president of Preowned Auto Logistics also shared suggestions with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby on how firms can avoid similar situations. The ... Listen Here
How to GROW your leadership skills with Jane Morgan and Sheila Tedesco
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Two leaders from the Global Remarketing Opportunities for Women — Jane Morgan and Sheila Tedesco — appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Morgan and Tedesco joined Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Cars Commerce’s Grant Goering on the convergence of retail and wholesale
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, 04:17 PM
A year ago, Cars Commerce, best known for its Cars.com retail platform, took a big step into the wholesale sector by acquiring dealer-to-dealer digital auction Dealer Club, a deal CEO Alex Vetter said “closes the loop” between the retail and ... Listen Here

Shilson: 11 Strategies for BHPH Success from a Financial Perspective

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Thursday, Jul. 17, 2014, 07:02 PM
Ken Shilson, Subprime Analytics and NABD
Success in buy-here, pay-here is frequently measured by how many vehicles a dealer sells each month or year. Although sales are important, this commentary will focus on other areas which are important to BHPH success. “Keeping them sold” is important ... [Read More]

Consumers Not Just Choosing Vehicles Online, But Paying Online, Too

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Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2014, 04:01 PM
Marya Lang, BillingTree
According to the most recent study from the Federal Reserve, the average new-vehicle loan in the U.S. stands at more than $26,700 with a loan to value ratio of a huge 80 percent. So the volume of payments which are ... [Read More]

10 Questions to Ask About Converting Data When Switching DMS

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Thursday, Jun. 26, 2014, 03:42 PM
Mike Downey, Auto Master Systems
If you’re preparing to switch dealer management software, there are many things to consider as it relates to converting your data. How complete your data is in your new application will determine how effectively you can use the software. Here ... [Read More]

LotVantage’s 5 Recommendations For eBay Classifieds Listings

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 05:13 PM
Jim Jabaay, LotVantage
With any new product and marketplace there’s a learning curve, and we’ve recently gained more knowledge about what it takes to manage the “art” of posting to eBay classifieds. We want to share the Top 5 Best Practices we’ve learned ... [Read More]

Happy Associates And Profit Go Together

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 05:10 PM
Gene Daughtry, PLS Financial
A new study recently coming out of Warwick University has concluded that happiness levels can increase productivity by a staggering 12 percent. To me, this seems obvious, but I have seen many work places where you can feel the tension ... [Read More]

Do Online Reviews From Customers Really Matter In BHPH?

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 04:58 PM
Kenny Atcheson, Dealer Profit Pros
When asked about online reviews, buy-here, pay-here dealers typically offer one of these six responses. Here they are in random order: 1. Our customers don’t read online reviews. 2. There is nothing we can do about it because the BHPH ... [Read More]

Car-Mart Sacrifices Some Q4 Sales To Get Higher Downs

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 04:48 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
America’s Car-Mart president and chief executive officer William “Hank” Henderson cheered one specific financial metric after the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain wrapped up its 2014 fiscal year on April 30. And Henderson did so even though the way Car-Mart reached ... [Read More]

Key Takeaways From NABD’s Buy-Here, Pay-Here Week

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 04:43 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD and Subprime Analytics
The National Alliance of Buy- Here, Pay-Here Dealers (NABD) recently completed two BHPH training conferences which were held at the Wynn Las Vegas on May 18 through 22. These two conferences included more than 100 speakers and approximately 1,700 attendees ... [Read More]

CFPB Interest In BHPH Dealers Growing Steadily

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Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 04:35 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Maybe you heard it spoken in a 20 group meeting or around the lunch table at the auction. There's one buy-here, pay-here operator telling another, "I'm not worried about the CFPB. I'm just a small guy with 20 cars on ... [Read More]

Hall Of Fame Inductee Codding Describes Impact Of BHPH

Julian Codding -- NABD Hall of Fame for BHPH
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2014, 04:31 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The newest member of the Buy-Here, Pay-Here Hall of Fame explained the impact BHPH operators have by sharing the story about a vehicle delivery that wasn’t even a special finance deal. In fact, the delivery was for a $400,000 vehicle ... [Read More]
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