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COMMENTARY: Inventory acquisition in the AI age
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 01:00 PM
While many dealers have always “trusted their gut,” the old instinct-driven approach to buying used car inventory is quickly becoming obsolete. For decades, dealers relied on a familiar formula: when a vehicle sold, replace it with another one just like ... Read More
AI at car dealerships: a ‘crawl, walk, run’ evolution with data at foundation
Friday, May. 29, 2026, 11:54 AM
When it comes to practical applications of artificial intelligence for car dealers, it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Or a “crawl, walk, run” approach, says QuoreAI founder and CEO Todd Smith. “There’s no (case where you) plug in AI and ... Read More
Marketing for car dealerships in the age of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 11:34 AM
There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way companies do business — and the automotive industry is no exception. In fact, most dealers have already embraced AI models and incorporated them into their daily operations. From analyzing data ... Read More
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

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]

May Bankruptcy Filings Drop by Double Digits

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Thursday, Jun. 5, 2014, 04:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Continuing an overall trend described by American Bankruptcy Institute leadership as a “nose dive,” total bankruptcy filings in May in the United States decreased 11 percent year-over-year. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled 85,664 in May, ... [Read More]

Finance Express Launches Shop Management Integration to Boost DMS

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Thursday, May. 22, 2014, 07:05 AM
BHPH Report Staff
As a part of the company’s presence at the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers National Conference this week, dealer management software solutions provider Finance Express introduced FEX SM. Executives described the solution as an exciting shop management platform that ... [Read More]

Spireon Now Offers 99.9-Percent Performance Guarantee

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Wednesday, May. 21, 2014, 05:37 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Along with enhanced telematics capabilities on the Sprint CDMA wireless network, Spireon opened the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers National Conference on Tuesday by making a guarantee that the company believes is first in the GPS tracking provider space. ... [Read More]

NC Operation Requests Permission Before Releasing Payoff Amounts

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Tuesday, May. 20, 2014, 05:34 AM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
It’s not yet a compliance mandate issued by a state or federal regulator, but EZWay Auto Sales doesn’t immediately release the payoff amount left on a contract when a customer chooses to trade and make a purchase at another store. ... [Read More]

PassTime, Hudson Cook To Offer Free Seminar During NABD Events

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Tuesday, May. 20, 2014, 04:47 AM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Maintaining the collection of regular payments is one of the most important segments of the buy-here, pay-here business. Officials from PassTime and Hudson Cook want BHPH operators to consider two questions when they're evaluating technology to enhance their collection efforts. ... [Read More]

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