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How agentic AI is impacting collections
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, 02:21 PM
Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer ... Listen Here
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here

Learn From Your Year-End Losses, Don’t Repeat Them

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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 07:04 PM
Ken Shilson
With 2013 in the rear view mirror, many buy-here, pay-here operators will evaluate last year’s performance by reviewing sales figures and the “bottom line” of their year end financial statements. Although I acknowledge that these are typical performance barometers operators ... [Read More]

Daughtry: Considering BHPH? Here Is A Starting Point Or Two

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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 06:57 PM
Gene Daughtry
Have you considered buy-here, pay-here? This is a good time to make the move. If you have and wondered where to start, here is a ‘beginning’ you can use to get moving in the right direction. There are many things ... [Read More]

Car-Mart Aiming To Get Customers ‘Over The Finish Line’

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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 06:50 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Like many buy here, pay-here dealers, BHPH chain America’s Car-Mart has seen some of its better customers being wooed away by the possibility of getting a newer, lower-mileage vehicle at another dealership because finance companies are willing to take on ... [Read More]

Ignoring Form 1099-C Filing Can Become Costly

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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 05:22 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
You probably have heard that running cocktail hour joke about the two sure things in life — death and taxes. Well that chuckle starter came up again during the BHPH Report’s conversation with McGladrey’s Scott Ruby when he discussed how ... [Read More]

Importance Of Creating & Maintaining Business Plan

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Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 05:16 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The buy-here, pay-here operation Dustin Kerr started to oversee for owner Bill Powell 10 years ago followed a pattern many dealers might recognize. The BHPH store started as an off -shoot of a Chrysler franchised dealership — a place where ... [Read More]

2013 Is In The Rearview Mirror So What’s Ahead?

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Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, 09:43 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
Although the year-end financial results for buy-here, pay-here operators are still being compiled and individual results will vary, members of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers I surveyed about 2013 performance indicated the following: 1. Increased Competition Unit sales ... [Read More]

Department Of Justice Sues Two North Carolina BHPH Dealers

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Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, 09:37 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
A host of high level law enforcement agencies that can target a dealership in the Tar Heel State are suing operators who have been in business in North Carolina's largest city for more than 15 years. Earlier this month, the ... [Read More]

IRS Audits Of Operators On The Rise

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Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, 09:35 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Internal Revenue Service appears to be increasing audit efforts within the used-vehicle industry. And one particular element is especially important for buy-here, pay-here dealers to understand: Form 1099-C. Before delving too heavily into this wideranging topic, two accounting experts ... [Read More]

CarHop Adds 3 BHPH Stores, Broadens Footprint into South Dakota

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:54 PM
Nick Zulovich, SubPrime Auto Finance News Editor
CarHop has continued to add to its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships, venturing into another state among its three newest stores. The company is now moving metal at lots near San Diego, another in Pueblo, Colo., and for the first ... [Read More]

Car-Mart Ramps Up Use of GPS as New Georgia Store Opens

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:52 PM
Nick Zulovich
This week, America's Car-Mart opened the 127th dealership in its network of buy-here, pay-here stores. And it's nearly certain the vehicle in inventory will be equipped with a GPS device, a practice the company hesitated in doing until recently. Car-Mart ... [Read More]

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