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Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Robert Guerrero of ClaimBuyout on inventory opportunities for dealers via repairable vehicles
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, 07:19 PM
Robert Guerrero spent nearly 14 years as an executive with Insurance Auto Auctions, so he understands the complexities of damaged vehicles, distraught owners, auto insurers and repair shops. Now as the president and co-founder of ClaimBuyout, Guerrero explained how damaged ... Listen Here
Protecting yourself when it comes to vehicle transport with Autosled VP Sam Goldenberg
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 05:16 PM
Imagine being a dealer and the vehicle you expected to be transported to your store isn’t on the hauler behind your showroom. And no one knows where the vehicle is. To help avoid the unfortunate situation, Autosled vice president of ... Listen Here

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]

Shilson: Getting Your Best BHPH Customers Back

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:50 PM
Ken Shilson, NABD
The first half of 2013 is now in the rearview mirror for the buy-here, pay-here industry, and it's time to look back. Many operators reported lower unit sales versus the same period last year. Two important questions are, "Why?" and ... [Read More]

van Wagenen Financial Services Coordinates Programs to Boost Loan Processing Efficiency

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:49 PM
Nick Zulovich
van Wagenen Financial Services recently confirmed participation in the Symitar Vendor Integration Program. Officials highlighted this development will directly benefit lenders managing auto loans on the Symitar core processing system by increasing the efficiency of auto loan payment adjustments. The ... [Read More]

Spireon Begins GoldStar GPS Integration with Frazer DMS

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:47 PM
Nick Zulovich
Spireon, the provider of the GoldStar GPS solution as well as other mobile resource management and business intelligence tools, completed an initial phase of the integration with Frazer's Dealer Management System. The companies highlighted that joint customers of GoldStar GPS ... [Read More]

Finance Express Expands WorkList Tool Beyond Collections

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Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:45 PM
Nick Zulovich
Finance Express released its new WorkList feature for independent dealerships that use the provider's Web-based financial services technology. The company explained WorkLists — also known as queues — have typically been utilized by FEX buy-here, pay-here dealers to manage and ... [Read More]

Daughtry: Where Have All the Buy-Here, Pay-Here Customers Gone?

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Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, 04:40 PM
Gene Daughtry
I ask a different question. Where did all the customers come from that are buying right now? Have all these customers been waiting for financing to come back to life? Did they all just hang on to the same car ... [Read More]
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