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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Experts see hurricanes adding to bankruptcy surge already spotted in Q3

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Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 02:13 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As if hurricanes don’t already cause enough destruction, experts see these wicked storms adding more fuel to the ongoing rise in bankruptcies. According to data provided by Epiq AACER on Monday, total bankruptcy filings through the first three quarters of ... [Read More]

NIADA roundup: New 20 group moderator, Helene help & Policy Conference recap

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, 01:20 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association recapped several developments on Wednesday, including its new 20 group moderator and consultant for buy-here, pay-here dealers, fundraising to help members impacted by Hurricane Helene and the successes of its 2024 Policy Conference in ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Lessons of leadership during a crisis

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, 01:58 PM
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
Like everyone else, I’m watching the horrible news coming out of North Carolina with a heavy heart. The devastation and suffering will impact that area and those people enduring Hurricane Helene’s aftermath for years to come. These catastrophic events have ... [Read More]

Former DriveTime exec to become Car-Mart COO

Car-Mart expands via acquisition, reports fiscal Q2 performance
Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2024, 12:30 PM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart will have a new chief operating officer coming aboard on Oct. 7. According to an announcement made on Tuesday, Car-Mart has appointed Jamie Fischer as COO. Fischer will join the company that operates 149 dealerships and more than ... [Read More]

Empire hires former Agora Data executive as regional VP of sales

Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2024, 12:27 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Empire Indemnity Insurance Company Risk Retention Group appointed Justin Stokes as its new regional vice president of sales. Based in Frisco, Texas, Empire said on Tuesday that Stokes brings two decades of experience in automotive finance and management with a ... [Read More]

4 ways to improve relationships with repeat customers

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Thursday, Sep. 19, 2024, 10:26 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley offered a variety of suggestions to help buy-here, pay-here and independent dealers secure an important resource to maintain profitability and success — repeat customers. “Retaining customers is more cost-effective than acquiring new ... [Read More]

Buckeye Dealership Consulting welcomes 2 more professionals, including new COO

Thursday, Sep. 12, 2024, 02:29 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buckeye Dealership Consulting reinforced its management team again this week, hiring a chief operating officer and new business development manager. Coming aboard as COO of the provider of reinsurable products for dealers and finance companies is James O’Connell, who will ... [Read More]

6 Byrider franchisees buy assets from Altamont Capital Partners

Thursday, Sep. 12, 2024, 02:17 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Dealers make deals every day, but this one in the buy-here, pay-here segment is more than just stretching a nickel or two on a trade. Byrider announced on Thursday that an investor group of Byrider franchisees has acquired the assets ... [Read More]

Tricolor boosts recon capacity with Arizona facility

Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2024, 10:43 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Carvana has generated industry buzz in recent weeks with its “Megasites” in Houston and Kansas City, Mo., that are designed for high volumes of vehicle reconditioning. Tricolor is implementing a similar strategy, as the retailer focused on addressing the needs ... [Read More]

Bankruptcies stay on established track in August

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Thursday, Sep. 5, 2024, 10:30 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Not much change on the bankruptcy front. Filings continued to climb with experts pointing to some of the same reasons mentioned previously for why they’ll keep rising as the year goes along. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total ... [Read More]
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