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Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally
Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here

3 sample responses to overcome concerns about buying now

Advent Resources
Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, 12:24 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder, president and CEO Terry MacCauley acknowledged your potential buyers might be hesitant to take delivery nowadays. MacCauley said those individuals might be wary about the general economy, uneasy about the upcoming election, or stretched thin because ... [Read More]

Empire Indemnity Insurance Company Risk Retention Group aligns with TIADA

news update
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 12:16 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Empire Indemnity Insurance Company Risk Retention Group recently joined the business partner program orchestrated by the Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association (TIADA). This strategic partnership aims to support TIADA’s education and legislative and regulatory efforts on behalf of independent dealers ... [Read More]

Dealio Technologies completes acquisition of AutoZoom

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 12:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Dealio Technologies recently completed the acquisition of Auto Loan Technologies — better known as AutoZoom, which is a risk analytics system utilized by buy-here, pay-here dealers. The result of the move is a revamped tool for operators now called Dealio ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: What running dealerships and driving a Bugatti Veyron have in common

Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, 11:08 AM
Joe Allen, Ignite Consulting Partners
Imagine owning a Bugatti Veyron, one of the most luxurious and high-performance vehicles in the world, which will cost between $1.2 million for a used one and up to $2.5 million for a new one. Would you ever consider taking ... [Read More]

Total July bankruptcy filings spike 24% year-over-year

bankruptcy
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, 01:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Economists on Monday discussed whether the U.S. already is in a recession. The newest bankruptcy data provided by Epiq AACER might reinforce the point-of-view from experts who see things already in a recessionary state. Also surfacing Monday, Epiq reported total ... [Read More]

New survey reflects small businesses’ hope for elected leaders, economy & more

NIADA gearing up for annual Capitol Hill event
Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2024, 12:24 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association makes its annual pilgrimage to Capitol Hill in September, and National Write Your Congressman (NWYC) gave another view about how those operators might be feeling when they travel to Washington, D.C. NWYC, another organization ... [Read More]

Pennsylvania parolee sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for odometer fraud scheme

Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2024, 12:18 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania man already on parole was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Conner following his conviction for odometer tampering and forging vehicle titles. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District ... [Read More]

SmartGroups to launch BHPH & LHPH 20 groups this fall

Thursday, Jul. 25, 2024, 10:41 AM
BHPH Report Staff
SmartGroups is expanding its 20 group program for dealerships into the buy-here, pay-here and lease-here, pay-here spaces. The company said on Thursday that its inaugural meetings for these new groups are scheduled for October in Charlotte, N.C. “At SmartGroups, we ... [Read More]

PassTime claims 2024 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award

Thursday, Jul. 25, 2024, 10:40 AM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime is celebrating more than recovered vehicles this week. The company announced that Encore has received a 2024 IoT Evolution Product of the Year Award from IoT Evolution World, a leading website covering internet of things technologies. PassTime Encore is ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Reinforcing 4 basics of bankruptcy

COMMENTARY: I hate my job — post-repossession Article 9 letters
Tuesday, Jul. 23, 2024, 11:13 AM
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
It seems that at least once a week, a bankruptcy question comes up in one of the dealer/creditor social media groups that we follow. The questions usually involve either selling a vehicle to someone that has filed bankruptcy or repossessing ... [Read More]

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