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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

Tricolor boosts recon capacity with Arizona facility

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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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]

Ignite: ‘Slow summer’ can be compounded by not addressing compliance risk

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BHPH Report Staff
Summer unofficially ended over the weekend with the passing of Labor Day. For weeks during the heat of summer, Ignite Consulting Partners said the firm’s experts have heard plenty of reasons why dealerships aren’t keeping resources in place to maintain ... [Read More]

3 sample responses to overcome concerns about buying now

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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

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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

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

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

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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
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

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]

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