This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
IRS: Average refund 5.8% higher than last year
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024, 10:10 AM
BHPH Report Staff
How’s tax season going at your buy-here, pay-here operation? According to the latest update from the Internal Revenue Service, consumers are getting an average refund amount that’s 5.8% higher than last year. The IRS reported that through March 8, the ... [Read More]
LegalShield sees bankruptcy rise continuing for at least 6 more months
Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024, 10:15 AM
BHPH Report Staff
LegalShield likely wasn’t surprised when bankruptcy filings increased year-over-year for the 19th consecutive month in February. That’s because the platform provider for legal, identity, and reputation management services said its January Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) showed a nearly four-year ... [Read More]
Bankruptcies rise year-over-year for 19th straight month
Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024, 12:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
One of the steadiest economic trends currently out there is the rise in bankruptcy filings. Epiq Bankruptcy reported total filings came in at 39,014 in February, representing a 22% year-over-year rise. Experts said February also marked 19 consecutive months that ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Buckeye’s Shaun Petersen dives into the CARS Rule, elections and more
Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024, 11:26 AM
BHPH Report Staff
The FTC’s proposed CARS Rule is currently in legal limbo. So what are the likely arguments and the possible outcomes? And what should dealers be doing to prepare in the meantime? On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Buckeye ... [Read More]
12 components of Ignite’s dealer compliance certification program
Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024, 10:27 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Without a functioning ignition system, a car’s engine likely won’t start and run properly. Well, without IGNITION — the new dealer compliance certification program recently unveiled by Ignite Consulting Partners — the firm’s experts think that a store or dealership ... [Read More]
PODCAST: What’s happening in BHPH with Mike Onda of Byrider Franchising
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, 09:58 AM
BHPH Report Staff
The buy-here, pay-here industry was also represented at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. And for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Byrider Franchising CEO Mike Onda spent some time with Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich to discuss what’s ... [Read More]
Buckeye bolsters accounting expertise with Wiggins
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, 10:12 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Buckeye Dealership Consulting evidently ran the numbers and added one of the buy-here, pay-here industry’s leading experts in accounting to its roster. This week, the provider of reinsurable products for automobile dealers and finance companies announced that David Wiggins has ... [Read More]
Omnique & Wayne Reaves integrate to smooth recon for independent dealers
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 02:41 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Omnique and Wayne Reaves now are working together to help independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers. On Friday, the software providers announced a new integration to offer service and parts functionality to the independent reconditioning market. The companies explained their partnership ... [Read More]
Empire RRG becomes Diamond-level business partner with NIADA
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, 10:39 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Empire Indemnity Insurance Company Risk Retention Group now has a Diamond level business partnership with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Empire chief operating officer Eric Hurst said this strategic move solidifies Empire’s commitment to providing “unparalleled support to dealers ... [Read More]
7 recommendations for independents to sharpen operations
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, 09:33 AM
BHPH Report Staff
With about 45 days already on the 2024 books, NextGear Capital assembled seven recommendations for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships to help them stay on a positive track for the rest of the year. These suggestions touch on a variety ... [Read More]
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