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
Sugar Ray Leonard scheduled to appear at NIADA Accelerate 2023
Friday, Mar. 31, 2023, 11:00 AM
BHPH Report Staff
One of the best athletes ever to step in the boxing ring will be on stage this summer during the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s annual gathering. Sugar Ray Leonard will share his drive for success as the keynote speaker ... [Read More]
PODCAST: 2 dealer experts on path to compliant & valuable online reviews
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023, 11:27 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Two experts who specialize in working with independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships discussed a crucial resource that can help operators tremendously — online reviews. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Kenny Atcheson of Dealer Profit Pros and Steve ... [Read More]
PODCAST: What to expect at this year’s BHPH United
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023, 10:55 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Steve Levine of Ignite Consulting Partners returns for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, Levine highlights the potential benefits dealers can get from going to Las Vegas at the end of April for BHPH United, an intense, ... [Read More]
Martin ready to serve NIADA & ‘resilient’ dealers
Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023, 02:46 PM
Richard Greene, NIADA
Spending the past 16 years representing independent dealers in Texas, Jeff Martin has developed an immense respect and admiration for the men and women in the industry. He’s watched dealers put thousands of dollars on the line at auction and ... [Read More]
Florida & Texas choose new dealer association leaders
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023, 03:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The independent dealership associations in both Florida and Texas now have new leaders. In the Sunshine State, a familiar name and a former dealer and 20 group moderator now is the overseer of the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association, as ... [Read More]
Houston BHPH dealer establishes marketing & consulting firm
Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023, 04:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The owner of a Houston buy-here, pay-here dealership is getting in the full-service marketing and consulting business, too. Kendra Brown, a native Houstonian and owner-operator of a BHPH dealership, recently founded The Dream Team Media Company alongside a team of ... [Read More]
Alabama independent dealers name PassTime as preferred vendor
Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023, 03:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime is rolling in Alabama. The provider of GPS Solutions announced this week that it has been named a preferred vendor by the Alabama Independent Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). AIADA’s preferred vendor designation is provided to vendor members of the ... [Read More]
‘Mounting economic challenges’ push February bankruptcies higher
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023, 03:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Connected with what one expert said is “the mounting economic challenges they now face,” consumers and businesses combined to generate double-digit increases year-over-year in new bankruptcy filings in February, According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, the 31,889 total new ... [Read More]
NIADA notes: Revitalized CMD class & charge against noncompetes
Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023, 04:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers offered updates this week on a pair of fronts — its certified master dealer program as well as federal actions involving noncompete stipulations. In the program’s near 30 years, the association said 270 auto dealers ... [Read More]
PODCAST: America’s Car-Mart director of acquisitions Steve Taylor
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 02:10 PM
BHPH Report
If Steve Taylor told another buy-here, pay-here operator, “I know what you’re going through,” he would be speaking from legitimate experience. An operator for more than two decades before selling his business to America’s Car-Mart, Taylor now serves as the ... [Read More]
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