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SPONSORED EPISODE: How recent acquisitions & evolving strategy are key to future at RPM North America
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
This special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features RPM North America president John Perkovich and senior vice president of sales Sean Baltazar. Perkovich and Baltazar reiterated the value proposition that RPM North America offers its clients who need ... Listen Here
How agentic AI is impacting collections
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, 02:21 PM
Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer ... Listen Here
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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Cox Automotive promotes 3 execs to fill key roles at NextGear Capital

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Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, 04:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
NextGear Capital closed the opening month of the new year by announcing the promotion of three individuals from Cox Automotive to fill key roles on its client-facing team. The moves are aimed strengthen its partnerships and further its commitment to ... [Read More]

NIADA & Buckeye merging 20 groups

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Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, 02:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Immediately after the National Automobile Dealer Association wrapped up NADA Show 2023, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association made a major move.   On Monday morning, NIADA and Buckeye Dealership Consulting announced an integration of the NIADA 20 Groups with ... [Read More]

Former California dealer sentenced to more than 4 years in federal prison for bank fraud

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Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, 02:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This example shows how a former independent dealer was the perpetrator of a fraud scheme, rather than a victim. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California indicated Scott Radtke, of Clovis, Calif., was ... [Read More]

10 tips for independent dealers to thrive in 2023

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Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, 04:05 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Cox Automotive acknowledged that by nearly every measure, 2022 was a difficult year for independent dealers, who were challenged by historically low vehicle inventories, high prices and the ongoing risk of an economic recession. With predicting the year ahead will ... [Read More]

Individual Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings make ‘substantial’ jump in 2022

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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, 03:57 PM
BHPH Report Staff
If they haven’t already, buy-here, pay-here dealerships might be seeing more applicants arriving with an active bankruptcy on their credit file. According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, individual Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings in 2022 increased 32% to 149,072 from ... [Read More]

5 findings from TransUnion’s analysis of child support payments & delinquency

Revisiting topic of partial payments
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, 03:27 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Oftentimes, what buy-here, pay-here operators and their related finance company underwriters check when considering an applicant is their child support status and if they’ve maintained those payments. A new TransUnion public sector analysis shed new light on how those child ... [Read More]

Top 7 states for individual bankruptcies in November

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Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, 04:23 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While a single company influenced the rising number of commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings in November, consumer filings rose more evenly, according to data provided by Epiq’s Bankruptcy Analytics platform. Epiq reported total U.S. bankruptcy filings in November came in ... [Read More]

Kinetic Advantage unveils 7 enhancements to floorplan management portal

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Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, 05:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Kinetic Advantage announced more than a half dozen enhancements to its proprietary dealer management portal, Kinetic 360. The independent floorplan provider highlighted the new Kinetic 360 showcases a sleek and responsive design with functionality that can allow users ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Advice for independent operators to manage inventory in lean times

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Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, 04:01 PM
James Virgoe, GWC Warranty
Used-vehicle prices are falling, inventory is still difficult to acquire, and economic conditions continue to weaken. These are challenging times for independent dealers. In times like these, inventory management is key to staying profitable. Here are a few tips to ... [Read More]

Car-Mart acquires longtime Lone Star State operation

Car-Mart expands via acquisition, reports fiscal Q2 performance
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, 04:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
After acquiring the assets from two different independent operators last year, America’s Car-Mart finalized a similar move this week, announcing that the chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the ongoing dealership assets of Credit-Line, ... [Read More]

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