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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here
What actually sells cars on social media?
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:42 PM
We begin our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the ... Listen Here
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here

Bankruptcies start 2023 on the rise

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Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, 03:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Bankruptcy new filings were up year-over-year across Chapter 7, 11, 13, and 15 in January, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy. However, one expert said long-term trends remain “inconclusive.” Total U.S. bankruptcy filings in January came in at … [Read More]

Survey: 40% of dealers unhappy with vehicle photo vendor

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Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, 04:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, perhaps dealers might use that many to describe the state of their vehicle images used to highlight their inventory. Dealer Image Pro, a leader in professional photo, video and 360-degree software for automotive ... [Read More]

Brotherton returns to NIADA to moderate 20 groups

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Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, 04:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Coinciding with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Buckeye Dealership Consulting announcing an integration of the NIADA 20 Groups with Buckeye’s Dealer Performance Groups, NIADA is welcoming back one of its previous moderators. According to another announcement from NIADA, ... [Read More]

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]

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