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Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here

Texas operator named 2026 NIADA National Quality Dealer of the Year

Katie McDonald, NIADA
Cesar Stark started with a single car, very little capital and a determination to provide for his family. While working as an insurance agent visiting auto dealerships across El Paso, Texas, he saw an opportunity, bought a vehicle to resell, ... [Read More]

‘Proactive’ efforts land Car-Mart another extension with lenders

BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart evidently just made its second deadline to get new credit stipulations. Through a news release received by Cherokee Media Group at 9 p.m. (ET) on Friday, the buy-here, pay-here dealership company announced that it has entered into an ... [Read More]

Car-Mart gets extra week to shore up finances

Campbell to succeed Williams as Car-Mart CEO
BHPH Report Staff
Just like how extensions are growing for consumers to make their monthly car payments, America’s Car-Mart also gained an extension to get its finances in order. The buy-here, pay-here dealership chain previously had until Friday to secure new credit. Late ... [Read More]

Car-Mart faces Friday deadline to secure new credit

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
America’s Car-Mart has already closed 60 dealerships since November in three separate moves that leadership said was, “because they are the right thing to do for the long-term health of this business.” But if the buy-here, pay-here operation doesn’t secure ... [Read More]

May bankruptcy cases continue to deepen pool of potential BHPH customers

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BHPH Report Staff
The pool of potential car buyers who recently filed for bankruptcy and could be served by buy-here, pay-here dealerships continues to deepen, at least based on a year-ago comparison. According to data provided by Epiq AACER through the American Bankruptcy ... [Read More]

From the editor: Fed’s in-depth examination into BHPH shows how much Tricolor downfall alarmed banking world

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Last year’s bankruptcy filing by Tricolor Holdings and subsequent federal fraud charges levied against former chief executive officer Daniel Chu prompted five financial experts at the Federal Reserve to do extensive research to learn about how the buy-here, pay-here dealership ... [Read More]

Byrider seeking more knowledgeable franchisees as footprint grows

BHPH Report Staff
Byrider recently said its buy-here, pay-here dealership network is gaining momentum this year with a franchisee-led ownership structure, a major investment in its homegrown dealership management software and franchise growth plans. According to a news release, there currently are 36 ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: The dealership video problem nobody is talking about

Terry MacCauley, Big Time Advertising + Marketing
Scroll through any dealer’s social feed right now, and you will find it. A salesperson sitting at a desk. A trending audio clip is playing in the background. An overlay that reads something like “POV: When a customer asks about ... [Read More]

Half of the 48 education sessions at NIADA Convention to be led by dealers

Nick Zulovich
Dealers often want to hear from other operators about what works and what doesn’t when selling cars and maintaining revenue. The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association certainly took that approach when assembling the education agenda for its annual convention, which ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: ‘This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around’

Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
Regular readers of my content know I often turn to classic rock lyrics to make an important point. This tip title is taken from the Talking Heads song “Life During Wartime,” which examines survival in a post-apocalyptic, high surveillance environment. ... [Read More]

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