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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here

Tar Heel State trio prepare for grand opening of second Byrider store

BHPH Report Staff
Three North Carolina residents and entrepreneurs like their place in the car business by being Byrider franchisees. Christopher Thomas and Thomas Swigart opened their first Byrider dealership in Raleigh, N.C., in 2009 and welcomed Darcy Roessler to the team in ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Don’t use general compliance information for a unique, specific situation

Steve Levine, Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
During last week’s NIADA Convention, I presented a session on Fair Lending, the FTC’s Advertised Price Guidance, and other issues. At the beginning of my session, I included a slide stating that it is an important disclaimer, advising the audience ... [Read More]

3 questions to ask & answer when considering business exits

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
BHPH Report Staff
Perhaps you’re reinvigorated about your business after attending recent events hosted by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, your 20 Group or other organizations and service providers. Or maybe you’re thinking you should sell and get out of the car ... [Read More]

Connected Dealer Services nearly triples size of corporate headquarters

BHPH Report Staff
While the pandemic pushed the work-from-home shift in employment, Connected Dealer Services (CDS) made a significant investment in physical headquarters. CDS — whose brands include Advantage GPS for buy-here, pay-here dealers and subprime auto lenders, Elo GPS for independent dealerships, ... [Read More]

NIADA Foundation nets $26,500 from charity auction via another donated vehicle from Manheim

BHPH Report Staff
Perhaps inspired by the Rocky Mountains in the vicinity, the auctioning of a 2019 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara during this week’s NIADA Convention & Expo in Denver generated $26,500 for the NIADA Foundation. According to a news release from the ... [Read More]

Another Northwood student receives $10,000 scholarship from Cox Automotive & NIADA Foundation

BHPH Report Staff
Cox Automotive announced that Mallorie Hollenbeck, a student at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., has been named this year’s recipient of the $10,000 National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Foundation Northwood University Scholarship. The annual scholarship, given during this week’s NIADA ... [Read More]

CheckMy Driver by Modives & Auto Master Systems expand partnership

BHPH Report Staff
It’s a risk component buy-here, pay-here dealers absorb each time they complete a delivery. How long will their customers maintain car insurance? To help mitigate that risk, CheckMy Driver by Modives and Auto Master Systems (AMS) expanded their partnership to ... [Read More]

PassTime delves deeper into commercial space with launch of TruGuard

BHPH Report Staff
Just like some buy-here, pay-here dealers, PassTime is diversifying while using one of its strengths. This week, PassTime launched TruGuard, a new commercial asset protection and visibility brand designed to help businesses protect, track, and manage high-value mobile assets across ... [Read More]

During 25th year as dealership owner, Booher becomes president of NIADA

BHPH Report Staff
Darla Booher is celebrating the 25th anniversary of owning her dealership in Greer, S.C. The owner of Deal Depot is also marking her time in the car business by becoming president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Booher was ... [Read More]

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]

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