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United Car Dealers Association Leaders Join CUCW Live Stage
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 07:09 PM
Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with United Car Dealers Association leaders Jim Hamilton, Christy Fines and John Tangreda. They talk with Cherokee Media Group ... Listen Here
Blair Earle of IAA Canada
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 06:59 PM
Kicking off our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Blair Earle, who is managing director at IAA Canada. Earle and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here

COMMENTARY: Why reconditioning is the most important investment BHPH dealers can make

Omnique & Reaves: Simpler Recon for Independents
Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026, 11:59 AM
Tiger Okeley, Oak Motors
The current Middle East conflict is creating ripples that are already squeezing the average buy-here, pay-here customer. Fuel prices nationwide have jumped dramatically over the last several weeks, and most customers don’t have extra room in their budgets to absorb ... [Read More]

Car-Mart reiterates 3 priorities after closing 42 more stores

Tuesday, Apr. 21, 2026, 02:09 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Last Tuesday marked the end of the road at another 42 buy-here, pay-here dealerships operated by America’s Car-Mart. Car-Mart president and chief executive officer Doug Campbell explained in a letter to shareholders that the company shuttered 31% of its store ... [Read More]

LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index highlights likelihood of escalating bankruptcies

Thursday, Apr. 9, 2026, 02:39 PM
BHPH Report Staff
First-quarter data provided this week by Epiq AACER showed bankruptcy filings jumped 14% year-over-year with total cases surpassing 150,000. Well, the Bankruptcy Index that’s part of the LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) indicated automotive and other industries ought to ... [Read More]

150K bankruptcies filed in Q1, up 14% year-over-year

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Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 03:05 PM
BHPH Report Staff
There could be more than 150,000 new potential customers who might be seeking auto financing from a buy-here, pay-here dealership soon. That’s because there were 150,009 total bankruptcy filings registered during the first quarter of 2026, according to data provided ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dealers left to their own devices

Thursday, Apr. 2, 2026, 10:28 AM
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
We’ve experienced a run on issues related to GPS and starter interrupt devices lately, so we thought we’d give this subject some attention. Is a device disclosure being provided? If so, who wrote it? The existence of the installation of ... [Read More]

Tax season roundup: Refunds up almost 11%, while nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z adults report not filing a return

Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 10:37 AM
BHPH Report Staff
The latest update from the Internal Revenue Service indicated the average federal tax refund is almost 11% higher this year versus 2024. But a consumer survey orchestrated by ACI Worldwide also highlighted the volume of young consumers who might not ... [Read More]

Byrider Dealer Board rolls out Project Excellence fueled by RockED to standardize employee training

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Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026, 11:47 AM
BHPH Report Staff
The Byrider Dealer Board is looking to have potential buyers have the same experience no matter if the buy-here, pay-here store franchisee operates in Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida or Texas. So, the board recently partnered with RockED to launch Project Excellence, ... [Read More]

Expert says ‘it’s clear why’ bankruptcies jumped in February

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Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 11:38 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Upward year-over-year movements in February of every bankruptcy classification certainly caught experts’ attention. According to data from Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings in February jumped 14% year-over-year to 45,891. That’s up from 40,304 filings in February 2025. The February update ... [Read More]

Revived NIADA report tallies 2025 sales, looks to clarify active dealer count

Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026, 10:59 AM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association reported that independent stores retailed 9.8 million vehicles in 2025, nearing 2020 total sales. That’s the top headline from NIADA’s revived Used Car Industry Report, which features more than 100 pages of information, including ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Dealer/consultant Luke Godwin discusses issues and opportunities facing dealers today

Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 03:47 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Luke Godwin has his finger on the pulse of the independent used-car dealer. For starters, he’s a dealer himself as owner of Godwin Motors in Columbia, S.C. He’s also a consultant working with independent dealers and a frequent speaker at ... [Read More]

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