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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

Agora Data hires Beebe for business development position

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BHPH Report Staff
An executive who spent more than 10 years at AmeriCredit and GM Financial now is part of the executive team at Agora Data. The company that offers crowdsourced securitizations, reducing interest rate lines of credit and a technology platform supplying ... [Read More]

Car-Mart launches inaugural asset-backed securitization

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BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart not only is in the buy-here, pay-here business. The company with more than 150 dealerships in 12 states now is in the securitization market, too. On Monday, Car-Mart announced pricing of its inaugural asset-backed securitization transaction. The company ... [Read More]

National Lenders adds 4 new executives to focus on sales, marketing

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BHPH Report Staff
National Lenders General Agency entered the reinsurance space last month with president Ken Terkel and executive vice president and chief operating officer Eric Hurst leading the company charge. This week, Terkel and Hurst expanded their executive team with the addition ... [Read More]

Agora Data recommits to being NIADA partner

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BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data announced this week that it is continuing as a National Corporate Partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA). The company, whose suite of resources empowers independent dealers and finance companies to finance more non-prime customers, plans ... [Read More]

Byrider adds 2 more inductees into its Hall of Fame

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BHPH Report Staff
Byrider recently inducted two more operators into its Hall of Fame, which recognizes contributions to the growth and culture of the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain. Bringing the Byrider Hall of Fame to 18 members, the newest inductees are Winston Sleeth ... [Read More]

Bankruptcies close Q1 with notable rise

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BHPH Report Staff
Just like fuel prices and the costs of many other goods and services, the volume of bankruptcy filings jumped significantly to finish the first quarter. According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, filings in March increased … [Read More]

NIADA notes: Another National Corporate Partner & director of education

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BHPH Report Staff
Along with adding a new staff member in charge of dealer education, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association also selected its newest Gold-level National Corporate Partner. According to a news release distributed this week, that partner is National Lenders General ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: ‘Accurate Thinking’ for both baseball and your dealership

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Kenny Atcheson, Dealer Profit Pros
As I write this article, Major League Baseball is back with Opening Day arriving on Thursday. While the players union and team owners hashed out their collective bargaining agreement, I rarely heard anything about the group of people who matter ... [Read More]

DealerSocket integrates with AutoMobile Technologies to streamline recon workflow

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BHPH Report Staff
DealerSocket is looking to help operators get their inventory to stand tall on the front line faster, especially if the vehicles are arriving in rough shape and need notable repairs. On Wednesday, DealerSocket announced a partnership with AutoMobile Technologies, an ... [Read More]

Despite tax refunds up 13%, some consumers might not be in a vehicle-buying place

Latest look at tax season data & other trends
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps if there is not a parade of potential vehicle buyers arriving at your dealership this tax season, a trio of consumer surveys might shed light on why; even though the average federal income tax refund is 13% higher this ... [Read More]

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