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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
Explaining lead deterioration & performance-based marketing for dealerships
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 02:02 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. AutoWeb / UsedCars.com president and COO Dan Ingle tackled ... Listen Here
Navigating used-car inventory management with John Ellis of Agile Auto
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 01:58 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. Agile Auto founder and CEO John Ellis acknowledged inventory ... Listen Here
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

100 potential resolutions for dealers in 2026

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, 09:57 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley shared 100 potential resolutions dealers could implement this year. Before operators who might already have felt overwhelmed to start 2026, MacCauley explained that he doesn’t expect dealers to put all 100 in ... [Read More]

PassTime unveils ‘boldest upgrade yet’ to Encore tracking platform

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, 01:09 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Set for purchase and shipping to users this month, PassTime on Monday announced the launch of Encore 5, the fifth generation of the company’s platform for location solutions specializing in asset tracking. PassTime described Encore 5 as its “boldest upgrade ... [Read More]

Bankruptcy filings & consumer financial stress keep intensifying in November

paying bills
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 02:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Data and perspectives from Epiq AACER, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and LegalShield highlighted climbing filings and rising stress from consumers. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings came in at 43,661 in November, an 8% increase ... [Read More]

Byrider honors operators for best overall performance & most improved

byrider picture for web
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 11:58 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Byrider honored more than a dozen buy-here, pay-here franchise dealership operators in Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier this month during its annual convention; an event that drew praise from an attorney at Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. “Each year we take a ... [Read More]

BHPH United Summit bringing lease-here, pay-here into 2026 event

Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 11:55 AM
BHPH Report Staff
A year ago, BHPH United and Compliance Unleashed merged into a single training event to help buy-here, pay-here operators improve their businesses in a variety of ways, all within the confines of state and federal regulations. Last week, a third ... [Read More]

NIADA recaps another successful BHPH Dealer Forum

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 12:06 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Michele Somich certainly made the most of her time with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association in the Music City this week. Somich, of The Car Store in Piney Flats, Tenn., received accolades from her dealer peers and won the ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Beyond the credit score & how holistic underwriting drives BHPH success

Title Twins gain more capability through West Virginia’s Clearinghouse
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 02:42 PM
Tiger Okeley, Oak Motors
Not long ago, the buy-here, pay-here industry had a reputation for selling cars to anyone with a pulse. In those days, high-volume and low-selectivity lending practices meant loan approvals were nearly automatic. But rising inventory and account-servicing costs have made ... [Read More]

Kinetic Advantage celebrates fifth anniversary

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Kinetic Advantage provided a dealer floorplan for the first time on Nov. 5, 2020; a point when the pandemic seemingly impacted every part of the car business and beyond. It’s five years later and Kinetic Advantage not only remains in ... [Read More]

Car-Mart explains how $300M loan enhances capital structure ‘at a time of uncertainty in the market’

Campbell to succeed Williams as Car-Mart CEO
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 11:47 AM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart closed the month with an important deal to solidify its long-term finances. On Thursday, the buy-here, pay-here dealership chain announced the closing of a new five-year, $300 million funded term loan facility provided by funds managed by Silver ... [Read More]

BHPH United & PrimaLend ‘part on good terms’

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:15 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Another side effect of PrimaLend filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week surfaced soon afterward. Along with being a floorplan provider, PrimaLend was a founding member of BHPH United, which is comprised of seven service providers that organize an annual ... [Read More]

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