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Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here

PODCAST: Recapping Compliance Unleashed with Ignite’s Steve Levine

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Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 03:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ignite Consulting Partners chief legal and compliance officer Steve Levine returned for another visit; this time recapping on the Auto Remarketing Podcast how cathartic it was to host the firm’s compliance training event again in person. Levine also described how ... [Read More]

Agora Data closes second group securitization involving 40 BHPH operators & finance companies

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Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 03:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data again used the old adage, “strength in numbers,” to leverage the capabilities of the securitizations market for operations that typically do not have the size or scale to attract investment-community interest. This week, the company announced the successful ... [Read More]

After a year of separation, independent dealers eager for in-person training

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Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2021, 02:28 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Chuck Bonnano is the vice president of dealer development at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Brent Carmichael is the 20 group moderator, consultant and instructor with NCM Associates. As engaging as both Bonnano and Carmichael are, a Zoom meeting ... [Read More]

Car-Mart enjoys numerous successes during 2021 fiscal year

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Thursday, May. 27, 2021, 03:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
With America’s Car-Mart locations turning vehicles on a monthly pace at a record level, the buy-here, pay-here dealership network closed its 2021 fiscal year with the highest amount of quarterly revenue in company history. The successes prompted Car-Mart president and ... [Read More]

NextGear engages First Gear specifically for new independent dealers

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Tuesday, May. 25, 2021, 01:57 PM
BHPH Report Staff
You’re a new operator. You’ve pooled together your savings; maybe some help from family or friends, too, but you're still short on cash to open your doors.  NextGear Capital is looking to be the financial resource to help independent automotive ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Byrider leaders expecting notable growth, including new franchisees

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Thursday, May. 20, 2021, 03:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Byrider chief executive officer Craig Peters and vice president of franchising Chris Hadley stopped by for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, highlighting not only the company’s successes through the pandemic but also the growth potential through its revamped ... [Read More]

Tricolor recaps recent successes in Hispanic market via new white paper

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Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 02:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor — a tech-enabled Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and one of the nation’s largest used-vehicle retailers that caters to Hispanic consumers — said in a new white paper that, in fact, 96% of its customers are Hispanic. And the ... [Read More]

Carpay arrives as newest NIADA National Corporate Partner

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Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 01:59 PM
BHPH Report Staff
It’s probably the unofficial mantra of buy-here, pay-here dealers when operators say, “We’re not in the car business. We’re in the collections business.” Well, the newest Bronze-level National Corporate Partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association aims to help ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Current landscape demands shrewd strategy by BHPH operators

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Thursday, May. 13, 2021, 02:39 PM
David Meyer, Advantage GPS
“It’s a perfect storm of used-vehicle demand meeting a perfect drought of used-vehicle supply.” That was the word from KAR Global chief economist Tom Kontos in his latest update regarding current used-vehicle market conditions. Consumers are now learning what used-vehicle ... [Read More]

New bankruptcy filings top 40K for second straight month

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Tuesday, May. 11, 2021, 01:19 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Bankruptcy filings are continuing to trend higher as segments of the financial world continue to move toward what experts might think of as normal. Epiq recently released its April bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business and ... [Read More]
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