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4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here

Buckeye forms alliance with ADSG to boost reinsurance investment & tax strategies

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Tuesday, Jun. 22, 2021, 01:45 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Sometimes, having an extra cook in the buy-here, pay-here kitchen can be helpful. At least that’s the intention of the new relationship between Buckeye Dealership Consulting and Auto Dealer Services Group (ADSG). Buckeye, a national provider of re-insurable finance and ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Ken Shilson on annual BHPH benchmarks

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Thursday, Jun. 17, 2021, 01:53 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The pandemic didn’t slow Subprime Analytics president Ken Shilson from compiling his annual benchmarks of the buy-here, pay-here industry. In fact, in this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Shilson shared how the pandemic actually presented an opportunity to make ... [Read More]

New PassTime partnership with Sky Monitor GPS Americas opens path into new markets

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Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021, 03:03 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Just like many of the companies it serves, PassTime is diversifying its portfolio. On Thursday, the provider of asset tracking solutions announced it has formed a partnership with Sky Monitor GPS Americas and managing director Mike Southerland. As a market ... [Read More]

May bankruptcy filings reverse trajectory after 2 months of increases

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Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021, 03:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A jump in bankruptcies lasted just two months before returning to levels seen during most of last year. Epiq recently released its May bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business, reporting that new filings for May dropped ... [Read More]

ACV rolls out financing flexibility to smooth title issues & more

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Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 06:42 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Floorplan providers are taking extensive actions nowadays to help independent dealerships secure the inventory they need as the wholesale market is impacted by soft volumes and soaring prices. After moves by Cox Automotive’s NextGear Capital as well as KAR Global’s ... [Read More]

AFC now offers independent dealers flexible payment alternative

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Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2021, 02:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For independent dealers with cash flexibility, AFC is rolling out a program to leverage that liquidity when securing inventory during these unprecedented times in the wholesale market. On Tuesday, the business unit of KAR Global announced that it now offers ... [Read More]

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]
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