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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

PPP loans only for businesses with less than 20 employees start Wednesday

covid flag and cash
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, 02:22 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For the smallest buy-here, pay-here and independent dealerships, perhaps their best opportunity to secure funding through the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) arrives on Wednesday. According to an announcement from the White House on Monday morning, the ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Marty McFarland of Kinetic Advantage

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Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 07:56 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This isn’t Marty McFarland’s first experience in starting up a company. But it is the first time he’s been involved in one during a pandemic. McFarland appeared on the Auto Remarketing Podcast not only to recap the journey Kinetic Advantage ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Scott Maybee of NextGear Capital

Scott of NextGear for web
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 07:54 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Scott Maybee now has been the president of NextGear Capital for a little more than a year. During much of that time, the pandemic has impacted how the floorplan company functioned internally and with its independent dealership client base. Maybee ... [Read More]

Credit lines now part of Agora Data’s dealer offering

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Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, 04:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Without financial resources, buy-here, pay-here dealerships likely wouldn’t exist since it’s such a high-risk, cash-dependent piece of the automotive industry. And for the second time in the past couple of months, Agora Data added to its suite of market-disruptive capabilities ... [Read More]

Experts get creative to describe January bankruptcy metrics

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Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, 03:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The ongoing year-over-year decline in bankruptcy filings because of the pandemic prompted experts to get creative to summarize the situation. According to data provided by Epiq, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported that total consumer and business filings fell more ... [Read More]

Dixon among 3 new NIADA vice presidents

Larry Dixon at UCW
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, 05:16 PM
BHPH Report Staff
A wholesale market expert who has appeared multiple times during the National Remarketing Conference and Used Car Week now is a part of the team at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Among the three executive moves announced by NIADA ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Meet the new boss; same as the old boss

Steve Levine with logo for web
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, 04:09 PM
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
The Who song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” ends with the words that I’ve chosen to be the title to this article, and through them, Pete Townshend sums up the subject of revolution by seemingly saying “the more things change, the ... [Read More]

PODCAST: America’s Car-Mart president and CEO Jeff Williams

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Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, 03:29 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For the first time, America’s Car-Mart president and chief executive officer Jeff Williams joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Williams highlighted how well the chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships has pivoted its operations to meet protocols triggered by the pandemic as ... [Read More]

Kinetic Advantage rolls out auditing platform, major growth plans

Marty with logo for web
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, 03:59 PM
BHPH Report Staff
It’s been an active opening month of 2021 for Kinetic Advantage, a newly formed floorplan financing company with an eye on gaining market share among independent dealerships. After landing an undisclosed amount of funding through Altamont Capital Partners, Kinetic Advantage ... [Read More]

CARite & DriveItAway partner to offer vehicle subscriptions regardless of credit

carite driveitaway for web
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, 02:50 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Fresh off expanding its dealer group footprint to 26 total locations, CARite now has partnered with DriveItAway in an effort to help consumers secure vital transportation while building equity and taking a “never-ending test drive.” On Tuesday, CARite announced the ... [Read More]
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