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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
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
What actually sells cars on social media?
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:42 PM
We begin 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. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the ... Listen Here
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here

2020 bankruptcy filings sink to lowest level in 34 years

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Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, 04:09 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Of all the financial turbulence created by the pandemic, a record-setting number of bankruptcies was not among the unprecedented developments. In fact, according to data shared by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and Epiq, last year generated the fewest filings ... [Read More]

CARite expands in 2 states to lift group size to 26 stores

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Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, 07:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Credit Acceptance founder Don Foss created his own dealership group 10 years ago. And now a decade later, that operation — CARite — has 26 locations with the two newest ones coming into the group this week. According to a ... [Read More]

Agora Data calls crowdsourced auto securitization a ‘quantum leap’ for BHPH dealers

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Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, 07:32 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Sometimes, too many cooks in the kitchen can be a recipe for disaster. But Agora Data championed a financial dish with several buy-here, pay-here operators and smaller finance companies that the tech firm says “represents a quantum leap” for their ... [Read More]

Car-Mart expands in Oklahoma, increases line of credit

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Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, 04:38 PM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart made a pair of moves before 2020 finished as the chain of buy-here pay-here dealerships expanded its footprint in Oklahoma while also increasing its revolving line of credit. Car-Mart now has 151 dealerships in its network after bringing ... [Read More]

PassTime & Polte partner to leverage cloud & 5G technology for asset tracking

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Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, 04:36 PM
BHPH Report Staff
PassTime GPS recently formed a strategic partnership with Polte Corp., in an effort to reinforce its service so dealerships and finance companies can track the location of their collateral more effectively. Fueled by cloud location over cellular (C-LoC) technology, the ... [Read More]

Tricolor adds 2 more members to board

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Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, 04:06 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor, the used-vehicle retailer focused on Hispanic customers, recently added to leaders to its board of directors to help it to capitalize on consumer demand for its products and the appeal of its unique mission-driven, risk scoring platform powered by ... [Read More]

Indianapolis Business Journal honors Byrider CFO

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Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, 04:03 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Indianapolis Business Journal named Byrider’s Steve Mark as one of the publication’s Chief Financial Officer of the Year honorees this week, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding performance as financial leaders of their organizations. During his time at Byrider ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Lessons learned by BHPH operators during pandemic

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Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, 04:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealership expert and senior consultant for AMS Consulting Gene Daughtry returns for another podcast episode to share some of the most valuable lessons he and independent operators learned during the pandemic. Daughtry also has a handful of suggestions ... [Read More]

Annual bankruptcy filings on pace for lowest volume in 14 years

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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 04:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute said filings are on pace for the lowest annual total since 2006, the year after the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 went into effect and placed new requirements on filers. But ABI ... [Read More]

Car-Mart unveils refreshed branding & tagline

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Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, 04:25 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, America’s Car-Mart rolled out its new visual identity and tagline that the publicly traded buy-here, pay-here dealership company said will reaffirm its “unwavering commitment to its customers and communities.” Car-Mart’s new tagline is “Keeping You on the Road,” ... [Read More]

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