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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

Car-Mart remains in growth mode despite COVID-19 challenges

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Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2020, 03:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
America’s Car-Mart is looking to show that COVID-19 won’t deter the chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships. Coming off a new company record for annual revenue, Car-Mart opened another dealership on Monday after beginning the current fiscal year by relocating its ... [Read More]

Atcheson: More engagement, more views, more sales

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020, 02:40 PM
Kenny Atcheson, Dealer Profit Pros
On July 1, 1941 at 2:29 p.m., the first television commercial appeared on screens across the United States. Bulova, a watch company, aired their 10-second commercial at a cost of $9 prior to a Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies baseball ... [Read More]

Consent judgment involving Arizona independent store reiterates ‘as-is’ protocols

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Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020, 02:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Allegations triggering a consent judgment surfacing back in May involving an Arizona independent dealership and the state’s attorney general could serve as a stern reminder of what compliance expert Randy Hendrick suggested to operators, especially when retailing vehicles classified “as-is.” ... [Read More]

Former Exeter exec becomes chief compliance officer at Tricolor

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Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2020, 02:21 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor is looking to shore up its endeavors to meet state and federal regulatory standards by hiring a chief compliance officer. On Tuesday, the used-vehicle retailer with locations in California and Texas focusing on the sale and financing of vehicles ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Advice for running the business within your business

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Thursday, Jun. 25, 2020, 03:34 PM
Gene Daughtry, Contributor
One of the hardest parts of running a business is finding good help. I imagine most dealers agree with that statement. I think that is part of the difficulty, you are looking for help. A warm body to fill a ... [Read More]

Government intervention staves off initial bankruptcy surge

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Monday, Jun. 22, 2020, 03:04 PM
BHPH Report Staff
At least initially, federal government intervention to help individuals and business hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic have made a positive impact in terms of bankruptcy filings. But experts suspect conditions will deteriorate in this part of the financial world ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Ken Shilson of Subprime Analytics on BHPH benchmarks, more

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Tuesday, Jun. 16, 2020, 02:36 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ken Shilson of Subprime Analytics made his podcast debut to discuss one of his favorite industry endeavors — the annual buy-here, pay-here benchmarks that can give dealers of all sizes a barometer about a host of operational segments. Shilson also ... [Read More]

First Business Financial Services launches dealer floorplanning

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Thursday, Jun. 11, 2020, 03:24 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Independent dealerships now have another option to secure a floorplan. First Business Financial Services, a Wisconsin-based bank holding company, recently launched its newest product — aptly named Floorplan Financing — and brought in a trio of veteran automotive executives to ... [Read More]

Byrider Wausau moves into new dealership location

Byrider Wausau New Building for web
Thursday, Jun. 11, 2020, 03:18 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t stop Byrider Wausau from relocating to a renovated location in the Wisconsin city it has served for the past seven years. This week, the dealership that’s part of the Byrider network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships moved into ... [Read More]

Agora partners with DealerSocket to boost portfolio visibility

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Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2020, 04:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here operators who use DealerSocket now have a streamlined path to tools from Agora Data. On Tuesday, Agora, a Texas-based provider of data, analytics and liquidity solutions for the BHPH industry, announced an integration with DealerSocket’s IDMS web-based dealer ... [Read More]
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