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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

CliftonLarsonAllen ramps up PPP forgiveness assistance solutions

Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020, 03:03 PM

BHPH Report Staff

CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) understands operators’ accounting activities became much more complicated this year if they participated in the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). To provide crucial assistance, CLA recently announced new solutions to help borrowers tackle loan forgiveness. PPP guidance is ... [Read More]

NIADA adds Textmaxx Pro as National Member Benefit Partner

Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2020, 02:58 PM

BHPH Report Staff

Especially now during the coronavirus pandemic, operators need other ways of reaching their customers other than a face-to-face conversation. Textmaxx Pro, a national text message communication platform with special expertise in the automotive retail marketplace and part of the Leedom ... [Read More]

NIADA highlights modifications, new virtual options for annual convention

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2020, 03:07 PM

BHPH Report Staff

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is making a host of modifications for its 74th annual NIADA|NABD Convention and Expo because of the coronavirus pandemic. First, NIADA said the event has been rescheduled for Sept. 21-24 at the Wynn Las ... [Read More]

Tricolor releases whitepaper about CDFI success as securitizations get upgraded

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020, 02:39 PM

BHPH Report Staff

Tricolor recently released a whitepaper about its success as a subprime auto-finance provider that specializes in working with Hispanic consumers, receiving designation as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) by the U.S. Treasury Department last year. Not only does the ... [Read More]

CarHop closes 2 Pennsylvania stores because of COVID-19 pandemic

Thursday, May. 28, 2020, 02:31 PM

BHPH Report Staff

Economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic forced CarHop to diminish its dealership footprint. The chain of buy-here, pay-here dealerships recently announced the closure of its two Pennsylvania locations in Carnegie and Pittsburgh. CarHop, which has offered special financing through ... [Read More]

Texas Capital calls off merger, announces departure of president & CEO

Thursday, May. 28, 2020, 02:29 PM

BHPH Report Staff

One of the primary capital providers for buy-here, pay-here dealers not only called off a merger agreement with another bank in the Lone Star State, the institution also announced a significant change in leadership. Texas Capital Bancshares, the parent company ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Leveraging insurance to protect dealerships during COVID-19

Tuesday, May. 26, 2020, 01:51 PM

BHPH Report Staff

ComplyNet president and general counsel Adam Crowell recently debuted on the podcast to share how dealers are becoming more concerned about the health of their businesses than contracting the coronavirus. Crowell, who oversees the compliance solutions and risk mitigation provider that developed ... [Read More]

Finding quality employees — especially technicians — greatly challenges independent operators

Thursday, May. 21, 2020, 02:18 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Independent stores might have attractive vehicles in their inventory. They might have a superb location, too. They might even have an established customer base of repeat buyers who share their positive experiences with friends and family. But Chuck Bonanno pinpointed ... [Read More]

NIADA survey: Independent dealers bringing workers back to stores

Tuesday, May. 19, 2020, 02:50 PM

BHPH Report Staff

States are slowly lifting stay-at-home restrictions, and independent dealerships are among the businesses now benefitting. Employees are coming back to work and vehicles are beginning to roll over the curb more frequently as independent operators ramp up to get back ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Approaching dealership advertising like a baseball game

Thursday, May. 14, 2020, 02:39 PM

BHPH Report Staff

Kenny Atcheson is the founder and president of Dealer Profit Pros, which designs marketing and advertising programs for dealerships. Atcheson also is quite fond of baseball. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Atcheson told senior editor Nick Zulovich ... [Read More]