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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here

Agora Data welcomes Hardy as VP of portfolio solutions

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Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020, 02:45 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data reinforced its personnel going into next week’s National Independent Automobile Dealers Association 2020 Virtual Conference & Expo. On Tuesday, the finance-solution provider of predictive loan technology for buy-here, pay-here dealers announced that auto industry expert Chantelle Hardy has ... [Read More]

PassTime details 4 enhancements of Encore 2

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Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2020, 02:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Knowing precisely the status of your collateral likely is even more important in a world impacted by COVID-19. On Tuesday, PassTime announced the launch of the Encore 2, the next generation of Encore, its battery-powered GPS device that hit the ... [Read More]

Enoch Enterprises grows Byrider footprint in Texas

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Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2020, 02:31 PM
BHPH Report Staff
One of Byrider’s award-winning, buy-here, pay-here dealership franchisees recently set up a new retail location near one of the largest military installations in the United States. Byrider franchise group, Enoch Enterprises, just opened a new location in Killeen, Texas. The ... [Read More]

ABI: Federal moves keep August bankruptcies from ‘overwhelming the court system’

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Thursday, Sep. 10, 2020, 02:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
August consumer bankruptcy filings decreased both year-over-year and month-over-month. The head of the American Bankruptcy Institute explained why that movement happened. Before getting into the reasoning from executive director Amy Quackenboss, ABI shared data this week provided by Epiq Systems ... [Read More]

Agora Data opens path to capital markets for BHPH operators

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Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020, 02:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Agora Data launched a financing solution that chief executive officer Steve Burke said places buy-here, pay-here operators “on the same playing field as the large dealer groups.” Burke explained that through AgoraCapital, BHPH dealers will have access to ... [Read More]

After advocates sought clarity, Treasury and IRS provide guidance deferring certain payroll tax obligations

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Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2020, 03:37 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In a move cheered by an organization that advocates for small businesses like independent dealerships, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service released guidance late last week regarding deferment of certain payroll taxes. The guidance stems from President Trump’s memorandum ... [Read More]

Buckeye acquires SAS Pros to expand market for reinsurance and F&I products

buckeye sas pros for web
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, 04:03 PM
BHPH Report Staff
One of the firms that buy-here, pay-here dealers use to bolster its financing options expanded its presence this week via an acquisition. Buckeye Dealership Consulting, a provider of reinsurance and F&I products for independent operators, announced it has acquired Specialty ... [Read More]

Large Washington state independent dealer lands Mitsubishi franchise

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Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, 02:06 PM
BHPH Report Staff
One of the largest independent dealers in Washington state is diversifying — by getting into the franchised-store business. Dan Arrotta, who has operated the used-vehicle and RV superstore Spokane Automax in the Spokane, Wash., area since 2013, now is a ... [Read More]

Byrider, KAR executives receive industry accolade

award winner
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, 03:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, Byrider’s Warren Lenard was named a Chief Technology Officer of the Year honoree through a program orchestrated by the Indianapolis Business Journal and Techpoint. The chief technology officer for the network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships was one of ... [Read More]

Agora Data enhances BHPH coverage with ABCoA Deal Pack integration

agora and abcoa for web
Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, 03:46 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Coinciding with its appearance this week during the Texas Independent Auto Dealer Association’s 2020 Virtual Conference & Expo, Agora Data announced an integration with Advanced Business Computers of America (ABCoA) Deal Pack and its dealer management software solutions. Agora Data ... [Read More]

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