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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here

US Labor Department registers Byrider’s service technician apprenticeship program

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Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, 03:10 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Another large dealer body is ramping up its efforts to address the industry-wide need for qualified service technicians. As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Byrider announced its service technician apprenticeship program received registration by the U.S. Department of Labor. The ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dissecting NIADA’s Q3 business confidence survey

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Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, 03:58 PM
Scott Lilja and Jennifer Reid, NIADA and Equifax
The economy has held up very well recently given the unemployment rate reaching 3.5% recently, but it’s getting difficult to determine which direction the economy is headed in the near future. According to a recent Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook ... [Read More]

Q4 begins with another notable bankruptcy rise

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Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, 03:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The fourth quarter began with a double-digit climb in bankruptcies, again aided by changes in federal laws. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported this week that total U.S. bankruptcy filings came in at ... [Read More]

Details of DOWC’s partnership with PassTime

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Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, 03:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC) finalized a partnership with PassTime on Tuesday. DOWC now serves as the warranty administrator for PassTime’s motorsports and RV GPS devices. The provider and administrator of F&I products and services and provider of GPS solutions ... [Read More]

Advantage GPS enhances solution with VIN-driven feature

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Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, 03:42 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Advantage GPS says it’s found a solution upgrade to help with one of the most tedious tasks for buy-here, pay-here dealers and finance companies that often participate in the subprime space. On Tuesday, the Procon Analytics company that looks to ... [Read More]

NIADA continues longstanding relationship with preferred dealer insurance provider

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Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, 01:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted an area of its continuity this week. NIADA announced its continued longtime Bronze-level National Corporate Partnership with Williams & Stazzone as the association’s preferred property/casualty, garage liability and workman’s comp insurance provider to ... [Read More]

Ignite Consulting Partners adds to compliance team

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Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 03:53 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ignite Consulting Partners reinforced its roster of experts to help auto finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The compliance firm recently announced the addition of Clint Rutherford, who has a background both in operations and compliance. Ignite Consulting Partners highlighted ... [Read More]

New federal laws trigger bankruptcy jump to close Q3

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Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 03:51 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Triggered in part by changes in federal laws, bankruptcy filings jumped noticeably to finish the third quarter. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported total U.S. filings came in at 61,113 in September, up ... [Read More]

Spireon data shows nearly 28% improvement in recovering impounded vehicles

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Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, 03:06 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Spireon’s latest data showed its GPS solutions generated significant improvements when vehicles in the portfolios of buy-here, pay-here dealers end up in troubling place for operators — an impound lot. Spireon reported on Thursday that so far in 2019, significantly ... [Read More]

NIADA highlights success of 2019 National Policy Conference

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Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, 02:13 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Much is happening on Capitol Hill nowadays, but the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association made sure its members are not lost in all activities. Independent dealers from across the nation came out in force to make their voice heard by Congress ... [Read More]
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