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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

NIADA sets more records during national convention

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Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, 02:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As the association announced Oliver North as keynote speaker for its annual event on Capitol Hill coming next month, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted the final results from its national convention this past June. And as they say, ... [Read More]

Tricolor and Ganas leverage WhatsApp integration to reach Hispanic car shoppers

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Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2019, 02:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Tricolor Auto Group in Texas and the Ganas Auto Group in California are again using technology to reach potential Hispanic customers. LivePerson Automotive, a division of global conversational commerce solutions provider LivePerson, recently launched its first WhatsApp implementation for ... [Read More]

Auto Care Association reveals board members, growth of Capitol Hill organization

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Thursday, Jul. 18, 2019, 03:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As its Capitol Hill organization reached a new threshold of participating federal lawmakers, the Auto Care Association recently announced the elected members of its board of directors for 2019-2020. This board is effective as of July 1. The members of ... [Read More]

NIADA unveils compliance management system with ComplyNet

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Friday, Jul. 12, 2019, 04:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is looking to give members all the resources they need to be compliant with the state and federal regulations that oversee their retail and financing operations. As a result, NIADA recently formed a strategic ... [Read More]

Family pleads guilty for using Texas BHPH dealership to launder gambling proceeds

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Thursday, Jul. 11, 2019, 02:36 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Justice Department received guilty pleas from an east Texas buy-here, pay-here dealer, his wife and son in connection with a scheme to use the dealership as a cog in an illegal gambling machine that lasted more than 30 years. ... [Read More]

Bankruptcy filings remain steady through first half of 2019

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Thursday, Jul. 11, 2019, 02:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
While many economic and auto-finance metrics moved up or down during the first half of 2019, the American Bankruptcy Institute discovered total bankruptcy filings were not among those trends. According to data collected by Epiq Systems, ABI reported that total ... [Read More]

DealerSocket’s plan to create ‘buy-here, pay-anywhere’ operations

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Tuesday, Jul. 2, 2019, 03:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
DealerSocket is looking to help buy-here, pay-here dealerships improve one of the most important parts of their business — the “pay” segment. This week, DealerSocket rolled out several major enhancements designed to seamlessly integrate and simplify workflows related to the ... [Read More]

Economic impact of GPS outage could approach $1B daily

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Thursday, Jun. 27, 2019, 02:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Oftentimes, one of the sharpest tools in a buy-here, pay-here dealership’s arsenal is using GPS devices to track their collateral in an effort to maintain contact with customers or begin the repossession process. But what if GPS suddenly became unavailable ... [Read More]

Byrider taps SiriusXM connected vehicle services

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Thursday, Jun. 20, 2019, 04:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Byrider is continuing to make moves on the heels of its major rebranding initiative. The network of buy-here, pay-here stores this week announced a partnership with Automatic Labs, a SiriusXM company that looks to bring the power of connectivity to ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Why cloud computing could help your dealership

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Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2019, 09:17 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Operators might have some knowledge about cloud computing, but Selly Automotive founder and chief executive officer Zach Klempf went into great detail about what this technology can do for dealerships, especially independent stores looking to keep costs under control. Klempf ... [Read More]

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