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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here

PODCAST: Examining appetite for bulk-portfolio purchases

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Thursday, Mar. 28, 2019, 03:03 PM
BHPH Report Staff
In an effort to touch on an array of topics within the used-vehicle industry, Nick recently connected with AGORA founder and chief executive officer Steve Burke for a podcast about how the market for bulk portfolio purchases is behaving. With ... [Read More]

PassTime integrates with Solutions By Text to maintain customer contact

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Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019, 02:42 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For the second time this month, PassTime finalized another relationship to help buy-here, pay-here dealerships and finance companies that participate in the subprime space. After solidifying a relationship with AFS Dealers, the automotive GPS solutions provider recently announced it has ... [Read More]

Consumer bankruptcy filings dip as commercial cases soar in February

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Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2019, 03:03 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As commercial filings spiked, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported that consumer filings softened in February. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings decreased 1 percent to 56,118 in February from the 56,732 cases filed in February of ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: 2 factors fuel optimism in latest NIADA Business Confidence Survey

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Thursday, Mar. 14, 2019, 03:22 PM
Scott Lilja and Jennifer Reid, NIADA and Equifax
Independent auto dealers weren’t sold on the economy at large heading into 2019. But they were mildly optimistic about the outlook for their businesses, according to the results of NIADA’s latest Business Confidence Survey. While dealers expecting the overall economy ... [Read More]

PassTime and AFS Dealers finalize software integration

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Thursday, Mar. 14, 2019, 02:55 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Collections and repossessions might be a little easier now for buy-here, pay-here and lease-here, pay-here operators who use PassTime and AFS Dealers. The companies announced this week they have completed a software integration and strategic partnership. Executives highlighted that AFS ... [Read More]

Partnership helps dealers navigate tax season

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Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019, 08:01 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
Scott Lilja, who is senior vice president of member services at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, says dealers are very aware of the importance of tax season for their industry. And the association has been aware that Tax Max ... [Read More]

Ignite Consulting Partners to host ‘Compliance Unleashed’

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Thursday, Mar. 7, 2019, 03:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Before a state or federal regulator knocks on your door or delivers a message to your inbox, Ignite Consulting Partners wants your shop to be prepared. The firm, which advises finance companies, dealers and other lenders on compliance, cybersecurity, process ... [Read More]

AGORA finalizes integration with AutoManager

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Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, 03:51 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Make it five integrations with dealership management systems for AGORA. Within a week of announcing a relationship with Auto Master Systems, AGORA finalized its relationships with AutoManager, a dealer software development company located in southern California that offers three principal ... [Read More]

Car-Mart footprint rises to 144 stores

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Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, 03:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart expanded its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships, according to an announcement distributed on Tuesday. The company said it reopened a store located in Tyler, Texas, lifting its total dealership count to 144. Car-Mart now has 13 dealerships in ... [Read More]

Auto Master Systems becomes 4th DMS to integrate with AGORA

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Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, 05:55 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Frazer, Wayne Reaves, DealerCenter and now Auto Master Systems (AMS). All of those dealer management systems (DMS) now have an integration with AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry. Through the integration with AGORA finalized ... [Read More]

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