Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership
As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 13, 2026, 03:50 PM
PassTime finalizes 3rd integration in 2 months
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2019, 02:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For the third time already this year, PassTime is integrating with another technology provider to help buy-here, pay-here dealerships and subprime auto finance companies. This week, PassTime and BlytzPay announced an integration partnership. PassTime — a solutions company that provides ... [Read More]
ANALYSIS: Worried about your exposure due to extending credit in subprime?
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019, 04:26 PM
Jim Bass, Center Street Finance
A large percentage of independent buy-here, pay-here dealerships are primarily funded by a line of credit from a bank. For the most part, these arrangements have worked out well for both parties, but there appears to be a growing problem ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider partners with HomeNet Automotive to bolster online inventory presence
Thursday, Apr. 11, 2019, 01:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
One of the largest networks of buy-here, pay-here dealerships is leveraging a Cox Automotive division in an effort to showcase inventory more effectively online. This week, J.D. Byrider announced it has partnered with HomeNet Automotive to bring SnapLot 360 technology ... [Read More]
Q1 bankruptcies soften year-over-year
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019, 02:01 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute reported that the first quarter closed with a decline in bankruptcy filings. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings in March decreased 3% year-over-year. The 73,476 total filings in March were down from the ... [Read More]
Auction123 becomes newest NIADA National Member Benefit Partner
Tuesday, Apr. 2, 2019, 02:33 PM
BHPH Report Staff
More tools to help members of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association arrived last week. Auction123, powered by ARI Network Services and a provider of responsive website software, inventory management and automated inventory listings solutions, joined with the association as ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Examining appetite for bulk-portfolio purchases
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
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
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
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
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]
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