As the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association revamps its Certified Master Dealer program, an Alabama operator was honored for doing more than just helping customers secure a vehicle. A&D Motors Inc., whose philanthropy has made a difference throughout its small ... [Read More]

More dealer assistance is set to arrive this summer, especially for buy-here, pay-here operators who have to juggle the end-to-end process of finding inventory, reconditioning vehicles and finalizing deliveries. Stemming from dealer feedback to make a challenging audit process easier, ... [Read More]

When the phone rings at a buy-here, pay-here dealership, it’s not uncommon for customers to be calling the store about a vehicle mechanical problem. To help consumers who might not have the financial resources for major repairs, Confident Financial Solutions ... [Read More]

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported May filings dropped both on a sequential and year-over-year comparison. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total U.S. bankruptcy filings came in at 67,307 in May, representing a 4-percent decrease from the same month ... [Read More]

Buy-here, pay-here dealers in California who watch vehicles roll over the curb with buyers who have insurance challenges can take advantage of a new product offered by Westlake Financial Services. The finance company recently announced a new spot delivery insurance ... [Read More]

For operators looking for capital or how to handle the long-term future of their independent dealerships, perhaps Kelemen & Co. might be a financial resource to tap. On Tuesday, Kelemen, a private equity merchant bank that invests in mid-market companies ... [Read More]

Spireon has claimed another accolade for its mantle. The GPS provider recently was named the IoT Vehicle Telematics Company of the Year in the 2018 Compass Intelligence awards. Voted on by a judging panel of more than 40 industry-leading journalists, ... [Read More]

Two technology services that a wide array of buy-here, pay-here operators use now have finished a collaboration to help dealerships. PassTime, a provider of GPS solutions, and Megasys, a provider of complete loan servicing systems for the consumer finance industry, ... [Read More]

Perhaps independent dealerships and buy-here, pay-here operators aren’t expecting to see their vehicles roll over the curb at the pace previously seen in recent years.  The economic and corresponding retail sales growth expectations of independent dealers were a bit more subdued ... [Read More]

Is there a “wisdom” app for my phone? What’s the relative value of intelligence and wisdom? If there is anything that experience teaches, it is that wisdom has a far greater value than intelligence. Even Solomon prayed for wisdom knowing that ... [Read More]