BHPH United Summit to feature ‘The Garage’ with hands-on opportunities for dealers
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 12:17 PM
NIADA hosts leadership meeting, presents five-year strategic plan
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 12:51 PM
COMMENTARY: Is your operation really protected? 5-point guide to dealer compliance GPS/SID health check
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 01:50 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
DriveTime seeks to challenge ‘outdated’ ad model with new campaign
Thursday, Mar. 8, 2018, 03:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Now that DriveTime has its new top executive in place, the retailer that caters to buyers with damaged credit histories unveiled its news marketing initiative. This week, DriveTime launched what the company called its “The Genius Way to Buy a ... [Read More]
TIADA to help market NIADA CPO Program
Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018, 08:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association are both located in the Lone Star State and already have a close relationship. That connection became even stronger on Tuesday in a development that could help Texas ... [Read More]
DriveTime selects new CEO
Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, 07:20 PM
BHPH Report Staff
DriveTime chose a leader with plenty of experience in the franchised dealer group world to be its new chief executive officer. According to an announcement distributed on Monday, Don Reese will join DriveTime as its new CEO beginning in late ... [Read More]
NIADA and Subprime Analytics confirm data agreement to aid dealers
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 04:19 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) finalized its acquisition of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers (NABD) this past December, the last thing Ken Shilson wanted to do was just power down his computer and never look spreadsheets ... [Read More]
3 advantages of automated billing within BHPH
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, 07:23 PM
Thomas Aronica, SkyBank Financial and Biller Genie
There is, perhaps, no better illustration of the “with great risk, comes great reward” concept than buy-here, pay-here. However, the advent of automated billing systems has decreased the risks associated with this market while improving cash flow and profits for ... [Read More]
8 features of DriveTime’s refurbished mobile site
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, 04:31 PM
BHPH Report Staff
With more consumers shopping for their next car using their mobile devices, DriveTime wanted to upgrade its offerings in an effort to capture those potential sales. On Tuesday, DriveTime announced the launch of a new mobile site with innovations designed ... [Read More]
NIADA notes: Dealer optimism high; new relationship with Lyft
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, 05:23 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Independent dealers went into 2018 with an upbeat mood. Why? The economic and retail sales growth expectations of independent dealers have improved substantially, according to the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s business confidence survey for the fourth quarter of 2017. ... [Read More]
Car-Mart expands in Kentucky
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, 03:16 PM
BHPH Report Staff
This week, America’s Car-Mart expanded its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The company opened its second store in Bowling Green, Ky. The location raises Car-Mart’s footprint in the Bluegrass State to 12 dealerships. Car-Mart indicated this new Bowling Green dealership ... [Read More]
NIADA reminds operators about using updated buyers guide
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, 04:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association reminded operators about an important change from the Federal Trade Commission that went in effect this past Sunday. NIADA said dealers now are required to display the new version of the federally mandated buyers ... [Read More]
Annual bankruptcy total dips for eighth consecutive year
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, 04:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute looked over the numbers and found that total filings for 2017 dipped 1 percent compared to the previous year, extending a streak of consecutive year-over-year declines that stretches back to 2009. According to data provided by ... [Read More]
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