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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

DriveTime relocates NC dealership

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BHPH Report Staff
DriveTime has a new facility to serve customers in one of North Carolina’s largest cities. This week, DriveTime announced the relocation of its Tryon, N.C., dealership. Located in the Charlotte metro area, DriveTime’s newest dealership sits at 6431 N. Tryon St., ... [Read More]

AGORA now integrated with DealerCenter to facilitate bulk portfolio transactions

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BHPH Report Staff
AGORA recently landed another industry connection to help establish itself as a prominent platform for bulk portfolio transactions. AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry, announced a joint, newly launched integration functionality relationship with DealerCenter. ... [Read More]

Selly CRM integrates with Lot Wizard DMS

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BHPH Report Staff
Two platforms used by an array of independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships now work together. According to a news release distributed on Wednesday, Selly Automotive’s customer relationship management (CRM) platform is now integrated with Friday Systems Lot Wizard dealer management ... [Read More]

Arizona grand jury hands out 19-count indictment against BHPH operator

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BHPH Report Staff
For the second time this month, authorities have made moves involving a dealership operating in Arizona; this time a buy-here, pay-here operation in the state’s largest market. Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich and the Arizona Department of Revenue announced a ... [Read More]

Tricolor and WorkRecords collaborate on new credit score for hourly workers

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BHPH Report Staff
An operation with deep roots in buy-here, pay-here is rolling out a solution within the alternative-data space. Tricolor, one of the nation’s largest used-vehicle retailers focusing on Hispanic consumers, announced that it has reached a licensing agreement with WorkRecords to ... [Read More]

Proactive Dealer Solutions highlights BDC video education series

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BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealers who are looking to bolster their business development centers now have another training opportunity. A new online video education series for automotive retailers — PDS On the Rocks — has attracted the attention of thousands of car ... [Read More]

Q3 begins with rise in bankruptcy filings

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BHPH Report Staff
The second half of the year started with an upturn in bankruptcy filings, and an industry leader discussed a possible reason for the movement.  According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported total U.S. filings increased ... [Read More]

2018 NIADA Convention sets attendance record and more

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BHPH Report Staff
Here are more numbers that might please independent dealerships. The 2018 NIADA Convention and Expo might have been the 72nd such event in the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s long history, but it is No. 1 in all sorts of ... [Read More]

Verdict upheld against Texas BHPH dealer and why all operators need to pay attention

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Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
This one cuts close to home because the dealer in question is local to us at Ignite Consulting Partners, and I fear that a significant number of BHPH dealers are similarly vulnerable. And now, there is yet another case on ... [Read More]

Frazer finalizes integrations with AGORA and Textmaxx Pro

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BHPH Report Staff
Frazer Computing is making sure its dealer management system can help buy-here, pay-here dealerships with two critical functions — potentially selling parts of their portfolio as well as texting with their customers. Most recently, AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology ... [Read More]

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