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
Ignite Consulting Partners to host free webinar on credit reporting
Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2017, 06:31 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ignite Consulting Partners is hosting a free webinar focused on one of the most complicated services buy-here, pay-here dealers sometimes offer their customers — reporting of payment activity to one of the credit bureaus. Richard Hudson, chief optimization officer at ... [Read More]
New Nevada law greatly impacts GPS & starter interrupt usage
Thursday, Jun. 29, 2017, 02:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The industry put up a valiant effort to prevent it from happening, but a new law in Nevada goes into effect on Saturday that greatly impacts how buy-here, pay-here dealerships and other auto finance companies that dive deep into the ... [Read More]
Charity auctions raise nearly $34K for NIADA Foundation
Tuesday, Jun. 27, 2017, 02:48 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Jeff Baker came away from the auction at the recent National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo in Las Vegas as the owner of a beautiful truck. And what did he plan to do with it? “I haven't got ... [Read More]
Tale of the tape: Q1 deep subprime originations at independent versus franchised stores
Thursday, Jun. 22, 2017, 02:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
It’s not news that independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers more often will complete vehicle deliveries with consumers with softer credit than their franchised store contemporaries. What is noteworthy is how Experian Automotive detailed the extra risk being facilitated through franchised ... [Read More]
May bankruptcy filings rise 5 percent
Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2017, 03:25 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Thanks to “mounting financial pressures,” the American Bankruptcy Institute reported that total U.S. filings in May increased 5 percent year-over-year. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled 69,668 in May, up from 66,138 cases registered in May ... [Read More]
NIADA Q2 survey shows dealer optimism wanes
Thursday, Jun. 15, 2017, 03:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As temperatures rise nationwide, independent dealership confidence is cooling a bit. Independent dealers backed off from their unprecedented high levels of optimism early in the year, but their outlook remains positive, according to the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's Business ... [Read More]
NIADA Convention marks next stop in DealerSocket’s 4-show itinerary
Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2017, 02:50 PM
BHPH Report Staff
After participating in this year’s National BHPH Conference hosted by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers, technology provider DealerSocket is continuing to hit the trade show circuit with its comprehensive independent dealer platform. The company said its team has ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider names new CEO
Tuesday, Jun. 6, 2017, 05:41 PM
BHPH Report Staff
J.D. Byrider announced a major change in leadership on Tuesday as the franchise network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships recently appointed Craig Peters as chief executive officer, replacing Steve Wedding, who served the company for 25 years. The company indicated Wedding ... [Read More]
Attendees cheer NABD for latest conference
Tuesday, Jun. 6, 2017, 03:12 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Stemming from some of the feedback organizers shared, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers completed its mission during the 19th annual National BHPH Conference last month in Las Vegas. John Baughman of Lake Erie Auto Credit said, “I wanted ... [Read More]
5 elements of IMETRIK’s latest GPS update
Tuesday, May. 30, 2017, 03:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
GPS tracking solution provider IMETRIK recently released its newest offering — 3.5G COLLECT — a GPS device the company indicated is designed specifically to track vehicles when the unit loses power. The company explained that one of the key features ... [Read More]
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