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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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

NABD’s plans are well in motion for fall conference

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BHPH Report Staff
The industry just moved past Fourth of July, but the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers (NABD) is already looking toward late October when the organization hosts its next BHPH Conference. The 14th annual conference — which has the theme ... [Read More]

Ignite Consulting Partners to host free webinar on credit reporting

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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

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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

NIADA foundation picture for BHPH
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

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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

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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

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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

Las Vegas
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

boardroom chairs at table
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

NABD 2017 pic for BHPH
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]

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