This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
DigniFi names chief product officer
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here
2015 industry benchmarks finalized, ready for distribution at NABD Conference
BHPH Report Staff
Ken Shilson and Dustin Kerr spent weeks going over performance data from buy-here, pay-here dealerships nationwide along with portfolios from their related finance companies. Now the industry experts have finalized the new Benchmarks and Trends Report that will be shared ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive bolsters commitment to NIADA
BHPH Report Staff
Demonstrating what executives involved are calling leadership and commitment to independent dealers and buy-here, pay-here operators, Cox Automotive expanded its partnership with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association on Thursday through NIADA’s National Corporate Partner program. Seven Cox Automotive brands ... [Read More]
Q1 bankruptcy filings dip 5 percent
BHPH Report Staff
While showing some lift when only considering the March data on a sequential comparison, the pace at which bankruptcy filings are declining continued to slow during the first quarter, according to data shared by the American Bankruptcy Institute this week. ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider promotes pair to be franchise consultants
BHPH Report Staff
With more entrepreneurs and franchised dealerships taking an interest in J.D. Byrider’s business model, the buy-here, pay-here chain recently promoted two of its employees to be franchise consultants. Ascending into this role are Lewis Scott and Tim Bullock. This move aims ... [Read More]
Latest winners in NIADA Membership Drive Challenge
BHPH Report Staff
Along with highlighting its latest Bronze-level National Corporate Partner, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association described how Dennis Pope of People's Financial Corp. in Mableton, Ga., “carried the ball across the goal line” to claim the top prize in the ... [Read More]
Tax refunds $1.3B behind last year’s pace
BHPH Report Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb playfully pointed out via social media how much tax refunds are down year-to-date, according to the latest update from the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS indicated that the agency has processed 65,441,000 refunds through ... [Read More]
NABD offering free preview of conference during webinar
BHPH Report Staff
Ken Shilson, president and founder of the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is giving operators a free preview of some of the data, information and recommendations that will be highlighted during the organization’s National BHPH Conference that’s set for ... [Read More]
9 operator benefits of SDS capital offering
BHPH Report Staff
Strategic Dealer Services (SDS) understands that since large amounts of buy-here, pay-here dealers’ capital are tied up in the sold vehicles out on the street, operators are continuously searching for new programs and products designed to help them manage the consistent ... [Read More]
Manheim dissects what $5,000 buys at auction nowadays
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A segment of Manheim’s 2016 Used Car Market Report asked a question most buy-here, pay-here operators consider when they scour the lanes or online platforms to find inventory not only that will turn but will last for the duration of ... [Read More]
February dip in bankruptcies in line with annual forecast
BHPH Report Staff
Still reinforcing a projection that bankruptcy filings would could to decrease this year, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported that total U.S. bankruptcy filings dipped just 1 percent in February compared to the same period last year. According to data provided ... [Read More]
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