In what organizers said was their “best yet,” more than 400 attendees consisting of buy-here, pay-here dealers from across the country gathered at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for the third annual BHPH United Summit. After three days of dealer-to-dealer education, training and networking, Govinda Romero, owner of The Motory Group in Gainesville, Fla., said […] [Read More]

Ten intriguing findings surfaced through a survey orchestrated by 700Credit, which interviewed dealerships about their processes for obtaining copies of driver’s licenses from capture to deal jacket storage. The provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, and identity verification products said the results showed that significant gaps remain for dealers to follow privacy regulations […] [Read More]

Auto industry attorney Steve Levine, owner and chief legal and compliance officer of Ignite Consulting Partners, is not a scary guy. But he told a chilling tale in his session at the 2024 BHPH United Summit in Las Vegas, frightening the dealers in attendance with the gory details of the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed CARS […] [Read More]

Longtime General Motors executive of Anthony Clevio is joining vehicle transport logistics provider United Road as senior vice president of sales and marketing, United Road chairman and CEO Mark Anderson announced. Clevio most recently served as GM’s global logistics director of finished vehicle logistics. In 17 years with the automaker, his roles included positions in […] [Read More]

Car Pros Automotive Group again got a double dose of good news this week as two of its locations were selected among Kia America’s top 50 U.S. dealerships. Car Pros Kia Glendale and Car Pros Kia Moreno Valley have been named to Kia’s President’s Club, honoring the 50 dealerships among the brand’s network of 775 […] [Read More]

Group 1 Automotive’s first quarter used-vehicle sales were not bad given used-car price volatility in recent times. Its executives credited using technology in part for the results. “Given the speed and depth that the industry used car valuations declined in the U.S., during the latter half of 2023, we are pleased with ... [Read More]

Some things never change. One of those, it seems, is Napleton Auto Group’s position as the dealership group most responsive to internet leads. Pied Piper’s 2024 PSI Internet Lead Effectiveness Study, which measures responsiveness to internet leads coming though dealer websites, shows Napleton at the top of the list for the third consecutive year by […] [Read More]

Last week, S&P Global announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Visible Alpha, a financial technology provider of deep industry and segment consensus data. Executives said the acquisition creates a premium offering of fundamental investment research capabilities on S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Capital IQ Pro platform. According to a news release, Visible Alpha will […] [Read More]

Equifax announced last week that former Workday chief financial officer Barbara Larson has been elected to its board of directors. Equifax said Larson will serve on the board’s audit committee. With this appointment, the Equifax board now consists of 10 directors, including nine independent directors. “I’m energized to welcome Barbara as a new independent director […] [Read More]

While the overall reading dropped to its lowest level in 12 months, LegalShield’s March Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) is starting to exhibit a pattern seen in the past five presidential election cycles. Researchers explained the relationship of swing-state stress as measured in LegalShield’s CSLI is relative to the national average and echoes the results […] [Read More]