Spending the past 16 years representing independent dealers in Texas, Jeff Martin has developed an immense respect and admiration for the men and women in the industry. He’s watched dealers put thousands of dollars on the line at auction and ... [Read More]

The independent dealership associations in both Florida and Texas now have new leaders. In the Sunshine State, a familiar name and a former dealer and 20 group moderator now is the overseer of the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association, as ... [Read More]

The owner of a Houston buy-here, pay-here dealership is getting in the full-service marketing and consulting business, too. Kendra Brown, a native Houstonian and owner-operator of a BHPH dealership, recently founded The Dream Team Media Company alongside a team of ... [Read More]

PassTime is rolling in Alabama. The provider of GPS Solutions announced this week that it has been named a preferred vendor by the Alabama Independent Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). AIADA’s preferred vendor designation is provided to vendor members of the ... [Read More]

Connected with what one expert said is “the mounting economic challenges they now face,” consumers and businesses combined to generate double-digit increases year-over-year in new bankruptcy filings in February, According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, the 31,889 total new ... [Read More]

The National Independent Automobile Dealers offered updates this week on a pair of fronts — its certified master dealer program as well as federal actions involving noncompete stipulations. In the program’s near 30 years, the association said 270 auto dealers ... [Read More]

If Steve Taylor told another buy-here, pay-here operator, “I know what you’re going through,” he would be speaking from legitimate experience. An operator for more than two decades before selling his business to America’s Car-Mart, Taylor now serves as the ... [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich reconnected with Agora Data CEO Steve Burke during NADA Show 2023 in Dallas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Burke shared his perspectives on how buy-here, pay-here dealerships are doing financially ... [Read More]

Five industry organizations — including the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association — welcomed the recent reintroduction of the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act in the U.S. House. According to NIADA, the REPAIR Act (H.R. 906) ... [Read More]

It already might be Valentine’s Day, but we’re not yet finished with top 10 lists recapping 2022. NextGear Capital recently highlighted the Top 10 vehicles on its floor plan in 2022. Executives pointed out that eight of the top 10 ... [Read More]