PODCAST: 2 dealer experts on path to compliant & valuable online reviews
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023, 11:27 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Two experts who specialize in working with independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships discussed a crucial resource that can help operators tremendously — online reviews. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Kenny Atcheson of Dealer Profit Pros and Steve ... [Read More]
PODCAST: What to expect at this year’s BHPH United
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023, 10:55 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Steve Levine of Ignite Consulting Partners returns for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, Levine highlights the potential benefits dealers can get from going to Las Vegas at the end of April for BHPH United, an intense, ... [Read More]
Martin ready to serve NIADA & ‘resilient’ dealers
Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023, 02:46 PM
Richard Greene, NIADA
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]
Florida & Texas choose new dealer association leaders
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023, 03:34 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
Houston BHPH dealer establishes marketing & consulting firm
Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023, 04:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
Alabama independent dealers name PassTime as preferred vendor
Thursday, Mar. 9, 2023, 03:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
‘Mounting economic challenges’ push February bankruptcies higher
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023, 03:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
NIADA notes: Revitalized CMD class & charge against noncompetes
Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023, 04:40 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
PODCAST: America’s Car-Mart director of acquisitions Steve Taylor
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 02:10 PM
BHPH Report
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]
PODCAST: Agora Data CEO Steve Burke on state of BHPH operator finances
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, 03:47 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]