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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
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

Empire RRG gains Demotech ‘A’ rating for third consecutive year

BHPH Report Staff
National Lenders General Agency announced on Thursday that Empire Indemnity Insurance Company Risk Retention Group (Empire RRG) has again been awarded an “A” Financial Stability Rating by Demotech, marking the third consecutive year the carrier has achieved this distinction. According ... [Read More]

NIADA offers ‘honest pitch’ to promote 12th annual National Policy Conference

BHPH Report Staff
Jeff Martin gave what he called an “honest pitch” for operators to get involved with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association when it hosts its 12th annual National Policy Conference on Sept. 28-29 in Washington, D.C. “This isn’t a conference ... [Read More]

Rise of individual bankruptcies in July ‘reflects cumulative impact’

BHPH Report Staff
Whether you look at the data on a sequential or year-over-year basis, consumer bankruptcies increased in July. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings for July came in at 54,718, representing a 10% increase from a year ... [Read More]

8 operators form BHPH United’s 2027 Dealer Advisory Board

BHPH Report Staff
BHPH United, which is comprised of six service providers that organize an annual conference and other training opportunities for buy-here, pay-here dealerships, announced members of its 2027 Dealer Advisory Board. The group includes: —Travis Allison of Vamos Auto in Arlington, ... [Read More]

Why dealers should now check their processes involving online reviews

online reviews
BHPH Report Staff
Big Time Advertising founder and CEO Terry MacCauley recently issued a warning and follow-up recommendations that might help dealerships stay out of trouble with Google and federal regulators. “Your review program may have just become a liability,” MacCauley said. Why? ... [Read More]

NIADA opens registration for next 2 dealer-focused events

BHPH Report Staff
Now that its annual convention has been held, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is turning its attention to the organization’s next events that are intended to give attendees experiences that can only be had while on location. And those ... [Read More]

AutoRaptor generates positive gains for AI solutions following NIADA partnership & convention

BHPH Report Staff
AutoRaptor is seeing some positive returns since joining NIADA’s member benefit program this spring, in particular during last month’s annual convention hosted by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. The automotive CRM platform powered by artificial intelligence and built exclusively ... [Read More]

Former Denny’s CEO joins Byrider’s board

AutoCanada Announces Board Appointments
BHPH Report Staff
Byrider definitely has something cookin’ with its board of directors. The buy-here, pay-here dealership network and franchisor recently announced the appointment of seasoned franchise executive John Miller to its board. Miller is the former president and chief executive officer and ... [Read More]

Car-Mart steers observers away from ‘wrong conclusion’ about fiscal-year results & current status

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
America’s Car-Mart president and CEO Doug Campbell immediately began his discussion about the buy-here, pay-here dealership network’s 2026 fiscal year update by stating, “I want to be direct about how to read this year's results because the headline numbers invite ... [Read More]

Leedom Group highlights how AIVA DealerTeams can transform BHPH collections with AI

BHPH Report Staff
Having a successful collections department has been one of the most labor-intensive parts of a buy-here, pay-here dealership for decades. Could using artificial intelligence help BHPH operators and other professionals in collections? Leedom Group thinks so, which is why the ... [Read More]

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