Chuck Bonnano is the vice president of dealer development at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Brent Carmichael is the 20 group moderator, consultant and instructor with NCM Associates. As engaging as both Bonnano and Carmichael are, a Zoom meeting ... [Read More]

With America’s Car-Mart locations turning vehicles on a monthly pace at a record level, the buy-here, pay-here dealership network closed its 2021 fiscal year with the highest amount of quarterly revenue in company history. The successes prompted Car-Mart president and ... [Read More]

You’re a new operator. You’ve pooled together your savings; maybe some help from family or friends, too, but you're still short on cash to open your doors.  NextGear Capital is looking to be the financial resource to help independent automotive ... [Read More]

Byrider chief executive officer Craig Peters and vice president of franchising Chris Hadley stopped by for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, highlighting not only the company’s successes through the pandemic but also the growth potential through its revamped ... [Read More]

Tricolor — a tech-enabled Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and one of the nation’s largest used-vehicle retailers that caters to Hispanic consumers — said in a new white paper that, in fact, 96% of its customers are Hispanic. And the ... [Read More]

It’s probably the unofficial mantra of buy-here, pay-here dealers when operators say, “We’re not in the car business. We’re in the collections business.” Well, the newest Bronze-level National Corporate Partner of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association aims to help ... [Read More]

“It’s a perfect storm of used-vehicle demand meeting a perfect drought of used-vehicle supply.” That was the word from KAR Global chief economist Tom Kontos in his latest update regarding current used-vehicle market conditions. Consumers are now learning what used-vehicle ... [Read More]

Bankruptcy filings are continuing to trend higher as segments of the financial world continue to move toward what experts might think of as normal. Epiq recently released its April bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business and ... [Read More]

If your independent dealership didn’t already secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan, it’s unlikely you’ll be seeing those federal funds. While the program was originally extended through the end of May, the Small Business Administration announced the exhaustion of PPP ... [Read More]

Ryan Martin, general manager of Strawberry Road Auto Sales in Pasadena, Texas, is one of the scores of independent dealers NextGear Capital is trying to help via its enhanced Account Portal. “Having the right tools and technology to support my ... [Read More]