AFC now offers independent dealers flexible payment alternative
Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2021, 02:11 PM
BHPH Report Staff
For independent dealers with cash flexibility, AFC is rolling out a program to leverage that liquidity when securing inventory during these unprecedented times in the wholesale market. On Tuesday, the business unit of KAR Global announced that it now offers ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Recapping Compliance Unleashed with Ignite’s Steve Levine
Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 03:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Ignite Consulting Partners chief legal and compliance officer Steve Levine returned for another visit; this time recapping on the Auto Remarketing Podcast how cathartic it was to host the firm’s compliance training event again in person. Levine also described how ... [Read More]
Agora Data closes second group securitization involving 40 BHPH operators & finance companies
Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 03:00 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data again used the old adage, “strength in numbers,” to leverage the capabilities of the securitizations market for operations that typically do not have the size or scale to attract investment-community interest. This week, the company announced the successful ... [Read More]
After a year of separation, independent dealers eager for in-person training
Tuesday, Jun. 1, 2021, 02:28 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
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]
Car-Mart enjoys numerous successes during 2021 fiscal year
Thursday, May. 27, 2021, 03:14 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
NextGear engages First Gear specifically for new independent dealers
Tuesday, May. 25, 2021, 01:57 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
PODCAST: Byrider leaders expecting notable growth, including new franchisees
Thursday, May. 20, 2021, 03:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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 recaps recent successes in Hispanic market via new white paper
Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 02:02 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
Carpay arrives as newest NIADA National Corporate Partner
Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 01:59 PM
BHPH Report Staff
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]
COMMENTARY: Current landscape demands shrewd strategy by BHPH operators
Thursday, May. 13, 2021, 02:39 PM
David Meyer, Advantage GPS
“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]
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