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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

More than 1 million businesses apply to SBA for PPP loan forgiveness

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BHPH Report Staff
For independent dealerships seeking to have their Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgiven, they are amongst a large number of other businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced this week that it reached a major milestone as its Paycheck Protection ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Can online video help you sell more cars?

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Kenny Atcheson, Dealer Profit Pros
More dealers advertise using online video but are unsure of the most effective strategy. One of the most important things to know is that online video is not television. Do not take your television commercial and slap it on YouTube. ... [Read More]

NextGear details $1.6B in recent transactions

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BHPH Report Staff
Obviously, operators need financial resources to run their dealerships. Capital providers do, too. And NextGear Capital announced on Thursday that it has more resources to help independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships. The Cox Automotive division said it completed the renewal ... [Read More]

6 tips to spot Hurricane Ida-damaged vehicles

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BHPH Report Staff
Experts from AiM Mobile Inspections are seeing history repeat itself. And it could mean even more headaches for independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships already having trouble finding inventory. AiM Mobile Inspections is spotting flood-damaged vehicles surface because of Hurricane Ida ... [Read More]

Pandemic continues to slow bankruptcy filings

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BHPH Report Staff
Just like the pandemic is slowing defaults and vehicle repossessions, COVID-19 is keeping bankruptcy courts quieter than usual, too. Epiq released its August bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business this week. [Read More]

Tricolor set to expand nationwide fueled by $90M in funds managed by BlackRock

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BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor has operated its vehicle retail and financing enterprise focused on the Hispanic market for the past 14 years in California and Texas. Now with financial resources from one of the most notable investment firms in the country, Tricolor has ... [Read More]

Car-Mart elects new board member

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BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart announced the newest member of its board on Thursday. The company with a network of more than 150 buy-here, pay-here dealership said its stockholders elected Julia Davis to its board in a move that was effective as of ... [Read More]

NIADA names National Quality Dealer at annual convention

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BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association named Cavender Auto chief executive Lee Cavender as its 2021 National Quality Dealer of the Year at last week’s NIADA Convention in San Antonio. Cavender, whose store is in Gainesville, Ga., is the first ... [Read More]

McCloskey commemorates 50 years in business by becoming new NIADA president

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BHPH Report Staff
The new president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is celebrating a significant anniversary, too. During the 75th annual NIADA Convention and Expo, Joe McCloskey began his term as for 2021-22 by receiving the President’s Ring; an accomplishment that ... [Read More]

IARA’s Long becomes newest member of NIADA’s Ring of Honor

Tony Long NIADA for web
BHPH Report Staff
Among other awards given, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association welcomed the newest member of its prestigious Ring of Honor. During Tuesday’s Leadership Awards, part of the 75th annual NIADA Convention and Expo at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ... [Read More]

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