This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
DigniFi names chief product officer
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
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
Curry bringing more than 40 years of industry experience to NIADA
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association reinforced its experience and knowledge base on Monday with a former independent dealer, Sonic Automotive vice president and respected dealer trainer, who will be a senior moderator/consultant for NIADA Dealer 20 Groups. Coming aboard ... [Read More]
Tricolor to bolster underwriting via CreditBrowser from Digital Matrix Systems
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor Financial is now leveraging a tool from Digital Matrix Systems (DMS) so it can continue to improve as an artificial intelligence-driven, tech-enabled Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) focused on providing auto financing for underserved Hispanic consumers. This week, DMS ... [Read More]
10 operators join NextGear Capital Dealer Advisory Board
BHPH Report Staff
NextGear Capital and 10 independent dealers evidently see the potential benefits of meeting regularly in a digital space — something like we’ve all done often throughout the pandemic. In an effort to stay connected with clients beyond just surveys and ... [Read More]
Latest Agora offering specialized for real estate & facilities
BHPH Report Staff
Agora Data already worked with buy-here, pay-here dealerships to help them get the capital they need to acquire inventory. Now the company has a new offering to assist BHPH operators have improved facilities to display and turn those vehicles. On ... [Read More]
Buckeye forms alliance with ADSG to boost reinsurance investment & tax strategies
BHPH Report Staff
Sometimes, having an extra cook in the buy-here, pay-here kitchen can be helpful. At least that’s the intention of the new relationship between Buckeye Dealership Consulting and Auto Dealer Services Group (ADSG). Buckeye, a national provider of re-insurable finance and ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Ken Shilson on annual BHPH benchmarks
BHPH Report Staff
The pandemic didn’t slow Subprime Analytics president Ken Shilson from compiling his annual benchmarks of the buy-here, pay-here industry. In fact, in this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Shilson shared how the pandemic actually presented an opportunity to make ... [Read More]
New PassTime partnership with Sky Monitor GPS Americas opens path into new markets
BHPH Report Staff
Just like many of the companies it serves, PassTime is diversifying its portfolio. On Thursday, the provider of asset tracking solutions announced it has formed a partnership with Sky Monitor GPS Americas and managing director Mike Southerland. As a market ... [Read More]
May bankruptcy filings reverse trajectory after 2 months of increases
BHPH Report Staff
A jump in bankruptcies lasted just two months before returning to levels seen during most of last year. Epiq recently released its May bankruptcy filing statistics from its AACER bankruptcy information services business, reporting that new filings for May dropped ... [Read More]
ACV rolls out financing flexibility to smooth title issues & more
BHPH Report Staff
Floorplan providers are taking extensive actions nowadays to help independent dealerships secure the inventory they need as the wholesale market is impacted by soft volumes and soaring prices. After moves by Cox Automotive’s NextGear Capital as well as KAR Global’s ... [Read More]
AFC now offers independent dealers flexible payment alternative
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]
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