Free educational webinar on deck as FTC settles with NY independent dealer over claims involving price transparency
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 11:49 AM
How BHPH dealers can use TikTok to generate sales & more
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, 02:24 PM
Operators leave NIADA’s BHPH Dealer Forum with ideas for running stronger stores
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, 12:37 PM
Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions
Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial
For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
NIADA welcomes back ‘rock star’ Joe Lescota for upcoming convention
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association happily announced this week that Joe Lescota is back. The auto retail expert and acclaimed dealer educator will once again share his knowledge, experience and insights with independent dealers from across the nation at ... [Read More]
5 ways to look at historic June bankruptcy data
BHPH Report Staff
Not since June 2006 — when Disney first released “Cars” in movie theaters — have there been bankruptcy trends like what Epiq and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) are now explaining. Epiq recently released its June 2021 bankruptcy filing statistics ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Reinsurance 101 with Buckeye’s Shaun Petersen
BHPH Report Staff
Veteran buy-here, pay-here dealers already might understand the complexities and potential gains of a well-run reinsurance program. New operators or other dealerships might think that the previous sentence had a typo. In an effort to help the whole industry, we ... [Read More]
JilCat makes product line publicly available to bring new life to engines & transmissions
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here industry advisor Gene Daughtry has seen plenty of vehicles that were in need of some serious TLC before being ready to retail. Sometimes, instead of replacing an engine or transmission — or just send off the vehicle to ... [Read More]
Michael Irvin among highlights of set agenda for 2021 NIADA Convention and Expo
BHPH Report Staff
Grab extra writing utensils and paper or make sure your tablet is fully charged. The National Independent Automobile Dealer Association said the agenda is set for the 75th annual NIADA Convention and Expo. Featuring more than 60 education sessions presented ... [Read More]
Buckeye adds 2 more former NIADA business development & training experts
BHPH Report Staff
Shaun Petersen made the transition from the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association to Buckeye Dealership Consulting last fall. Now, Chuck Bonanno and David Brotherton are doing the same thing. According to a news release distributed on Monday, the provider of ... [Read More]
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]
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