6 suggestions for handling summertime heat
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, 04:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Coming off of record-breaking warmth in July, summertime heat is still impacting significant parts of the country, potentially creating sweltering conditions at your dealership. KPA, a leading provider of Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), HR Management and F&I compliance software and services, ... [Read More]
Former NIADA president faces 17 counts in federal indictment
Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, 02:36 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The former president of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and his store’s finance manager have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie, Pa., on charges of conspiracy, bank fraud and wire fraud, according to a news release ... [Read More]
Latest bankruptcy trends prompt www.OnlineBKmanager.com to ramp up offering
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, 03:52 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The team at www.OnlineBKmanager.com is responding to help dealerships after seeing the latest bankruptcy data because a pool of more than 750,000 potential customers has developed so far this year. According to data through July provided by Epiq Systems, the ... [Read More]
Tricolor augments offering to credit-invisible consumers with insurance package
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, 03:49 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor made another move on Tuesday to grow its business that focuses on the sale and financing of vehicles to the Hispanic consumer. Tricolor unveiled what it called a “groundbreaking, affordable” auto insurance option for low-income and credit invisible customers ... [Read More]
Bankruptcies make notable jump in July
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019, 05:29 PM
BHPH Report Staff
Buy-here, pay-here dealerships might see their potential buyer base grow as summer rolls along, stemming from the jump in bankruptcies filed in July. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported this week that total U.S. ... [Read More]
NIADA sets more records during national convention
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, 02:58 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As the association announced Oliver North as keynote speaker for its annual event on Capitol Hill coming next month, the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted the final results from its national convention this past June. And as they say, ... [Read More]
Tricolor and Ganas leverage WhatsApp integration to reach Hispanic car shoppers
Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2019, 02:44 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Tricolor Auto Group in Texas and the Ganas Auto Group in California are again using technology to reach potential Hispanic customers. LivePerson Automotive, a division of global conversational commerce solutions provider LivePerson, recently launched its first WhatsApp implementation for ... [Read More]
Auto Care Association reveals board members, growth of Capitol Hill organization
Thursday, Jul. 18, 2019, 03:28 PM
BHPH Report Staff
As its Capitol Hill organization reached a new threshold of participating federal lawmakers, the Auto Care Association recently announced the elected members of its board of directors for 2019-2020. This board is effective as of July 1. The members of ... [Read More]
NIADA unveils compliance management system with ComplyNet
Friday, Jul. 12, 2019, 04:26 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association is looking to give members all the resources they need to be compliant with the state and federal regulations that oversee their retail and financing operations. As a result, NIADA recently formed a strategic ... [Read More]
Family pleads guilty for using Texas BHPH dealership to launder gambling proceeds
Thursday, Jul. 11, 2019, 02:36 PM
BHPH Report Staff
The Justice Department received guilty pleas from an east Texas buy-here, pay-here dealer, his wife and son in connection with a scheme to use the dealership as a cog in an illegal gambling machine that lasted more than 30 years. ... [Read More]