The exuberance in Steve Jordan’s voice is as apparent as a full-size truck that’s been enhanced with a lift kit, upgraded tires and sharp wheels. The chief executive officer of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association emphasized his enthusiasm not ... [Read More]

One of the most successful and well-known operations ever to operate in the buy-here, pay-here dealership segment is changing its name. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday, J.D. Byrider announced a major rebranding, officially changing its name to ... [Read More]

It’s been a busy May for Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro as his office made two moves involving independent dealerships in the Keystone State. Earlier this month, Shapiro reached a settlement approaching $51,000 with a dealership in Mechanicsburg, Pa., involving ... [Read More]

Typically, conference organizers set an agenda ahead of time, but Ignite Consulting Partners tried a different approach and enjoyed great success with its first compliance-training event. Last week, the firm hosted its inaugural Compliance Unleashed Conference for independent dealers and ... [Read More]

It’s a scenario pretty common to buy-here, pay-here dealerships. Store management tries to satisfy a dispute with an unhappy customer, but that individual turns to the internet to vent — and perhaps badmouth — about the dealer and its personnel. ... [Read More]

Optimism among small business owners — which certainly can include independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships — is strong, according to the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index based on a survey conducted during the first five days of April. ... [Read More]

The second quarter began with a rise in bankruptcy filings. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported on Monday that total U.S. bankruptcy filings increased in April by 2% year-over-year. Officials tabulated that bankruptcy ... [Read More]

For years, independent and buy-here, pay-here dealerships did business with customers who might work multiple jobs or use their income tax return as funds to put toward a down payment. New ways are arriving for those operators to still do ... [Read More]

Tricolor is looking to a high-level Equifax executive to provide guidance and leadership. The used-vehicle retailer focusing on the integrated sale and financing of vehicles to Hispanic consumers on Tuesday announced the addition of veteran Equifax and financial services executive ... [Read More]

AGORA bolstered its executive team this week with a pair of new additions. The Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry announced Jim Bass has joined the management team as the senior vice president of finance and Zach ... [Read More]