BHPH United Summit to feature ‘The Garage’ with hands-on opportunities for dealers
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 12:17 PM
NIADA hosts leadership meeting, presents five-year strategic plan
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 12:51 PM
COMMENTARY: Is your operation really protected? 5-point guide to dealer compliance GPS/SID health check
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 01:50 PM
Dealer/consultant Luke Godwin discusses issues and opportunities facing dealers today
Luke Godwin has his finger on the pulse of the independent used-car dealer. For starters, he’s a dealer himself as owner of Godwin Motors in Columbia, S.C. He’s also a consultant working with independent dealers and a frequent speaker at ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:07 PM
More insight into fraud at dealerships with Experian’s Jim Maguire
Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
Car-Mart’s newest goal: Helping youth soccer grow in Arkansas
Thursday, Jul. 17, 2025, 03:07 PM
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart is now involved with a different kind of pitch; not one associated with shareholders nor vehicle buyers. The buy-here, pay-here dealership chain announced on Thursday that it’s one of the inaugural Youth Academy founding partners of Ozark United ... [Read More]
National Lenders adds F&I products to dealership offerings
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025, 02:13 PM
BHPH Report Staff
National Lenders General Agency has expanded its portfolio of dealership products. This week, the provider of collateral protection insurance (CPI) for independent dealers launched a full suite of retail F&I products designed to enhance profitability, customer satisfaction, and dealership performance. ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Having a compliant Fourth of July
Thursday, Jul. 3, 2025, 11:27 AM
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
Like just about everyone else, we love July 4th celebrations and honoring the birth of our great nation. Hotdogs, fireworks, apple pie, what’s there not to love? Over the years, we’ve seen lots of car dealers pull out all the ... [Read More]
NIADA Convention insight: Why current environment triggers memories of Cash for Clunkers
Tuesday, Jul. 1, 2025, 12:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Mark Strand, senior economist and senior director of industry insights at Cox Automotive, and Brent Carmichael, director of education at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, brought up an event that might have made veteran store owners shiver while generating ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Talking new approaches to sharpen collections in BHPH
Thursday, Jun. 26, 2025, 07:23 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich secured some time with Gene Daughtry of Auto Master Systems this week in Las Vegas during the annual convention hosted by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Daughtry still travels nationwide regularly and has weekly ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: The power of a strong ‘buy here’ process in automotive sales
Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025, 01:45 PM
Jeff Harmon, Automotive Reinsurance Concepts
In a retail environment where customers have endless choices and even more information, dealerships are finding it harder than ever to stand out. Competitive pricing and broad inventory are just table stakes in today’s market. What separates one store from ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Recession-proofing your dealership by focusing on customers, not fear
Tuesday, Jun. 17, 2025, 01:09 PM
Tiger Okeley, Oak Motors
If you follow the news, you’ve probably heard a lot of negative talk lately about the health of the American economy. Tariff threats, trade wars, cuts in government spending, layoffs in both public and private sectors and investment market turmoil ... [Read More]
Buckeye Dealership Consulting rebrands as Buckeye Risk Services
Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025, 10:12 AM
Peter Salinas, Correspondent
Buckeye Dealership Consulting has rebranded as Buckeye Risk Services, a move that reflects the company’s evolution into a full-spectrum risk assessment and solutions organization serving multiple verticals while staying rooted in the automotive and finance ecosystems. Buckeye’s rebrand brings together ... [Read More]
Tricolor executes second securitization so far this year
Thursday, Jun. 12, 2025, 10:09 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Tricolor is continuing to leverage securitizations to have the resources it needs to specialize in the Hispanic and other underserved markets and operate 65 retail centers within 22 cities in Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Illinois. This week, ... [Read More]
DealerCenter partners with Modives for insurance verification & monitoring
Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2025, 10:01 AM
BHPH Report Staff
Perhaps after their ability to maintain their monthly payments, the next most important characteristic independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers want to know about their customers is if they have valid car insurance. On Tuesday, Modives announced a partnership to embed ... [Read More]
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