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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
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

PODCAST: Tricolor’s success in Hispanic market while preparing for possible recession

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BHPH Report Staff
This past fall, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with Daniel Chu, who currently serves as founder and chief executive of Tricolor Auto Group and Ganas Holdings. The branded chain has 30 dealerships across 12 metropolitan markets in Texas and California. ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Daughtry’s tips to help dealers of all sizes

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BHPH Report Staff
When the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hosted its Subprime BHPH Conference in Chicago earlier this fall, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with veteran operator Gene Daughtry, who now is part of the team at Buckeye Dealership Consulting. Daughtry described ... [Read More]

PODCAST: NIADA recaps visit to Capitol Hill and other activities to help dealers

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BHPH Report Staff
Earlier this fall, Nick reconnected with NIADA senior vice president of legal and government affairs Shaun Petersen when the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association hosted its Subprime BHPH Conference in Chicago. Petersen not only recapped the association’s latest visit to ... [Read More]

Textmaxx Pro integrates with ComSoft

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BHPH Report Staff
Dealerships that use Textmaxx Pro now have additional capabilities with a particular DMS. The national text message communication platform recently integrated its services with Commercial Software (ComSoft), a dealership management and marketing software solution company based in Raleigh, N.C. Officials ... [Read More]

US Labor Department registers Byrider’s service technician apprenticeship program

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BHPH Report Staff
Another large dealer body is ramping up its efforts to address the industry-wide need for qualified service technicians. As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Byrider announced its service technician apprenticeship program received registration by the U.S. Department of Labor. The ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dissecting NIADA’s Q3 business confidence survey

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Scott Lilja and Jennifer Reid, NIADA and Equifax
The economy has held up very well recently given the unemployment rate reaching 3.5% recently, but it’s getting difficult to determine which direction the economy is headed in the near future. According to a recent Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook ... [Read More]

Q4 begins with another notable bankruptcy rise

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The fourth quarter began with a double-digit climb in bankruptcies, again aided by changes in federal laws. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) reported this week that total U.S. bankruptcy filings came in at ... [Read More]

Details of DOWC’s partnership with PassTime

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BHPH Report Staff
Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC) finalized a partnership with PassTime on Tuesday. DOWC now serves as the warranty administrator for PassTime’s motorsports and RV GPS devices. The provider and administrator of F&I products and services and provider of GPS solutions ... [Read More]

Advantage GPS enhances solution with VIN-driven feature

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BHPH Report Staff
Advantage GPS says it’s found a solution upgrade to help with one of the most tedious tasks for buy-here, pay-here dealers and finance companies that often participate in the subprime space. On Tuesday, the Procon Analytics company that looks to ... [Read More]

NIADA continues longstanding relationship with preferred dealer insurance provider

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BHPH Report Staff
The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association highlighted an area of its continuity this week. NIADA announced its continued longtime Bronze-level National Corporate Partnership with Williams & Stazzone as the association’s preferred property/casualty, garage liability and workman’s comp insurance provider to ... [Read More]

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