Car-Mart steers observers away from ‘wrong conclusion’ about fiscal-year results & current status
Thursday, Jul. 16, 2026, 11:24 AM
Former Denny’s CEO joins Byrider’s board
Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2026, 12:17 PM
AutoRaptor generates positive gains for AI solutions following NIADA partnership & convention
Tuesday, Jul. 21, 2026, 12:18 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
PassTime integrates with Solutions By Text to maintain customer contact
BHPH Report Staff
For the second time this month, PassTime finalized another relationship to help buy-here, pay-here dealerships and finance companies that participate in the subprime space. After solidifying a relationship with AFS Dealers, the automotive GPS solutions provider recently announced it has ... [Read More]
Consumer bankruptcy filings dip as commercial cases soar in February
BHPH Report Staff
As commercial filings spiked, the American Bankruptcy Institute reported that consumer filings softened in February. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, total bankruptcy filings decreased 1 percent to 56,118 in February from the 56,732 cases filed in February of ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: 2 factors fuel optimism in latest NIADA Business Confidence Survey
Scott Lilja and Jennifer Reid, NIADA and Equifax
Independent auto dealers weren’t sold on the economy at large heading into 2019. But they were mildly optimistic about the outlook for their businesses, according to the results of NIADA’s latest Business Confidence Survey. While dealers expecting the overall economy ... [Read More]
PassTime and AFS Dealers finalize software integration
BHPH Report Staff
Collections and repossessions might be a little easier now for buy-here, pay-here and lease-here, pay-here operators who use PassTime and AFS Dealers. The companies announced this week they have completed a software integration and strategic partnership. Executives highlighted that AFS ... [Read More]
Partnership helps dealers navigate tax season
Auto Remarketing Staff
Scott Lilja, who is senior vice president of member services at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, says dealers are very aware of the importance of tax season for their industry. And the association has been aware that Tax Max ... [Read More]
Ignite Consulting Partners to host ‘Compliance Unleashed’
BHPH Report Staff
Before a state or federal regulator knocks on your door or delivers a message to your inbox, Ignite Consulting Partners wants your shop to be prepared. The firm, which advises finance companies, dealers and other lenders on compliance, cybersecurity, process ... [Read More]
AGORA finalizes integration with AutoManager
BHPH Report Staff
Make it five integrations with dealership management systems for AGORA. Within a week of announcing a relationship with Auto Master Systems, AGORA finalized its relationships with AutoManager, a dealer software development company located in southern California that offers three principal ... [Read More]
Car-Mart footprint rises to 144 stores
BHPH Report Staff
America’s Car-Mart expanded its network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships, according to an announcement distributed on Tuesday. The company said it reopened a store located in Tyler, Texas, lifting its total dealership count to 144. Car-Mart now has 13 dealerships in ... [Read More]
Auto Master Systems becomes 4th DMS to integrate with AGORA
BHPH Report Staff
Frazer, Wayne Reaves, DealerCenter and now Auto Master Systems (AMS). All of those dealer management systems (DMS) now have an integration with AGORA, a Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry. Through the integration with AGORA finalized ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Equifax explains how credit reports show much more than scores
BHPH Report Staff
During a podcast recorded during the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, Nick shared another conversation with Jennifer Reid, the vice president of automotive strategy and marketing at Equifax Automotive Services. Reid revisited strategic recommendations to ... [Read More]
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