Along with forging a new strategic partnership with Spireon, software provider AutoStar Solutions highlighted details behind Fusion 2, a new generation of dealer management system (DMS) for buy-here, pay-here dealerships, independent stores and auto finance companies. The company highlighted Fusion ... [Read More]

Back when the Internet was still young and the automotive industry had not fully embraced it, those dealers who were utilizing it to expose their inventory online were still having trouble with images. Some cars had them. Others did not. ... [Read More]

Not so long ago, and not too far away, one of my past managers started working for a dealer I know. We were discussing the state of the dealer’s current business, and the conversation went to 20 Groups. This dealer, ... [Read More]

Everyday battles. Sales waning. Cars breaking down. Lapsed insurance. Repos. Low working capital. Do you feel like you’re losing? Every day in buy-here, pay-here operations across this great country, dealers are asking similar questions: —Where do I go from here? ... [Read More]

The year-over-year decline in bankruptcies recorded in July is leaving the American Bankruptcy Institute thinking that this year’s total could end up being the lowest figure in seven years. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, ABI indicated total bankruptcy ... [Read More]

The largest contingent ever attended the most recent BHPH Boot Camp hosted by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers at the site of iCars, Ingram Walters’ dealership in Monroe, N.C. A total of 27 attendees from 15 different dealerships ... [Read More]

It’s one of the most stress creating notices anyone can receive. The Internal Revenue Service wants to conduct an audit. And for buy-here, pay-here operators, the complexities of explaining how their businesses function to a federal regulator who might not ... [Read More]

Rick Hackett shared eight specific steps buy-here, pay-here dealers can take to stay off of the radar of government regulators. Hackett acknowledged no surefire way exists for operators to protect themselves completely from a regulator who can decide what a ... [Read More]

Go Auto Exchange — the joint auction venture between Manheim and DriveTime — is revving up its expansion plans with its fourth location set to open this week. Officials indicated the new location featuring inventory tailored for buy-here, pay-here dealerships is ... [Read More]

Along with the move to begin printing the magazine, BHPH Report is also rolling out free online training for buy-here, pay-here dealers. The first installment in the publication’s Buy-Here, Pay-Here Webinar Series is set to include experts from FEX DMS, ... [Read More]