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Articlesby Mark DuboisDecember 19, 2011

7 Keys to Success in the BHPH Business

Buy here pay here expert, Mark Dubois, discusses the seven keys to success in the BHPH business, which are: Capital, Inventory, Deal Structure, Underwriting, Collections, Repeat/Referral Business, and Networking.

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Articlesby Don ReedDecember 16, 2011

Your Service Department is Not a Democracy

As a dealer, you are the ultimate decision maker. You don’t need to take a vote every time you want to make a change in policy, process or personnel. Fixed operations expert Don Reed discusses how making changes might not be popular among employees, but can make the dealership more efficient and profitable.

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Articlesby Kimberly LongDecember 12, 2011

Lee Auto is the Maine BHPH Boss

Lee Auto Malls, the largest volume dealer in the state of Maine, includes two buy here pay here operations. John Isaacson, CEO of Lee Auto Malls, explains the day-to-day operations of the two operations, which average 375 to 400 sales per month.

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Articlesby Courtney ColeDecember 9, 2011

The Business Should Not Own You

Dealer Courtney Cole discusses the importance of delegating certain tasks within the dealership and concentrating on items that add real value to both you, the dealer, and the store.

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Articlesby David Keller, CPA, CFEDecember 7, 2011

Identifying Your BHPH and RFC Trends

Accountant David Keller, CPA and CFE, details how buy here pay here sales and collections and having a related finance company (RFC) can complicate accounting.

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Articlesby Greg WellsDecember 5, 2011

The Building Blocks of a Profitable BDC

Business development expert Greg Wells outlines the building blocks of a profitable BDC, including determining the basic functions your BDC will perform, which employees are in the BDC, pay plans and how the BDC can evolve to take on more tasks in the dealership.

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Articlesby Jennifer Murphy BloodworthDecember 2, 2011

Keeping Up with Compliance at Bergeron Auto

At Bergeron Auto, compliance is taken seriously. Dealer Denis Bergeron discusses why his dealership in Metairie, La., takes a proactive approach to maintaining compliance.

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Articlesby Tom HudsonNovember 30, 2011

Flying Under the Radar

Dealers who ignore rules and regulations they’re required by law to comply with and instead hope to fly under the radar unnoticed by the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau might want to ask themselves the following questions posed by Attorney Tom Hudson in this article.

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Articlesby Gene DaughtryNovember 30, 2011

Controlling Delinquency

Gene Daughtry, general manager of Best Ride, looks at three important factors in controlling delinquency at his buy here pay here operation.

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Articlesby Greg GoebelNovember 28, 2011

Lessons Learned Long Ago in Special Finance

Special Finance Expert Greg Goebel explains how taking the wrong approach to special finance leads can mean lost sales opportunities for a dealership.

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