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The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) will co-sponsor the third annual Dealer Day Conference at the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s (SEMA) 2010 convention at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Tags: accessories department, NADA, NADA University, National Independent Automobile Dealers Associatio, SEMA

Resource Automotive Inc., a training, consulting and financial services provider and a unit of The Warranty Group Inc., today announced an agreement with the Mopar division of Chrysler Group LLC to provide dealers with wholesale mechanical parts training and support.

Tags: Chrysler, Mopar, Resource Automotive, service department, The Warranty Group

The National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers (NABD) released a preliminary agenda for its upcoming fourth annual Underwriting and Collections Conference, which will be held in Dallas from Nov. 7-9.

Tags: BHPH, buy-here, pay-here , NABD, underwriting and collections

VSCAC Conference touts expanded agenda and an insider’s look at the rise and fall of US Fidelis.

Tags: F&I Conference and Expo, F&I products

The exclusive agent-only symposium will take place Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino.

Tags: F&I Conference and Expo, general agents

United Development Systems Inc. has launched the “UDS Webinar Series,” which brings the company’s award-winning F&I training direct to dealers.

Tags: Compliance, F&I training, lender relations

The 7th annual F&I Conference and Expo is proud to announce a first-class conference program for its event taking place September 14–15, 2010, at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino.

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NADA University, the education and training resource for dealers, has expanded its on-site seminars to the West Coast and announced its schedule of training Webinars for the second half of 2010.

Tags: NADA, training

F&I and Showroom magazine is proud to announce that Lewis Kuhl, an attorney with the law firm Pathman Lewis LLP, will be a featured workshop presenter at the 2010 Vehicle Service Contract Administrators Conference.

Tags: F&I products, VSCAC

F&I and Showroom magazine is proud to announce the selection of Kevin Westfall, senior vice president of sales for AutoNation, as a keynote speaker for the 2010 F&I Conference and Expo.

Tags: F&I Conference and Expo

The National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers (NABD) will hold its “Fourth Annual Buy-Here, Pay-Here Underwriting & Collections Conference” in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 7-9, 2010.

Tags: BHPH, buy-here, pay-here

The National Automotive Finance (NAF) Association will present its 14th Annual Below-Prime Credit Auto Financing Conference June 2-4, 2010 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tags: below prime, NAF Association

VisionMenu Inc. released a free online F&I sales and compliance course for powersports F&I managers. The three-hour training course, which covers the F&I sales process, F&I products, menu-selling and compliance, is a standard feature of VisionMenu and VisionMenu Plus.

Tags: Compliance, F&I products, Menu Selling, SALES TACTICS, training

F&I and Showroom magazine is proud to announce the selection of Tony Dupaquier, director of F&I training for American Financial & Automotive Services Inc., as the master of ceremonies for the 2010 F&I Conference and Expo.

Tags: F&I Conference and Expo, training

Mobile Productivity Inc. (MPi), a provider of service department solutions, released a free eBook called, “Key Secrets to Customer Pay Success,” which highlights how dealers use technology and better processes to increase their fixed-operations profits.

Tags: fixed operations, service department, service revenue, training

F&I and Showroom magazine is now offering five free online videos that provide insight and instruction on handling today’s special finance customer.

Tags: special finance, subprime, training

F&I and Showroom magazine is proud to announce the selection of Stephen Wade, 2010 vice chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), as a keynote speaker at the 2010 F&I Conference and Expo.

Tags: F&I Conference and Expo, NADA

Next Generation Dealer Services, a dealership training firm specializing in social media, will host a series of free Webinars starting Friday, May 14, at 12 p.m. EST.

Tags: social media, training

F&I and Showroom magazine is proud to announce the selection of Forrest Heathcott, president of JM&A Group and executive vice president of JM Family Enterprises, as a keynote speaker for the 2010 F&I Conference and Expo.

Tags: F&I Conference and Expo, JM&A

Today’s Dealer Solutions, a training and solutions provider, will present the Championship Sales and Networking Summit in Chicago on May 18-19. This event will have a split curriculum tackling issues related to sales and networking processes. Headlining the two-day event are trainers John Lane and David Johnson.

Tags: social media, training

United Development Systems Inc. (UDS) was named the 2010 Dealers’ Choice Diamond Award Winner for F&I Training as awarded by Auto Dealer Monthly.

Tags: training

The National Automotive Finance Association will host its 14th Annual Below-Prime Credit Auto Financing Conference from June 2-4, 2010, at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tags: below prime credit, NAF Association

The National Alliance of Buy Here Pay Here Dealers (NABD) today announced the agenda for its 12th Annual National Conference at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Tags: buy-here, pay-here , NABD

The Center for International Retail Automotive Standards (CIRAS) has launched its online Used Vehicle Management Certification (UVM). The new program was designed to ensure used-vehicle management professionals bring critical expertise and profitability to their organizations.

Legal services providers Hudson Cook LLP, CounselorLibrary.com LLC, and Auto Advisory Services will hold an auto financing workshop in Orange County, Calif., on March 5.

Tags: Auto Advisory Services, Hudson Cook, training