ADI's Rinas to Address AIADA Convention
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Steve Rinas, an F&I instructor with the Automotive Dealership Institute, will address the 37th annual Arizona Independent Automobile Dealers Association convention Nov. 4-5 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Steve Rinas, an F&I instructor with the Automotive Dealership Institute, will address the 37th annual Arizona Independent Automobile Dealers Association convention Nov. 4-5 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort.
He will join representatives from the Office of the Inspector General, the State Banking Commission and the Arizona Department of Revenue, among other officials, during the dealer education segment of the convention.
Rinas will discuss how hiring and retaining good management and sales personnel has a significant impact on independent dealerships.
Rinas is responsible for teaching the Automotive Dealership Institute's Automotive Finance Management program. He also helps research and update the class curriculum to include recent legislative changes concerning the automotive industry. He has more than 13 continuous years of automobile management experience in various senior management positions, ranging from F&I director to general manager.
The Automotive Dealership Institute is a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based automotive management training facility that specializes in educating the next generation of F&I managers and service advisers. For more information, call (877) 998-7200 or visit www.autodealerinstitute.com.
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