Dealers Invited to AFSA Conference in Las Vegas
Dealers are invited to the American Financial Services Association's (AFSA) Auto Finance Conference & Exposition, Jan. 28-30, at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas, just prior to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention.
Speakers include Mike Jackson, AutoNation chairman, and Allan Gilmour, Ford Motor Co. vice chairman.
The program also includes the following sessions and panels: "Straight Talk" From Auto Dealers to Lenders, led by Lin Peacock, NADA's executive director of Industry Relations (Jan. 29, 10:45-11:45 a.m.); Financial Literacy Initiatives in Vehicle Financing: The Importance to Dealers and Consumers, led by Susie Irvine, president & CEO, AFSA Education Foundation (Jan. 29, 3-3:45 p.m.); and the General Session, Effectiveness of Marketing Programs Being Offered by Auto Finance Companies and Dealers, (Jan. 30, 5-6 p.m.).
AFSA is offering NADA members a special registration rate of $295 ($195 for the second person from the same dealership). For more information or to register, go to www.afsaonline.org/meetings/meeting.cfm?meetingid=36.
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