UDS Wins DCAs for F&I and Compliance Training
United Development Systems earned first- and second-place honors in the F&I Training and Compliance Training categories, respectively, in the 2018 Dealers’ Choice Awards.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — United Development Systems Inc. (UDS) has been named the Diamond award winner for F&I Training and Platinum award winner for Compliance Training in the 2018 Dealers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by Auto Dealer Today.
2018 marks the 14th consecutive year UDS has ranked among the top providers in the F&I Training category.
“We are always looking to upgrade our deliverables and continue to do that with the recent additions of John Tabar, director of training, and our proprietary e-Learning platform,” said Randy Crisorio, president and CEO of UDS, which also features live monthly training via classroom and webinar settings as well as always-available content delivered through its online Partner Portal and UDSTV.com.
“High-quality F&I training solutions continues to be the No. 1 cure for ailing F&I operations and we are proud to be recognized as the leader in that field,” Crisorio added.
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