Contact: Brian L. Meek
3885 Crestwood Parkway
Suite 400
Duluth, GA 30096
(704) 249-7595
www.ally.com

Contact: John Patrick
211 Lewis Farm Drive
Cochranville, PA 19330
(800)450-3506 x3068
www.afadvantage.com

Section 125: Can Your Cafeteria Plan pass an IRS audit?
By taking advantage of Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code and American Fidelity’s Administrative Services, you can establish a qualified, cost saving Section 125 Cafeteria Plan and receive the following advantages:
- Section 125 Administration Guide and customized Plan documentation
- Assistance with the Plan and compliance with Section 125 rules and regulations
- Semi-Annual Newsletter with the latest compliance requirements and trends
- Annual plan enrollment and reservice

American Fidelity has provided Section 125 Administrative Services for more than 25 years, with thousands of Section 125 accounts nationwide. Let our complete portfolio of Section 125 Plan services help prepare your team. And let American Fidelity’s expertise provide you with invaluable information and assistance along the way.

Contact: Arden Hetland
24 Waterway Ave. Ste. 900
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(800)967-3633
www.AFASinc.com

American Financial & Automotive Services, Inc. is a comprehensive F & I development partner dedicated to maximizing dealership profits. With over 30 years of experience, American Financial has become a leader in the industry by helping dealers achieve the highest levels of success and by consistently exceeding clients’ expectations. By providing extensive development services through local Dealership Development Managers and a complete portfolio of products, American Financial creates financial growth for all areas of the dealership. Centered at the core of American Financial’s offerings are MasterTech and the Automotive Training Academy (ATA). MasterTech, the company’s vehicle service contract program, is an industry leader for coverage and administration, while the ATA specializes in preparing automotive professionals for today’s retail opportunities. In additional, American Financial offers a complete portfolio of F & I products through North Carolina dealers.

Contact: Russ Reynolds
PO Box 18138
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919)832-2220
www.accav.com

New dimensions in sight, sound, and sales.  At Atlantic Creative Communications, we’ve spent more than a decade putting our extensive audio production and marketing experience to work for companies like yours.  Now, we’re building on that successful foundation to bring the power of high-definition, high-impact digital media right to you—and your customers!  Throughout every project, our staff of experts has demonstrated an amazing ear for understanding what our customers need, and a keen eye for getting every detail just right. 
Show them exactly what you mean.  In a way they just can’t ignore.

Contact: Timothy G. Cartwright
359 Wall Street
Schuylerville, NY 12871
(877) 340-2677
www.automate.com

We are Auto/Mate Dealership Systems, a leading provider of cutting-edge software solutions for the automotive industry. We were developed from the ground up, by people who understand what it truly takes to keep a dealership running at its best. Our team has a combined total of over 250 years of dealership experience. Over the years, we have become a complete Dealership Management System (DMS) provider that competes with ADP and Reynolds and Reynolds, for only a fraction of the cost. What differentiates us from our competitors is that we allow our customers to choose between a web based network or a server based network, we offer them free training and free software upgrades for life, and we provide them with the best reporting system.

Contact: Mark Kiser
3517 Country Club Drive
Gastonia, NC 28056
(678) 319-6351
www.adp.com

ADP Dealer Services provides integrated computing solutions to nearly 25,500 auto, truck, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers. Thousands of dealerships trust ADP’s proven Next Generation DMS, providing data processing solutions for every area of their businesses throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.  ADP Dealer Services is the third largest business unit of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP, with $8.5 billion in revenues and approximately 590,000 clients worldwide, is one of the largest providers of a broad range of premier, mission-critical, cost-effective transaction processing and information-based business solutions.

Contact: Brad Tyson
147 Cedar Pointe Dr.
Mooresville, NC 28817
(704) 663-4911
www.adgonline.net

Our mission is to bring the best training and development in the automotive industry to our customers’ finance and insurance departments.  ADG also offers the largest selection of finance and insurance products in today’s marketplace.  Automotive Development Group works to ensure that our clients’ businesses are private, compliant, CSI driven and more profitable…The ADG Advantage!

Contact: John Bender
480 Pleasant Street
Lee, MA 01238
(866)628-6245
www.autorevenue.com

@utoRevenue® – Lasting Innovation Since 2001

Since 2001 @utoRevenue has been the automotive industry’s most highly regarded customer-centric, multi-channel marketing services provider. Our years of experience integrating email, voice messaging, text messaging, electronic newsletters, and online appointment scheduling have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue for our clients. 

The key to our success is reaching out to customers using the right communication tool at the right time. 

Contact: Mark Everhart
510 Sherwood Forest Place
Cary, NC 27519
(919) 363-8138
www.autosoft-asi.com

According to NADA’s bi-annual survey, AutoSoft Inc. is the dealer management system “most likely to be recommended.”  The company, headquartered in West Middlesex, PA, has been serving the needs of auto retailers for more than 20 years.  The third-largest DMS system provider, AutoSoft provides world-class support and an innovative product suite resulting in maximum efficiency and profitabiilty for any size dealership.  The AutoSoft DMS matches and emulates the functionality and performances of the more dominate DMS providers - a basic deliverable if dealers are even to consider, much less accept this alternative.  Having accomplished these objectives, AutoSoft packages its DMS to be simpler, robust and reliable in operation.

Contact: Ted Hawley
13829 Sandlewood Road
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 253-3230
www.bankofamerica.com/dealerservices

Through its Dealer Financial Services unit, Bank of America provides retail loan financing and the full range of commercial banking services to dealers in the automobile, recreational vehicle, and marine industries across the United States. These services include comprehensive inventory financing, commercial loans, depository services, and merchant and treasury management services. Bank of America has relationships with thousands of dealer clients and manages over $50 billion in consumer and commercial loans through Dealer Financial Services.

Contact: Shawn Mercer
9104 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 847-8632
www.dealerlawyer.com

Bass Sox Mercer is a nationally recognized law firm whose practice is devoted solely to the representation of automobile, heavy truck and motorcycle dealers. The firm advises dealerships and dealer associations on various issues, including franchise law, merger and acquisitions, F&I compliance, successions, terminations, add points, warranty and incentive audits/chargebacks and franchise and consumer related litigation.

Contact: David Brackenbury
3236 Green Meadow Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18017
(800) 655-7585
www.davidbrackenbury.com

Brackenbury & Associates is a Pennsylvania based firm that works exclusively with the owners of automobile dealership on the issue of succession planning.  Our clients consist of single and multi-franchise dealers. We provide our clients with a unique process, a keen understanding of their sales & service agreement, and an expertise in the various methodologies and implementations of a successful plan.  David A. Brackenbury, CFBS, founder and principal in Brackenbury & Associates began working in the insurance industry in 1975 and is a career agent with MassMutual.  He has associates who are part of his planning team in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, Iowa and Colorado.  David is a member of MassMutual’s Blue Chip Circle which recognizes the Top 300 agents within their field force.

Contact: Bryant Baker Jr.
3200 Beechleaf Court, Suite 1000
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 716-9400
www.bbt.com/dealerservices

BB&T offers a variety of financing options to dealers across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.  Services include floor plan financing, Gap insurance, as well as competitive indirect financing programs.

Our decentralized regional buying centers are committed to providing fast, responsive, personal service.  Plus, the unique strategic partnership of BB&T and Regional Acceptance Corporation ensures a complete range of financing options to meet your standard and non-standard financing needs.

Founded in 1872, Branch Banking & Trust is North Carolina’s oldest bank and has served auto dealers for more than 30 years.

Contact: Christine Novak
PO Box 471127
Charlotte, NC 28247
(704) 543-0087
www.bwood.com

The NCADASIF is professionally managed by Brentwood Services Administrators. We specialize in third-party administration of self-insured workers’ compensation programs.

Contact: Aynsley Zulpo
1020 Broadcreek Drive
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
(919) 604-5401
www.callsource.com

CallSource delivers ResultsSM, the first and only integrated marketing, sales, training and management system. CallSource offers extensive eLearning courses and provides custom course development and training for healthcare professionals, home improvement contractors, automotive retailers, media companies and advertising agencies.

CallSource also offers expert statistical and performance analysis services to help clients improve marketing and call-handling effectiveness, and tools and education to convert more callers into customers. Since 1994, CallSource has provided innovative solutions and services that improve organizational performance across marketing, operations, sales, training and customer service. For more information go to www.callsource.com.

Contact: Erik Grunwald
1908 Lodestar Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27615

(919) 847-5140
www.cardinalforms.com

Contact: Josh Kneeland
PO Box 1699
Wilmington, NC 28402
(888) 723-4263
www.castlebranch.com

Castle Branch provides employers with the tools to make informed hiring decisions, avoid costly litigation, and enhance productivity. Drug testing services further increase the effectiveness of an employment screening program by isolating applicants with a history of substance abuse. A thorough employment screening program, in combination with our drug testing services, provides employers with the power to attract and retain a safe and efficient workforce.

Contact: Phillip C. Aime
125 The Parkway, Suite 200
Greenville, SC 29615
(864) 679-1700
www.chartermedia.com

Charter Media is the advertising arm of Charter Communications, the country’s 4th largest Cable provider.  Servicing parts of North Carolina, Charter Media works with automotive dealers to meet all of their advertising needs.  By providing turn-key solutions with everything from consultation to state of the art production, Charter Media is your team, on target.

Contact: David Garbarz
1003 High House Road, Suite 201
Cary, NC 27513-2585
(919) 468-2033
www.comerica.com

Comerica is one of the largest non-captive providers of wholesale financing to dealerships throughout the United States. Headquartered in Detroit, we have been committed to the automotive industry for over half a century offering a full range of innovative financial solutions. Our National Dealer Services group is here to provide you with the responsive service you need in today’s dynamic automotive market, backed by the resources of the nation’s number one business bank.

Contact: Jack Faulk
100 Rich-Lex Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
(800) 248-4801
www.crandallusa.com

Crandall’s environmental leadership over the past 25 years has led to our success in providing turn-key integrated compliance management for dealerships throughout SC, NC, GA, and TN.  Acknowledging each customer has specific needs, our programs are designed to be hands-on, rather than arms-length.  Questions? Ask Crandall, then ask our customers!

Contact: Sharon Schaeffer
12010 Laurel Road
Chesterland, OH 44026
(440) 725-6223
www.cvrreg.com

North Carolina - Computerized Vehicle Registration
With CVR’s Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) solution you can now increase the productivity of your dealership, improve customer satisfaction, and enhance profitability. EVR connects dealers directly to the (STATE) DMV system via a secure, high speed, reliable network. This unique access provides a number of benefits not currently available with conventional title & registration methods:
* Inquire DMV records on trade-in vehicles and validate ownership, registration status, liens, registration stops, and/or branding. 
* Automate the title & registration process which eliminates costly errors on titles, fee calculations, and incorrect registrations. 
* Electronically file liens and title documents without taking time away from the dealership going to the tag office for processing.
* Eliminate “blank checks” issued for title & registration processing through electronic movement of all applicable DMV fees.
* The only secure integration to your ADP or R&R DMS system
* Unique Journal Express interface to automatically post your EFT fees
* Increase profitability with dealer compensation – recover the complete cost of title & registration processing and generate additional profits for your  
  dealership.

Contact: David Tifft
1248 Eatons Church Road
Mocksville, NC 27028
(336) 940-7159
www.davidtifftandassociates.com

David Tifft & Associates offers services that encompass all areas of the Automotive Retail Sales and Service Business, providing keen insight, perception and simplicity to the most difficult and yet most important areas of our business.  Our Company operates on three basic principles; Execution, Inventory Optimization and Asset Velocity.  We bring these principles to your culture, synchronizing the moving parts of your organization.
Services Provided:
* Forecasting, Budget and Profitability Process with Accountability Meetings
* Leadership and Management Training and Development
* Development of Automotive Business Acumen
* Personnel Training and Development
* Strategic Planning, Project Management and Facilitation
* Process Development and Execution
* Growth or Rightsizing your Operations
* Complete and ongoing Dealership Assessments

Contact: Ernest Lattimer
1308 Redbridge Drive
Severn, MD 21144
(516) 547-2242
www.dealertrack.com

DealerTrack’s software solutions enhance efficiency and profitability for multiple segments of the automotive retail industry, including dealers, lenders, OEMs, agents and aftermarket providers.

DealerTrack operates the largest online credit application network, connecting approximately 18,000 dealers with over 750 financing sources. Our Dealer Management System (DMS) enables dealers to more effectively manage data and operations. With DealerTrack Inventory Optimization, dealers get better data to make smarter, more profitable inventory decisions. Our Sales and F&I solution enables dealers to streamline their sales process; while DealerTrack’s Compliance solution helps dealers meet legal and regulatory requirements.

Contact: Patrick Lindsey
2501 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 874-4840
www.dhgllp.com/dealerships

The Dealer Services Group has over 135 dedicated professionals working exclusively with dealerships across the country. For over 50 years, we have been providing our clients with industry thought leaders in our Assurance, Tax and Risk Service Groups, consulting on best practices to help maximize efficiencies, decrease costs and understand risk management. Dealerships need an independent CPA firm to provide an objective view to take their business to the next level. At Dixon Hughes, we deliver on both sides of the service equation. A fact you might find a plus.

Contact: Mark Queen
4001 Coleman Road
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 242-0237
www.eleadcrm.com

Contact: Jerry Baker
3907 West Wendover Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27407
(336) 299-7777
www.greensboroaa.com

Sale Every Wednesday - Damaged & Disabled @ 8:30 am & Fleet/Lease/Consignment @ 9:00 am.  GAA’s state-of-the-art main facility offers 20 selling lanes; 11 equipped with simulcast, 16 Window Dealer Check In/Check Out Counter.  GAA offers fleet/lease vehicles from Ford Motor Credit, Chrysler Financial, Bank of America, Enterprise/Alamo/National, Dollar Thrifty, Triangle, Hertz, C&F Financial, DriveTime and many more.  Monthly Factory sales include Kia, Mitsubishi & Subaru & bi-monthly factory sales for Hyundai.  Transportation and floorplan financing available on site.

Ford Factory or Chrysler Factory Sale Every Thursday @ 10am at GAA’s Original Facility, on Tri-City Blvd, Greensboro.

Contact: William C. Wilkinson
4330 Dickinson Ave.
Greenville, NC 27834

(252) 355-4111
www.greenvillencautoauction.com

Sale Every Tuesday 10am-Dealer Only - Greenville Auto Auction, Inc. is an independently owned, relationship-driven business formed by the Stallings family in July, 2010. The auction is conveniently located on 42 acres, our impressive structure boasts 5 lanes, a full service restaurant, 2 vehicle service facilities, and 24-hour security. Transportation, vehicle reconditioning, and floor plan financing is available on site. It is the full intent and commitment of Greenville Auto Auction to quickly establish itself as Eastern NC’s Premier Dealer Sale.

Contact: Bob Lowery
1345 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
(713) 580-3000, ext. 3174
www.gsfsgroup.com

Since 1982 GSFSGroup® has provided the automotive industry with value-added finance & insurance products and services to include: vehicle service contracts, GAP, tire & wheel, maintenance program, participation programs and a training division focusing on fixed and variable operations.

GSFSGroup® takes pride in providing our partners a unique culture built on the values of honesty, integrity and results.

Doing business with GSFSGroup® means building a lifelong relationship with a company you can trust.

Contact: Travis M. Horton, CPA
1200 Market St.
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-7771
www.hhmcpas.com

Contact: Jim Valentine
5 Terrace Way, Suite A
Greensboro, NC 27403
(336) 856-0101
www. valentinebenefits.com

IDSI can help its clients negotiate a competitive rate and design a comprehensive benefit plan with the top insurers in the client’s region.  IDSI designs and manages self-insured plans for many of its dealer clients. The services the company provides include:  Medical, Dental, Base Life, Disability, Vision, Voluntary Life, Individual Blue Advantage Policies, Medicare Supplement Policies, Cafeteria Plans, HSA’s, HRA’s and enrollment services at your location.  Ask us about our “Intranet Program.”

Contact: Breanne Morley
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 700
Uniondale, NY 11553
(516) 228-8600 x1179
www.inds.com

Contact: James B. Rivenbark
5751 Oleander Drive, Suite B-3
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-452-0700

Specializing in automotive dealership services for more than 30 years; representing dealers for the purchase or sale of assets/or stock of automobile dealerships; represented many dealers before the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and before various manufacturer’s appeal boards, and is available to assist you in all your dealership needs.

Contact: Dwayne Cannon
25 Golden Heather
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 730-9029
www.jmagroup.com

F&I Products and Performance Improvement-It’s more than processes, procedures, products and pricing.  It’s about execution!

Contact: Richard Vinegar
PO Box 1776
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 743-2200
www.jhvgglaw.com

Johnson, Hearn, Vinegar, Gee & Glass, PLLC is a full service law firm with offices located in downtown Raleigh that has represented automobile dealers, small and large, for over 30 years.  The Firm’s statewide practice emphasizes numerous areas affecting automobile dealers including franchise disputes with manufacturers and distributors, DMV citations, F&I compliance, contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate law, buy-sell agreements, employment matters, legislation, advertising, consumer complaints, litigation, administrative law, arbitration and state and local taxation.

Contact: Ray Branch
3900 Barrett Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 881-9090
www.keepscorp.com

KEEPS, Inc. helps service managers, fixed operations   directors, general managers and dealer principals find and keep hidden net profits in their service departments. We help dealerships make more net profits from a single point dealership to the largest chain dealerships.  KEEPS is about management by measurement, looking at key performance indicators and teaching personnel to be proactive on a daily basis as opposed to being reactive to data that may be weeks, months or even a year old. Click here to hear workshop testimonials (pick message 1-4). 

Contact: Karen Thomas
101 North Tryon Street, Suite 1000
Charlotte, NC 28246
(704) 998-5227
www.larsonallen.com

The LarsonAllen Dealership Group is committed to helping you adapt to the changes and challenges in the dealership industry. By developing innovative operational and tax planning strategies, we can help you thrive in this complex business environment.

We offer assurance and accounting; tax planning, compliance and consulting; information security; cost segregation; financial planning; buy/sell consulting; succession planning; valuations; employee benefit services and more.

LarsonAllen has a long history in the dealership industry. You’ll benefit from our depth of experience, which includes all kinds of dealerships, including new vehicle, used vehicle, heavy duty truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, heavy equipment and farm implement. Our connections to Auto Team America (ATA) and CPA Auto Dealer Consultants Association (CADCA) help us provide you with a broad perspective on everything from best practices in the industry to future trends.

Founded in 1953 with the philosophy of providing total client service, LarsonAllen has grown from a local accounting firm to a professional service firm with nationwide presence.

Contact: Joey Hughes
PO Box 51
Darlington, SC 29540
(843) 393-2861
www.manheim.com

“Serving Dealers for over 65 years.”
Manheim Darlington- The Best Service in the Industry offers General Motors Factory Post Card Event Sale at 1PM, TRA-Total Resource Auction at 12PM, & Specialty Sale on scheduled Thursday’s. The New GM Dealer Lane, Major Fleet Lease, Dealer Consignment every Thursday at 9:30AM featuring 2000+ vehicles including GMAC. 

Contact: Ellie Johnson
PO Box 760
Kenly, NC 27542
(919) 284-4052
www.manheim.com

Every Monday at 9:30 a.m.  TRA Sale: 1st and 3rd Monday at 8:30 a.m.

Contact: Ken Phillips
P.O. Box 749
Statesville, NC 28687-0749
(704) 876-1111
www.manheim.com

Manheim Statesville, “Where Service & Hospitality Meet”. 20 lanes of action offering 5000+ units weekly. In-house transportation, reconditioning, body shop, and mechanic shop. Major Fleet Lease and Factory Accounts plus large dealer consignment.  Sales every Tuesday at 9:00 am.

Contact: Doug Graham
2101 Wilkinson Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 525-3600
www.metrotechchemicals.com

MetroTech manufactures the First Place Finish Car Care System as well as a full line of reconditioning products.  MetroTech also markets and administers the ChopCop Theft Protection System. 

Contact: Tim McLain
4601 Creekstone Drive, Suite 160
Durham, NC 27706

(919) 890-3908
www.netsertive.com

Dealers know that the most reliable way to capture customers who are looking to purchase new, used or CPO vehicles, service and parts, and F&I is with a sustained online marketing campaign. Netsertive (www.netsertive.com) offers targeted, pay-for-performance online campaigns powered by exclusive technology to automobile dealers. Dealers rely on Netsertive’s patent-pending technology and on-staff, industry-savvy experts to create, monitor and manage successful search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns. A Netsertive SEM campaign actively funnels these qualified clients to your website and real-world rooftops, increasing local brand awareness and sales revenues over the long term. In addition to text ads, Netsertive’s Local Extend™ platform delivers graphical display (banner) ads that showcase your dealership prominently on hundreds of automotive, news, lifestyle, social networking and local interest websites where your best local prospects are likely to be found.

Contact: Jami Farris
Three Wachovia Center
Suite 3000
401 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 335-9008
www.parkerpoe.com

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has 230 lawyers in six offices across North Carolina and South Carolina.  The Firm counsels clients in Banking & Capital Markets, Business Law, Litigation, Real Estate & Commercial Development and Regulatory Law.  These clients represent a wide range of industries, including leaders in international banking and finance, as well as retail, health care and life sciences, energy, construction, manufacturing, technology, professional services, and resort and hospitality companies.

Contact: C. Gregory Porter, CPA
PO Box 4112
Greensboro, NC 27404-4112
(336) 370-1000
www.porterandco.com

Providing accounting, auditing, tax compliance, tax consulting, dealership buy/sell assistance, out-of-trust assistance, fraud investigations, general dealership consulting and integrated with dealer personal financial objectives, operations analysis, internal control studies, dealership transition and estate planning, and a variety of other client specific services to dealers and their families for over 16 years.  We work with dealers throughout the southeastern United States.  Members of AutoCPA Group, NCADA, regular participants at NADA convention, members of AICPA, NCACPA and PCPS.

Contact: John Donaldson, CPA
7239 Pineville-Matthews Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
(704) 926-3300 x202
www.GoToPotter.com

Potter & Company can meet all of your assurance, bookkeeping, tax, consulting, and advisory needs.  They offer extensive experience specialized in dealerships as well as traditional CPA services.  Potter & Company’s team of 30 experienced and knowledgeable professionals are ready to solve financial and tax issues for your dealership. They give practical advice and clear answers to help you and your business.

Services Include:
Audit, review, and compiled financial statements
Cash flow projections and planning
Corporate and individual tax preparation and planning strategies
LIFO Calculations and Consulting

Contact: Rose Ferrell
1901 Glenmartin Dr.
Raleigh, NC 28210
(919) 237-1181
www.responselogix.com

ResponseLogix(r) is the premier provider of rapid, multi-vehicle price quotes and ongoing lead management marketing solutions for automobile dealerships. ResponseLogix helps auto dealers solve the top three challenges facing their Internet sales departments: the speed and quality of the initial response to internet leads, the impact and consistency of ongoing follow-up, and the effectiveness of the internet team’s live communication with the customer. No other digital lead management solution delivers auto dealers such significant increases in the conversion of internet leads to sales.

Contact: Dan Hines
6510 Colston Court
Charlotte, NC 28210
(407) 448-4220
www.reyrey.com

Only Reynolds offers the best dealership management systems available - ERA(r) and POWER, so you have choices for building strong departments and successful dealerships. With integrated Web and CRM tools, documents, and consulting services, Reynolds helps you uncover profit potential and make business better.

Contact: Mark Stanley
PO Box 1730
Wilmington, NC 28402
(910) 762-9623
www.mcgladrey.com

RSM McGladrey has developed a concentration in providing professional services to automobile dealers. Our integrated service teams bring together professionals who have worked with automobile dealers for years, so they understand the language of your business. Serving more than 400 automobile dealers keeps us abreast of the latest issues through dialogue with others in the industry and through in-depth training.

With the goal of a balanced business and tax strategy, we review the impact of proposed transactions on both the business and the owner. Services provided include:
* Audit and accounting
* Business and individual tax consulting (including LIFO)
* Merger and acquisition tax planning
* Estate and gift tax planning
* Employee benefits consulting
* Retirement planning and administration
* Parts and service consulting
* Computer utilization and reporting
* Valuation services
* Advice on factory issues and disputes

RSM McGladrey Inc. and McGladrey & Pullen LLP have an alternative practice structure.  Though separate and independent legal entities, the two firms work together to serve clients’ business needs.

Contact: Randy Blake
5025 Toucan Lane
Kernersville, NC 27284
(336) 788- 3674
www.sentry.com

Contact: Joseph De Meis
9807 Devonshire Dr.
Huntersville, NC 28078
(704) 622-2273
www.sherwin-automotive.com

Sherwin-Williams Automotive finishes is the world leader in automotive refinish technology. Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes distributes automotive finishes and supplies from over 200 company owned and operated locations in north America 6 of which are located in NC.

Contact: Matthew Bohlen
101 South Kings Drive
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 347-6117
www.suntrust.com

SunTrust Banks, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest and strongest financial holding companies.  The company is comprised of two dedicated dealer groups, Dealer Financial Services (DFS) and Commercial Dealer Services (CDS).  DFS offers retail lending to dealerships through local Relationship Managers with buying centers in Richmond, Virginia and Laurel, Maryland providing local in-market buying knowledge.  CDS revolves around floorplan financing and real estate lending, coupled with deposit and treasury management solutions for the dealership enterprise.  You don’t have time to educate your banker on the financial demands of running an auto dealership. That’s why for more than 50 years, we’ve had dedicated teams of professionals serving the dealer industry.

Contact: Diane Zewalk
1890 South Main Street, Suite 106
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 554-0972
www.trivininc.com

TriVIN is the leading provider of automated motor vehicle registration services, and electronic lien, title, and collateral management for automobile dealerships, lease and rental companies, and financial institutions nationwide.

Contact: Jeanine Goodstein
3200 Executive Way
Miramar, FL 33025
(800) 858-5256
www.unitedtranzactions.com

United Tranzactions has been guaranteeing checks for over a decade.  We offer all of the services available in the industry.  We have made an art out of tailoring solutions to meet the needs of our subscribers.  Unlike our competition, United Tranzactions will customize a program that is just right for you.

Contact: Robert Beckman
1205 Vanderhost Place
Wilmington, NC 28504
(910) 679-4270
www.usbank.com

Contact: Gary K. Flouhouse
7725 Ballantyne Commons Prkwy Suite 103
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 369-7200
www.vfgcpa.com

Audit/Review/Compiled Financial Statements, Tax and Estate Planning, Operations Review and Evaluation, Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Employee Benefit Planning, Ownership Succession, Acquisition/Selling Planning, Cost Segregation Studies.

Contact: Jeff Bullard
4505 Falls of the Neuse, 6th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27609
(877) 746-7898, Option 2
www.wachovia.com

Wachovia Dealer Services is now Wells Fargo Dealer Services. Our name has changed, but our commitment to serving the auto dealer community in North Carolina hasn’t. We’re proud to say we’ve provided banking services to NCADA for over 75 years. Today, we offer dealers integrated solutions including indirect auto financing, commercial banking services through Wachovia Bank, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and aftermarket products from Warranty Solutions®, a Wells Fargo company. Count on strategic thinking, proactive ideas and innovative financial solutions from your experienced relationship team to help you improve dealership profitability. We look forward to serving you. 

Contact: Brian Schepperley
2501 Atrium Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 782-3444
www.wopcpa.com

Williams Overman Pierce, LLP serves a wide range of clients, the majority of which are closely-held businesses. We provide traditional services such as audit and accounting, financial disclosure and tax preparation and planning. However, consulting has become an integral part of the services we provide to our clients. Our firm also provides litigation support, business valuations, expert testimony, strategic planning, systems and controls, profitability analysis and many other general business consulting services.

Contact: John Northey, III
6832 Morrison Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28221
(704) 364-0010
www.wnhplaw.com

Representing automobile dealers for 34 years, Wishart, Norris, Henninger and Pittman, P.A. is a full service business law firm dedicated to providing comprehensive, responsive, efficient and effective legal assistance to its business clients, the individual principals of such clients and their families.

Of interest to automobile dealers, our practice areas (among others) include: Corporate and Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Transactions; Taxation; Franchise; Insurance; Employment; Creditor’s Rights and Bankruptcy; Commercial Real Estate; Environmental; Commercial Litigation; Business Succession; Wealth Management, Asset Protection and Estate Planning.

A law firm is only as good as its people.  Our lawyers attended prestigious law schools where they excelled.

Contact: Gary Powers
3605 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 450
Raleigh, NC 27612
800-334-3490
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