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Associate Members
American Fidelity Assurance Co.

Contact: Joel Goodrow
486 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 270
Exton, PA 19341
800-661-4394
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.
American Financial & Automotive Services, Inc

Contact: Dean Grant
2525 South Shore Blvd, Suite 400
League City, TX 77573
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.
Atlantic Creative Communications

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.
Auto/Mate Dealership System

Contact: Mark Philippbar
4 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(800) 371-3970
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.
AutoDealer Traffic

Contact: Larry Tabloff
735 Taylor Rd
Suite 200
Gahanna, OH 43230
614-452-8182
www.autodealertraffic.com
Auto Dealer Traffic, Inc. is an Internet and search engine marketing company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Auto Dealer Traffic specializes in routing automotive consumer traffic to web sites and has been an industry leader since 2001. It is a Google certified company, as well as being certified partners of Yahoo! and MSN. Auto Dealer Traffic’s proprietary software and SEM strategies are the most effective methods available for increasing traffic to web sites and generating more leads. For additional information, please visit www.autodealertraffic.com.
Automatic Data Processing

Contact: Debbie Blackwood
5800 Windward Pkwy, Tower B Mailstop 200
Alpharetta, GA 30005
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.
Automotive Development Group

Contact: Greg English
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!
Automotive Risk Management & Insurance Services, Inc

Contact: Marvin E. McDougal
1919 Grand Canal Blvd., Suite C-7
Stockton, CA 95207
800-224-6363
www.armonline.com
ARM is dedicated to addressing the unique set of insurance needs of New Car and Truck Dealerships. Our representatives are your local independent Property and Casualty Brokers assuring you that you will have local service in your home community. Do business with the folks who do business with you!
Aycock Auto Auction, Inc
Contact: Ellie Johnson
PO Box 760
Kenly, NC 27542
919-284-4052
www.aycockaa.com
2 Sales Weekly: Monday 9:30 am and Thursday 6:30 pm. Salvage Sale: 1st and 3rd Monday at 9:30 am.
Bank of America
Contact: Ted Hawley
3829 Sandlewood Road
High Point, NC 27265
336-253-3230
www.bankofamerica.com
Bank of America Dealer Financial Services provides dealers with a complete array of financial programs including inventory financing, commercial loans, depository services, and merchant and treasury management services. With more than 70 years of industry experience, Bank of America is one of the largest bank providers of commercial and retail financing for the automotive industry in the U.S.
Bank of America is serious about helping dealers succeed by providing fast, efficient support for our clients. We offer competitive rates, consistent, predicable decisions and have a responsive, professional credit staff focused on dealers. Through innovative technologies and the ingenuity of its people, Bank of America provides dealers new and better ways to manage their financial lives.
Bank of America serves clients in 150 countries and has relationships with 98% of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies and 85% of the Global Fortune 500. The company is consistently recognized as a leader in Treasury Management, and was recently ranked as “Best Bank” for domestic cash management in an annual survey by Treasury and Risk Management magazine.
Black Book Online

Contact: Larry Tabloff
150 E. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 340
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-544-1483
www.blackbookonline.com
Black Book® publishes the weekly, monthly and yearly price guides which include used automobile, light trucks, collectable vehicles, motorcycles, power sports and more. Over the last 50-plus years, these guides have become recognized by dealers and financial institutions around the world as the premier source of the most timely, independent and accurate information in the industry. Vehicle values are collected from over 50 auctions around the country weekly, by Black Book® employees and immediately reported back to headquarters for publication in national and regional guide books. This extensive network is the source of information provided by Activator™ through thousands of websites around the country. Based in Boca Raton, Florida, the Black Book® Online Division pioneered the on-line trade valuation industry, designing and creating the most sophisticated dealer and OEM customer generating programs. The company has a number of products that are widely used by original equipment manufacturers on their corporate consumer sites and on their dealer support sights.
Branch Banking and Trust

Contact: Derek K. Lane
PO Box 180
Greensboro, NC 27402
(336) 433-4801
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.
Brentwood Services, Inc.

Contact: Christine Novak
11121 Carmel Commons Blvd., Suite 375
Charlotte, NC 28226
877-296-6378
www.bwood.com
The NCADASIF is professionally managed by Brentwood Services Administrators. We specialize in third-party administration of self-insured workers’ compensation programs.
Call Source

Contact: Aynsley Zulpo
31280 Oak Crest Dr.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
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.
Castle Branch
Contact: Ken Jernigan
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.
Charter Media

Contact: Phillip 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.
Comerica Bank

Contact: David Garbarz
Durham, NC
919-941-5780
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.
Compli

Contact: Ed Campbell
610 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
813-838-1525
www.compli.com
Compli’s Dealership Compliance Management System controls, tracks and automates regulatory compliance operations to better protect dealers from claims, fines and litigations. The system reduces risk while improving financial and operational performance within and across dealerships. To learn more, visit Compli’s Websitewww.compli.com.
Crandall Corporation

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!
CVR

Contact: Sharon Schaeffer
(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.
Darlington Auto Auction

Contact: Gary "Cotton" Edwards
1111 Harry Byrd Hwy
Darlington, SC 29532
843-393-2861
www.manheim.com
Serving Dealers for 65 Years
Manheim Darlington offers General Motors Factory sale on scheduled Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Our open sale is every Thursday at 9:30 am featuring 2,000 + units including GMAC. Consignment Lanes begin at 10:00 am. Total Resource Auction (Salvage) sale every other Thursday 12:00 in Lane 12. Mobile Sales As scheduled.
David Tifft and Associates LLC

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
Dealer Track
Contact: Ernest Lattimer
1111 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, NY 11042
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.
Dixon Hughes PLLC

Contact: Wayne Robbins
2501 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-876-4546
www.dixon-hughes.com
With over fifty years of dealership industry experience, a team of more than 100 professionals dedicated solely to dealerships, and clients of all sizes from around the country, Dixon Hughes’ Dealer Services Group has earned its reputation for client service.
The Dixon Services Group of Dixon Hughes PLLC is here to serve you. In addition to traditional audit, tax and accounting services, the Dealer Services Group offers clients assistance with a variety of services, including FTC safeguards, F&I compliance, internal audit, assurance, due diligence and business valuations.
e-autobusiness, LLC

Contact: Phil Whitehead
10700 Sikes Place, Suite 115
Charlotte, NC 28277
Toll-Free 866-230-0368
www.e-autobusiness.com
Based in Charlotte, NC with hundreds of dealers in 15+ states across the country, e-auto is revolutionizing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for automotive retailers. With our proprietary Crawl, Walk, Run™ design & deployment methodology, dealers experience bottom-line results in Sales, Service, F&I, Special Finance, and Parts. The company’s solution portfolio includes the Aeros Software Suite for CRM, Internet Lead Management (ILM) & BDC control; lease & retail Desking; Bullseye for targeted email & electronic marketing; electronic media; direct mail fulfillment; data hygiene services (i.e. NCOA, email append, etc.); and performance training & consulting services.
Greensboro Auto Auction Co.

Contact: Dean Green
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.
GSFSGroup

Contact: Bob Lowery
1345 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
(713) 580-3000
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.
Insurance Design Solutions, Inc.

Contact: Jim Valentine, Bryan Valentine
5 Terrace Way, Suite A
Greensboro, NC 27403
800-932-4333
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.”
Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc.

Contact: Breanne Morley
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 700
Uniondale, NY 11553
516-228-8600
www.inds.com
JM&A Group
Contact: Dwayne Cannon
2530 Meridian Parkway, 5300
Durham, NC 27713
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!
Johnson, Hearn, Vinegar, Gee & Glass, PLLC
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 Raleigh and Research Triangle Park. The firm’s statewide practice emphasizes numerous areas affecting automobile dealers including franchise disputes, contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate law, buy-sell agreements, employment matters, legislation, advertising, consumer complaints, litigation, administrative law, arbitration and state and local taxation.
KEEPS Inc.

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).
LarsonAllen

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.
Manheim North Carolina
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.
MetroTech Chemicals

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.
Myers & Fuller, P.A.

Contact: Shawn Mercer
PO Box 97275
Raleigh, NC 27624-7275
919-847-8632
www.dealerlawyer.com
Myers & Fuller, P.A. 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.
National Check Trust, Inc.
Contact: Jeanine Goodstein
2811 Corporate Way
Miramar, FL 33025
800-858-5256
www.nctinc.net/index.html
National Check Trust, Inc. 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, National Check Trust will customize a program that is just right for you.
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Contact: Jami Farris
Three Wachovia Center
Suite 3000
401 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-372-9000
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.
Phase 3 Communications

Contact: Norman Brame
2206 N. Church Street
Greensboro, NC 27405
336-274-7663 ext. 231
www.phase3communications.com
Phase 3 Communications brings you one to one marketing, the marriage of print and web technology that provides unparalleled marketing success. Using personalized integrated marketing techniques, we partner with you to create compelling communications and coordinate messages across print, and email, to create multiple communication touch points. Achieve greater impact, higher response rates, and increased return on marketing investment through our innovative marketing communications services.
Porter and Company, P.C.
Contact: C. Gregory Porter, CPA
241 Summit Avenue
Suite 100
Greensboro, N.C. 27401
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.
Potter & Company, P.A.

Contact: John Donaldson, CPA
7239 Pineville-Matthews Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
704-926-3300
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
Resource Automotive

Contact: Lee Perez
1835 Alexander Bell Dr., Suite 310
Reston, VA 20191
(704) 737-1128
www.resourcedealergroup.com
Founded in 1964, the company was formerly know as Pat Ryan & Associates. We have served NC dealers for more than 30 years. Resource Dealer Group is the largest independent provider of service contracts and the largest provider of auto credit insurance. Provides financial serves to 49 of the top 100 dealer groups in the United States.
Reynolds & Reynolds

Contact: Dan Hines
6000 Monroe Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28212
877-287-3797 x65143
www.reyrey.com
Reynolds and Reynolds offers choices from the best dealership management systems available – ERA® and POWER, to build successful departments and successful dealerships. With integrated Web and CRM tools, documents, and consulting services, Reynolds will help you uncover profit potential and build the business you envision.
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
Contact: Mark Stanley
PO Box 1730
Wilmington, NC 28402
910-762-9623
www.rsmmcgladrey.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.
Safety Kleen

Contact: Kenneth Michalski
919-314-7300
www.safety-kleen.com
Safety Kleen has 40 years of experience at answering the needs of dealerships. We offer a comprehensive set of services designed exclusively for the dealership community. Safety Kleen serves the needs of any dealership service department including car, truck, and motorcycle. Our oil & antifreeze recycling, on-site compliance, waste management, and equipment maintenance services keep your dealership environmentally responsible while keeping employees more efficient and billable.
Sentry Insurance Company

Contact: Randy Blake
5025 Toucan Lane
Kernersville, NC 27284
336-788-3674
www.sentry.com
Site Lighting Systems Inc

Contact: Bill Wood
PO Box 536
Jamestown, NC 27282
336-887-5011
sls-inc.com
Site Lighting Systems, Inc. designs and supplies parking lot display lighting for dealerships in the Carolinas. Making your potential customers feel safe and secure with uniform illumination on your lot will lead to more sales. For new facilities or renovations, quality outdoor lighting is your best and least expensive advertising investment.
Call us today and brighten up your sales potential.
Statesville Auto Auction

Contact: Ken Phillips
PO BOX 749
Statesville, NC 28687
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.
SunTrust Bank

Contact: Matthew Bohlen
Commercial Dealer Services
(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.
Trivin

Contact: Diane Zewalk
115 Poheganut Drive Suite 201
Groton, CT 06340
800-876-2312, ext. 4246 or 919-270-5965
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.
Vance, Flouhouse & Garges, PLLC

Contact: Gary K. Flouhouse
2115 Rexford Road, Suite 100
Charlotte, NC 28211
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.
Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Contact: Jeff Bullard
4505 Falls of the Neuse Road 6th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-881-6838
www.wachovia.com
Wachovia Dealer Services ranks as the nation’s No. 1 used car lender and seventh largest auto lender overall. We provide flexible retail lending programs, fast funding of contracts, excellent localized service and, through Wachovia Bank, N.A., a complete source for commercial banking services to help improve dealership profitability and growth. We’re most proud of our 60 years serving auto dealers, and that while market conditions may change, our commitment to the industry doesn’t.
Williams Overman Pierce, LLP
Contact: Brian Schepperley
PO Box 31823
Raleigh, NC 27622
919-782-3444
Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman
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.
Wynn's
Contact: Norm Abrams
1050 West 5th Street
Asuzu, CA 91702
626-334-0231 ext. 350
www.wynnsusa.com
WYNN’S traces its history to 1939 when the original Wynn’s Friction Proofing Oil Treatment formula was first developed and introduced to the automotive market. In the 69 years following the introduction of that single product, Wynn’s has grown to become the leading worldwide manufacturer and marketer of innovative, groundbreaking automotive specialty chemicals and service equipment, as well as Complete Automotive Maintenance Programs. Currently, Wynn’s products and equipment hold more OE approvals for use in and with servicing vehicles than any other company in the world.
Zurich

Contact: Gary Powers
3605 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 450
Raleigh, NC 27612
800-334-3490
www.Zurich.com
Put the expertise of Zurich to work for you! Our specialized approach to dealership insurance and F&I products and services is unmatched in the industry. Learn how our products and services can protect your business and increase your profits.
