http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:49:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Robert P. Mancuso, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations and Investor Relations Officer of The Warranty Group was honored with its Lifetime Achievement Award for 2008 by The Center for International Retail Automotive Standards (CIRAS) at the F&I Conference in Las Vegas on September 17. In recognizing Mancuso, ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/rob-mancuso-honored-by-ciras-award-at-fi-conference.html For the first time, industry leaders from across the international automotive marketplace have joined together in a single, collaborative organization dedicated to the promotion of a higher, universal standard for their industry.  This organization, known as CIRAS, the Center for International Retail Automotive Standards, ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/industry-icons-present-workshop.html F&I professionals wishing to keep pace with the industry’s ever-increasing standards will have the opportunity to download the electronic version of renowned Encyclopedia of Finance & Insurance Management in its entirety.  For a limited time, the Automotive Dealership Institute will be offering the entire 772 page ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/electronic-version-of-the-encyclopedia-of-fi-management-now-available.html Today marked the official launch of CIRAS – The Center for International Retail Automotive Standards in the United States, CIRAS is dedicated to the professionalizing of the international automotive industry, CIRAS will offer a series of web-based certifications in a variety of key positions in the ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/announcing-the-offical-formation-ciras.html The Automotive Dealership Institute’s recent Automotive Lending Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, drew high-ranking financial executives from 11 banks throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East.  Entitled Creating a Competitive Advantage in the Auto Financing Market for Tomorrow, was ADI’s fourth international automotive finance workshop for ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/international-acclaim-for-adi-automotive-finance-school.html Michael. Crawford, Dealer Principal of Peoria Kia, has been awarded the 2008 F&I Pacesetter’s Award from F&I Management and Technology Magazine. Mr. Crawford’s nomination was put forth by the Automotive Dealership Institute, which has trained several members of Peoria Kia’s F&I Managers. Of the ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/michael-crawford-fi-pacesetter-award.html GMAC Insurance has selected the Automotive Dealership Institute's Dean of Education Arzu Algan to contribute to it's Front-End Operation Supplement. In this Supplement GMAC features it's plans for the upcoming year as well as addresses tips on how to improve Front-End operations. Dean Algan's article focuses primarily on helping eliminate ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/exclusive-gmac-insurance-sponsored-front-end-operation-supplement.html National dealership consulting firm Chernek Consulting, Inc. (CCI) has obtained exclusive rights to the Automotive Dealership Institute’s revolutionary web-based F&I Management training program. According to Rebecca D. Chernek, President of Chernek Consulting, the highly-interactive online program, which utilizes a wide range of multi-media techniques and ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/chernek-consulting-adi-online.html The Asian Banker has confirmed the new dates for the popular Automotive Financing School from the Automotive Dealership Institute (ADI).  This will be the third year that ADI has been showcased by The Asian Banker, with attendance increasing each consecutive year. This intensive three-day program will ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/fi-workshop-in-asia-2008.html The first of the dealership-exclusive workshops hosted by the Automotive Dealership Institute has proved a resounding success. The packed workshop was led by acclaimed dealership consultant and ADI professor Rebecca D. Chernek. Dr. Robert W. Serum, former Vice President of Academics and International Programs at ... http://www.autodealerinstitute.com/media/fi-integration-workshop.html