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McLEAN, Va. — The reach of NADA University on-site seminars has been extended, as the Automotive Partners Building at Cerritos College in Long Beach, Calif., will now serve as the home of the workshops for the West Coast.

Meanwhile, NADA University's on-site seminars for the East Coast still will be held at the NADA Academy in McLean, Va.

NADA University also revealed its Webinar schedule for the second of half of this year.

Included in the updated schedule are the new free NADA-ATD Resource Toolbox MarketINSIGHT mini-Webinars as well as the NADA-ATD Learning Hub Webinars, which are for purchase.

"Based on feedback from dealers across the country, we are making it as convenient, easy and affordable as possible to access the information-packed training and education resources of NADA University, regardless of location or budgets," shared William Underriner, a Montana dealer who serves as chairman of NADA's dealership operations committee.

The following is the seminar/Webinar schedule:

East Coast/West Coast on-site seminars:

—Heavy Truck Service Management, Aug. 23-27, McLean, Va.

—Heavy Truck Body Shop Operations, Aug. 23-25, McLean, Va.

—Heavy Truck Lease & Rental Operations, Aug. 25-27, McLean, Va.

—Parts & DMS Management, Oct. 11-15, Long Beach, Calif.

—Advanced Service Management, Nov. 1-5, Long Beach, Calif.

—By the Number Financial Management, Nov. 8-12, Long Beach, Calif.

Resource Toolbox free archived MarketINSIGHT mini-Webinars:

—ADESA, New NAAA Arbitration Policy, January

—DealerTrack, Maximizing Used-Vehicle Profitability, February

—Manheim, Auctions — Making the Most of Them, March

—Cars.com, Follow-Up Processes for Winning Sales, April

—Lockton, Federal Health Reform — Special Edition, May No. 1

—AutoTrader.com, Internet Strategies for Influencing Consumers, May No. 2

—AskPatty.com, Effective Communication with Women Customers, June

Officials noted that these archives can be accessed at www.nadauniversity.com by accessing
Training Center/Resource Toolbox/MarketINSIGHT.

Learning Hub paid training Webinars:

—June: Advanced Online Thinking for Dealership Leaders: Mastering Social Media, Speaker: Jared Hamilton, DrivingSales.com

—July: Win/Win Sales and Negotiation, Speaker: Gil Weiss, Gil Weiss & Associates

—August: Hours per RO versus Hours Sold: Which Yields the Greatest Profit?, Speaker: Robert Atwood, NADA Academy Instructor

—September: Understanding Frozen Capital Through Your DMS Summary, Speaker: Chris Bavis, NADA Academy Instructor

—October: Stocking for Profitability; Using Technology to Identify Demand, Speaker: TBD

—November: Eight Critical Concerns of the Financial Statement, Speaker: Chip Maher, NADA 20 Group Consultant

—December: Ready to Grow: Recruiting and Hiring Strategies, Speaker: TBD

To register for the on-site workshops, call (800) 557-6232.

Visit www.NADAUniversity.com and click the NADA U. Store link to register for the Learning Hub Webinar.