ADP Dealer Services Announces Certification of the Driving Force Auto Dealer Consulting Group.Business Editors & Automotive Writers HOFFMAN ESTATES Hoffman Estates A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 49,700. , Ill.--(AutomotiveWire)--March 14, 2002 Partnership Program Enhanced With Special Benefits for Certified Partners The Dealer Services Group of Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. ) announced today the addition of the Driving Force Auto Dealer Consulting Group to its certified CPA/Consultant Partnership Program. Driving Force Auto Dealer Consulting Group is a select group of over 12 CPA/Consulting firms that form a national network of financial and business consulting resources dedicated to helping automotive dealers reduce taxes, preserve wealth and increase profits. Over forty-five CPA/Consulting firms representing thousands of automotive and truck dealerships now participate in the program. "ADP has always been a forerunner in training CPA/Consultants working in the auto dealer industry. ADP's 'Advanced CPA/Consultant Class' provided our group with valuable information we can use to help our clients operate more efficiently and profitably. Our national network of CPA/Consultants is proud to be recognized as the first national group to complete the advanced training and we are eager to bring this training to our clients throughout the country," said Allan Kovitz, Executive Committee Chairman of Driving Force Auto Dealer Consulting Group. ADP Dealer Services Group's CPA/Consultant Partnership Program was initiated in 1997 to better serve auto/truck dealership clients through a strategic initiative between ADP, certified public accountants Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and the business consultant community. CPAs/Consultants become certified through completion of a special Advanced Consultant Class. The class is a result of joint collaboration between ADP and its CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Partners. It is designed to enable consultants to provide best-in-class service to auto/truck dealership clients. The custom-designed three-day class involves the analysis of key standard reports, creation of custom reports, and the downloading of data to PC files. "ADP is committed to providing on-going World Class training, tools, and support to enable CPAs/Consultants to provide value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to automotive car and truck dealerships," says Bill Heffern, Vice President of Customer Relations. ADP announced special benefits for certified partners during its 3rd Annual NADA CPA/Consultant Briefing on Saturday January 26, 2002 in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , LA. -- Specialized 800# Support for CPAs/Consultants -- Web and CBT training via DealerSuite.com -- Private CPA/Consultant Page on DealerSuite.com -- Internet Access to ADP Demo System CPAs and consultants interested in enrolling in ADP's CPA/Consultant Partnership Program should visit www.DealerSuite.com(sm) and select Business Services or contact ADP's Dealer Services Group. More information on the Driving Force Auto Dealer Consulting Group is available via the Internet at www.autodrivingforcecpas.com. For additional information, contact Steve Hanusa, ADP Dealer Services, 847-397-1700, shanusa@hoffman.ds.adp.com About ADP Dealer Services ADP Dealer Services provides integrated computing solutions to more than 16,000 automotive and truck dealers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Europe. ADP Dealer Services Group is the third largest business unit of ADP. ADP, with approximately $7 billion in revenues and more than 500,000 clients, is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world. More information on ADP Dealer Services is available via the Internet at www.DealerSuite.com(sm). ADP is a registered trademark of ADP of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Inc. |
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