FEDERATED INSURANCE

AIADA has recommended Federated since 1996 as an Affinity partner. Federated is celebrating 100 years of providing insurance protection to business owners in selected industries. The company’s property and casualty insurance program for auto dealers provides quality coverage and risk management assistance to help dealers prevent losses and reduce claims costs. Federated understands the risk inherent with automobile dealers and has highly qualified field representatives to help you get the most value for your insurance dollars. Their Designated Risk Manager program is a recognized benefit for auto dealers who are serious about safety and saving money.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Property, Casualty and Workers Compensation Insurance for Auto Dealers
• Financial Protection Services: life insurance programming, succession planning, disability income, key-person, and private bonus plans for Auto Dealers
• Self Insured Retention program to qualifying dealers
• Designated Risk Managers Program designed especially for AIADA members to train the dealer’s designated risk manager
  

CNA NATIONAL

CNA is one of the nation's oldest and largest insurance organizations, and CNA National has been a member of AIADA since 1995. CNA has been providing comprehensive service contract coverage since 1982, specializing in dealer participation programs and reinsurance. CNA National is a wholly owned subsidiary of CNA and its primary objective is to improve F&I profits, as well as CSI scores, by providing service contracts tailored to fit each dealer’s individual needs.

Click here to see our Top 10 Reasons for doing business with CNAN.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Service Contracts, specializing in dealer participation and reinsurance; GAP; tire and wheel coverage
  
• Used Vehicle Certification Program
  
• Online Rating System for guaranteed accuracy
  
• Knowledgeable adjusters who are ASE-certified
  
• Claims payment turnaround in two days or less

THE COBALT GROUP, INC

The Cobalt Group is North America’s leading provider of automotive retailing solutions. For a decade, Cobalt’s exclusive mission has been to help automobile dealers and manufacturers leverage online retailing and CRM technology to increase their effectiveness and profits and to enhance the car-buying and ownership experience for their customers. Cobalt provides automotive retailing products and services to more than half the automotive dealerships in the United States, Canada and Mexico and is endorsed by more than two-thirds of the world’s major automotive manufacturers. In addition to its AIADA endorsement, Cobalt has received six consecutive annual endorsements from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA®).

AIADA Member Benefits

• Websites, PowerSearch Complete, PowerSearch and Prospector (CRM) products will receive a 10% discount off list monthly payments for their defined contract terms
  
• National sales and support personnel
  
• Cobalt’s eCare customer support

Customer Relationship Management solutions:
Prospector™ offers your dealership a clear view of all your customers, prospects and leads—and how well your employees handle them. Then Prospector helps you use that information to achieve peak performance and to drive more revenue to every department in your dealership. The industry-leading CRM solution.

Lead Manager Customer Central makes it easy for you to capture, track, organize and follow up promptly on every single lead your dealership gets. No matter where your leads come from, Lead Manager Customer Central keeps them on track and moving toward a closed sale.

Media Tracker™ gives you a complete call management system. From inbound call tracking and recording to highly targeted outbound communications, Media Tracker ensures that every phone interaction with your customers is as effective and profitable as possible. Media Tracker helps you make smart advertising decisions, close more deals, monitor employee phone skills, and assure Do Not Call compliance.

Online retailing solutions:
Built on the innovative Cobalt Nitra™ platform, Cobalt’s online retailing solutions start with the best suite of essential tools and features in the industry. Add Cobalt’s unparalleled speed, reliability and usability, and you have a rock-solid foundation that draws buyers to your site and brings them into your dealership.
Cobalt websites include these online retailing essentials:

• Dealer Websites
  
• Dealer Group Portal Websites
  
• Website Solution Paks

SHELL LUBRICANTS

Shell Lubricants has been the sole provider of premium lubricants and consumer products for AIADA members since 2003. Shell Lubricants’ combination of market-leading and consumer trusted brands such as Pennzoil and Quaker State and outstanding sales and training staff, provides your dealership with the products and tools to increase repair order revenue and profitability and to attract and retain new service customers.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Competitive prices on bulk and synthetic oil
• One supplier – consolidate multiple vendors and make administration easy
• Flexible contract terms
• Up Sell/Menu Selling approach
• Dedicated car dealer account teams for excellent service
• Fleet Card Program- AIADA Members receive 3% discount on fuel purchases.
• Specialized Customer Retention Programs – online marketing tools to help you market to your current customer base and improve customer retention through e-promotions
• Additional Car Dealer Programs – comprehensive Business Development support that goes beyond addressing your profitability from the lubricants line to building your overall dealership business including New Car Value Packs, Technical Support and Training, Service Clinics and Car Care Kits
  

Products & Services:

• Oils and Lubricants - Synthetics, Synthetic Blends, “High Mileage,” “High Horsepower” and other Quaker State and Pennzoil brand oils and lubricants
• Quick Lube Business Systems-services and expertise to design, build, finance, market and operate standalone oil change and services centers at automotive/truck dealerships
• Rain-X® Original Glass TreatmentTM – dramatically improve wet weather driving visibility by causing precipitation to bead up and roll off the windshield, click here to see
• Rain-X® Wiper Blades, the fastest growing premium wiper blades – LattitudeTM Wiper Blades, Weatherbeater® Wiper Blades and Winter Blade

NADA

NADA Used Car Guide offers more values on more vehicles than any other provider, plus has AuctionNet wholesale data available!  We offer many solutions to help dealers sell more cars, operate more efficiently, enhance online presence and provide access to used vehicle data from the recognized market leader.   

• N.A.D.A. e-Valuator for Dealers®
  Access 20 model years of used passenger car and light-duty truck values on your PC or LAN.  Look up by VIN or make/model and receive NADA trade-in, loan, retail and consumer retail values.  Keep an inventory and print window stickers, buyers guides and valuation reports whenever necessary.  Accessory and mileage calculations are automatic, so the software minimizes errors and streamlines processes.  Plus, take the values mobile with NADA X/I on your Palm or PocketPC!  
• NADA Online
  Gain access to new and used vehicle data on one website!  NADA Online gives you 24/7 access to valuations for almost every type of used vehicle on the market, including passenger cars, light-duty trucks, RVs, motorcycles, marine, van/truck conversions, limousines and more.  Get complete VIN lookups, automatically calculated accessory and mileage adjustments and multiple user access.  Plus, look up new vehicle invoice, MSRP and specifications.
• SmartBid, powered by AuctionNet®
  Take actual auction data with you to auction, now that AuctionNet wholesale data is downloadable to your Palm.  Updated weekly, SmartBid supplies you with the last eight weeks of auction sales, collected from auctions across the country and capturing 80% of all auction transactions.  Use this information while you are in the lanes, before you buy, and bid wiser with SmartBid.
• NADAguides Integrated Content (NIC)
  NIC gives you a complete suite of vehicle pricing and information which is designed to seamlessly integrate into your existing website design and architecture.  Its customizable content provides new and used vehicle pricing, comparison tools, specifications, reviews and much more.
  

From cars to trucks to vans, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and boats, NADA offers pricing and specification information for virtually every vehicle on the market! We can also customize the data to meet your specific needs. NADA valuations and data—the most comprehensive and market-reflective available today!

NADA Used Car Guide has been affiliated with AIADA since 2003.

CARFAX

Founded in 1986, CARFAX is the leading provider of vehicle history information for 29,000 auto dealers and millions of consumers. CARFAX has the most comprehensive collection of used vehicle information ever assembled, and is the recognized and trusted name that brings peace of mind to both buyers and sellers of used vehicles.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Special offer and discounts for both new and current CARFAX subscribing dealers – call for details
• Free Point of Sale Materials
• Dedicated Account Managers

Products and Services:

CARFAX Vehicle History Report – Build Consumer Confidence and Increase Your Retail Value.  Over 4 billion data records from 20,000 information sources make CARFAX Vehicle History Reports the most comprehensive, source of vehicle history information, trusted by millions of used car buyers and sellers

Hot Listings®/Premium Hot Listings – Gain Access to Millions of In-Market Used Car Shoppers.  CARFAX.com is the 4th most visited automotive information website with more than 45 million in-market used car shoppers. You automatically receive a listing for your vehicle on CARFAX.com with every CARFAX Vehicle History Report you run. A free service to CARFAX dealer subscribers.

Service Link – Targeted advertising on CARFAX Vehicle History Reports at no cost to your dealership. Partner with CARFAX on vehicles that your dealership services or sells and we’ll include your dealership name and a link to your website within the CARFAX Report…free!

To learn more information about the product and services offered to AIADA members, contact CARFAX at 800.274.2277 or visit www.carfaxonline.com.

“By using the most comprehensive vehicle history service available in the market, our partnership with CARFAX gives our Certified Pre-Owned customers the added peace of mind to know they are truly driving the best of the best.”

Marv Ingram | National Certified Pre-Owned/Fleet Manager | Lexus

LANDS' END

Established in 1963, Lands' End is best known for providing quality clothing, honest value and passionate customer service.

Lands' End Business Outfitters delivers expert embroidery and uniform solutions to a variety of industries — from Fortune 500 companies to homegrown startups. Whether it is a single polo or full-fledge program outfitting 30,000 employees, we’ll work hard to perfect every stage of your shopping experience. Guaranteed. Period.®

AIADA Member Benefits

• Save 10% on all products, no minimum required
• Volume Discounts - Save up to 20% and more on all products, click here for details
• Save 10% on logo application fee
• No embroidery minimums
• Dedicated customer service team
• Shop by phone: 800-770-9315
• Shop fast online: ces.landsend.com/AIADA
• Guaranteed. Period.®
  

MassMutual Retirement Services

MassMutual Financial Group¹ is a global, diversified financial services organization that values, above all else, our customers and the commitments we make to them. A Fortune 100 company, based on 2005 rankings in the April issue of Fortune Magazine, MassMutual has a long history of exceptional financial strength that is among the best in the insurance industry.

We recognize the importance of recruiting and retaining employees at automobile dealerships. Offering a quality retirement plan option will give your dealership the ability to compete with other dealerships and industries to hire the best individuals.

MassMutual’s program will assist dealership management in reducing administrative workload, meeting fiduciary responsibilities, providing options to meet the needs of participants and increasing employee understanding of retirement needs to help them manage their financial future.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Custom pricing
  
• No front-load charges or take-over fees
  
• Reduced administration fees
  
• Dedicated partnership support
  

PRODUCTS & SERVICES
MassMutual offers innovative products, quality services and qualified retirement professionals – a strong combination you can trust. It’s difficult to predict what unexpected events the future may hold. MassMutual can help you design, prepare and maintain a long-term retirement strategy.

• Total Retirement Services: MassMutual combines services for defined contribution, defined benefit and nonqualified deferred compensation plans in a way that sets MassMutual apart. By dissolving the boundaries between different plans and accounts, MassMutual helps simplify life for you and your participants.
  
• Sponsor Services that reduce your workload, allowing you to focus on your business.
  
• Investment Services that provide a multi-manager program designed to meet the needs of your participants and your fiduciary responsibility.
  
• Participant Services to increase employee appreciation and understanding, and help them plan for retirement.
  
• MassMutual offers state of the art plan designs; streamlined administration; quality, diversified investments; responsive service; exceptional participant service; seamless conversions of existing plans.
  

¹ MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing designation (or fleet name) for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) [of which Retirement Services is a division] and affiliates. Past performance does not indicate future results.
² Ken Van Valkenburgh is a registered representative of and offers securities through MML Investors Services, Inc. member SIPC. 4520 East West Highway, Suite 700, Bethesda, MD 20814. (301) 657-7770.

Moneris Solutions

AIADA’s Newest Partner – Moneris Solutions!

Moneris Solutions is one of North America’s leading credit and debit card processors, serving more than 350,000 merchant locations and processing over 1.8 billion payment transactions every year.  A joint venture between Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal, Moneris Solutions has extensive experience in the automotive industry and understands the payment needs of automobile dealerships.  Moneris’ products and services can reduce costs, improve operational efficiencies and impact your dealership’s profitability.

Because of its relationship with AIADA, Moneris Solutions is able to offer these products and services to AIADA members at special low pricing you most likely wouldn’t receive on your own.  All of Moneris Solutions’ products and services are backed by professional, responsive 24/7 technical support and the most advanced technology, hardware and software.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Simple, straight-forward and exclusive pricing
• No cost to convert
• Free no-obligation cost analysis

AIADA Member Services

• Merchant Card Processing
• eSELECTplus®
• Check Guarantee
• Check Conversion with Guarantee
• Check Conversion with Verification
• ACH/Direct Debit
• Remote Deposit / Back Office Conversion
• Gift and Loyalty Programs
• Payroll and Duality Cards
• Payroll Services

Wells Fargo Insurance Services

Wells Fargo Insurance Services provides insurance brokerage and administrative services, along with a wide range of financial and consulting services, to dealer members. Wells Fargo offers – exclusively to AIADA members – a Health Care Plan underwritten by a major insurer. The Dealer Advantage Program, a long-term Group Employee Health Care Plan, offers savings, increased cash flow, and a variety of benefit choices for employees. This Preferred Funding Plan will help dealers drive down costs through the use of competitive premiums, medical outreach plans, and a national network of providers.

Learn more about preferred funding:

AIADA Member Benefits

• Reduced Health Care Costs – Special discounts and underwriting can help reduce administrative cost associated with health care for AIADA members
  
• Increased Cash Flow – Dealers can retain and invest the reserve dollars paid to a traditional health care provider as well as take advantage of a reduction in state premium tax
  
• Customized Plan – Dealers can tailor plans to their member needs by using one of six PPO options
  
• Long Term Solution – Management tools allows dealers to control health care costs over multiple years, to help avoid the high annual increases
  
• Superior Network of Providers – The Dealer Advantage Program offers an extensive network of PPO, POS and HMO providers in all 50 states to provide your employees with the same or better level of care, often without having to change their local physician. The network includes over 5,600 hospitals and 525,000 physicians
  
• Unique Medical Outreach – Proactive Disease, Care and Health Management programs engaging members before, during and after medical events. These programs offer measurable cost savings and improved care
  

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR

“HERE’S A BETTER WAY TO MANAGE YOUR LOANERS…DON’T!”

Enterprise is a specialist in the replacement vehicle market. With over 7,000 locations worldwide, 900,000 vehicles in service and 50 years of experience, Enterprise provides award-winning customer service, friendly and professional staff, innovative electronic business technologies, and strong business-building solutions.  Let Enterprise help boost customer service and improve your bottom line by managing your dealer loaner fleet program.  Contact Enterprise for a free Loaner Car Program analysis to discover how.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Limited Liability Exposure – Outsource with Enterprise and reduce your liability exposure and eliminate the catastrophic events associated with “negligent entrustment.” This risk reduction presents potential cost savings on dealer’s insurance premiums.
• Virtual Car Company – Reduce holding costs and all operational expenses by only paying for loaners when the customer need arises.
• Increased Service Appointments – Schedule service customer requests more efficiently, and not around the availability of a dealer loaner fleet. The increased flexibility will help improve CSI scores and overall customer retention.

Products & Services:

• Products – 65 makes and models in current rental fleet. This provides the potential for “like” brand loaner fleets.
• ARMS® Dealership - Through the Enterprise Automated Rental Management System (ARMS®) Dealership application, partners can manage their expenses easier, faster and more efficiently than ever before.
• Used Car Inventory – Through local remarketing strategies, Enterprise can provide your dealership with a virtual used car inventory.
• Dealer Focus – Through the Enterprise outsourcing program, the loaner fleet management headache is removed, allowing the dealership to focus on their primary business…..selling and servicing cars.
• As a Preferred Partner, you have access to customized programs and services unique to your marketing and business needs.

“In addition to protecting our assets by removing a massive area of exposure, the rising cost of liability insurance convinced us that outsourcing is more cost effective than providing loaners or rentals.”
Garth Blumenthal, General Manager
Fletcher Jones Motorcars, Newport Beach, CA

OFFICE MAX

In order to provide our members with savings to their bottom line, AIADA is pleased to announce the addition of OfficeMax®, a leader in retail office product solutions and the largest business-to-business provider of supplies in the United States, to our Member Benefits Program.
As a national supplier with improved discounts and services, OfficeMax® has custom designed the Automotive Advantage program with AIADA members in mind! Through this unique preferred supplier program, Automotive Advantage will add value to your business offering unbeatable savings, a low price guarantee, available pricing contracts and unparalleled customer service.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Dedicated Personal Account Manager and an sales team trained to sell and service automobile dealers
  
• Low Price Guarantee – OfficeMax will meet or beat any competitors price
  
• Member only pricing
  
• Core pricing contract including 500+ items, for which the AIADA member discount averages 80% off the list price. Experience tells us the items within the core pricing contract are 80% of products purchased.
  
• Discounted pricing on 12,000+ additional product items – with up to 70% off the manufacturers list price
  
• Free next day delivery (No minimum order size)
  
• No hassle return policy
  
• World class customer service commitment and Guaranteed Satisfaction
  

To enroll in the program call an AIADA Dedicated Account Manager at 1-800-248-6343 or click here to have someone contact you. Already enrolled but would like to speak to someone?  Click here.

KEYBANK

Key AutoFinance is part of KeyCorp, one of the largest bank-holding companies in the U.S. For over 50 years, Key AutoFinance has provided the auto industry with much more than competitive rates and terms on inventory financing. Our growth-oriented array of solutions include: new, used and program car inventory financing, working capital term loans, acquisition financing, lines of credit, real estate loans, interest rate management services, deposit accounts and cash management, and an online inventory management tool. In a recent survey, 94% of customers said they would rely on Key AutoFinance's services again.

In addition to AIADA exclusive member benefits, Key also offers complete personal and business financial services including equipment leasing, business and personal checking, cash management, 401(k) program management, private banking and investing, retirement services, and trust management.

AIADA Members can take advantage of Key Auto Finance floor plan and commercial services through these exclusive member benefits:

AIADA Member Benefits

• Reduced cash management and deposit account fees, including: waiving monthly sweep service fee for initial six-month period;
  waiving cash management and deposit fees for initial six-month period; waiving deposit minimum balance requirements for initial six-month period;
  
• Waive or reduce the Real Estate appraisal fee
  
• Waive or reduce the Phase I environmental fee
  
• Dedicated AIADA MEMBER web page and toll-free telephone number 1-888-288-6539

FEDEX

FedEx is a worldwide leader in shipping, e-commerce and business services known for their exceptional service, reliability and on-time delivery. As a pioneer in the industry, FedEx offers AIADA members unsurpassed reliability and reach through an unmatched global network and the world's largest fleet of all-cargo aircrafts.

AIADA members are now able to take advantage of special discounts on select FedEx Express ® and FedEx Ground ® services.

AIADA Member Benefits

• Members receive special pricing on a multitude of shipping services: custom critical automotive shipments, letters, packages, freight and ground
  
• Free FedEx Express packaging and supplies
  
• FREE FedEx packaging design and development solutions
  
• Money-back guarantees
  
• Toll-free program support by specially trained FedEx Association Advantage specialists
  
• Web-based Shipping Summary with real-time data on your account usage and savings

To enroll in the program call a FedEx Association Advantage specialist at 1-800-475-6708; or for other program information, call 1-800-GoFedEx. For details on the FedEx Money-Back Guarantees, go to Service Info at fedex.com or download the FedEx Service Guide