NCM Associates Forms Alliance with vAuto

NCM Associates has formed alliance with automotive dealership technology provider vAuto where both partners have created an exclusive Velocity Dealer 20 Groups for dealers who agree to subscribing to vAuto’s products and its Velocity Method of Management philosophy.

Dealers have a choice to pick from three invitation-only Velocity 20 Groups Simultaneous charter group meetings fot hat will be held in Chicago this month.

NCM Associates provides automotive 20 Group, retail consulting, education, and operations Benchmark analysis services to franchised, independent and Buy Here, Pay Here auto dealers.

“This is not just a typical 20 Group, but rather a peer-collaboration environment focusing on velocity-centric conversations, best practices and meaningful plans of action,” said Dale Pollak, vAuto founder. “The Velocity 20 Group through NCM will create a high-caliber, collaborative environment that benefits the entire velocity community.”

All meetings to be held in Chicago this month will establish the Velocity Dealer 20 Groups’ framework and future meeting schedules, say the partners.

vAuto offers market-based metrics that help dealers make ROI-focused used vehicle management decisions.

“vAuto is fully supporting these Velocity 20 Groups to give its clients a structured, face-to-face venue for sharing best practices and helping each other through the inevitable challenges a new paradigm presents,” said Paul A. Faletti Jr., NCM president and CEO.

Last year, NCM Associates expanded its educational programming for automotive dealerships through its sponsorship of "Bridging the Internet Sales Gap."

The two-day class was presented by a consulting and training service provider Automotive Internet Management.

Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anuradha’s article, please visit her columnist page