{"id":3367,"date":"2023-01-30T05:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2023-01-30T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:43:14","slug":"niada-buckeye-dealership-consulting-merge-20-group-and-dealer-performance-group-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/niada-buckeye-dealership-consulting-merge-20-group-and-dealer-performance-group-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"NIADA, Buckeye Dealership Consulting Merge 20 Group and Dealer Performance Group Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Buckeye Dealership Consulting have announced an integration of the NIADA 20 Groups with Buckeye\u2019s Dealer Performance Groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All existing Dealer Performance Groups, including those focusing on retail, buy here-pay here, service and finance, will move under the leadership of NIADA\u2019s Dealer 20 Group program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is a significant step in executing a vision shared by both NIADA and Buckeye of a unified industry in support of the independent used car dealer. We\u2019re very excited about the strength the Dealer Performance Groups\u2019 portfolio adds to our Dealer 20 Group program.\u201d<\/p>\nMelanie Wilson, NIADA interim CEO<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a significant step in executing a vision shared by both NIADA and Buckeye of a unified industry in support of the independent used car dealer. We\u2019re very excited about the strength the Dealer Performance Groups\u2019 portfolio adds to our Dealer 20 Group program,\u201d said Melanie Wilson, NIADA interim CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is the first of many steps in expanding our 20 Groups to better serve our dealers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckeye\u2019s owner and CEO, Robert Fox, Sr., agreed the move will benefit all independent dealers and the industry as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buckeye invested significant effort and resources into building a strong Dealer Performance Group program based on feedback dealers provided. With a strong program, combining DPG with the NIADA 20 Group program makes both stronger, for we are truly better together.\u201d<\/p>\nRobert Fox, Sr., Buckeye Owner and CEO<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBuckeye invested significant effort and resources into building a strong Dealer Performance Group program based on feedback dealers provided,\u201d Fox said. \u201cWith a strong program, combining DPG with the NIADA 20 Group program makes both stronger, for we are truly better together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox worked closely with NIADA President Scott Allen to come to the opportunity announced today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is really great news for the industry to bring everyone together. I couldn\u2019t agree with my good friend Rob more, \u2018We are truly better together,\u2019\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIADA 20 Groups brings dealers of all sizes and business models together with other like-minded dealers to exchange ideas, identify best practices, resolve challenges and discover hidden opportunities. Buckeye will continue to support those efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NIADA is a nonprofit association representing nearly 15,000 independent auto dealers throughout the nation. Along with its education program, including 20 Groups, it lobbies for the industry in Washington, D.C. and at the state level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckeye Dealership Consulting serves hundreds of dealers and reinsurance companies in the automotive space, including buy here-pay here, retail and independent finance companies across the country, with a customizable F&I reinsurance program to help control risk, improve cashflow and increase the bottom line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Buckeye Dealership Consulting have announced an integration of the NIADA 20 Groups…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_appearance_grid":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,28,8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-industry","8":"category-independent","9":"category-niada-news","10":"cs-entry","11":"cs-video-wrap"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/niada.com\/dashboard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}