Last Chance to RSVP for CNCDA Member Appreciation Dinner

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Last Chance to RSVP for Next Monday's CNCDA Member Appreciation Dinner, November 17

Click here to RSVP or call (916) 441-2599. Hosted Exclusively for Dealer Members.

Register now for the Insight Forum

Explore the auto industry's financial trends at NADART's complimentary forum immediately preceding The Western Automotive Conference, on November 18, 2014 at the LA Hotel Downtown. Click here for more details.

November 13 | Stephen Bedell CPA: New IRS Tax Policies and Applications Help Defray Image Program Construction Expenses

Today, November 13 at 10am Pacific
Presenter: Stephen Bedell CPA, Crowe Horwath LLC Speaker info - www.dealersedge.com/Bedell

OEM Mandated Image Improvements Have Big Ticket Costs … Learn About Tax Strategies That Can Help Offset Cost of Construction.

Construction projects consistent with the Image Programs of most OEMs are evident just about everywhere. Along with those glowing modern new facades come a hefty price tag. Discover a few tax strategies that can help offset those costs with tax savings. Learn about new IRS Regs and how they apply.

You will learn:

About NEW Tangible Property Regulations and their impact on the capitalization vs. expense question
How the NEW Tangible Property Regs can apply to current and future projects… or even some past projects
About NEW Property Disposition Regulations - options for property being replaced
About how Cost Segregation Studies are impacted by the new regulations
About the IRS documented position on facility image upgrade payments… NEW in 2014

November 20 | Chuck Hartle' : Getting All Auto Group Parts Mgrs of All OEMs on a Common Reporting System…It's Not Rocket Science

Paul Webb Offers Free Downloadable Sales Book

As a gift to SMCDA members, Paul Webb presents his new book:

The Number One Best Selling Book ... For Automotive Sales Professionals

You can download it here:

http://thenumberonebestsellingbook.com/free/

With endorsements from Chip Perry (President of AutoTrader.com), Mitch Golub (President of Cars.com) and Dale Pollak (Founder of vAuto) this book seeks to increase vehicle sales by building rapport with customers.

Industry News
Perhaps you've already seen the following industry headlines, but just in case, here they are again.

Mercedes-Benz renames models, resurrects Maybach
USA Today
Trying to bring a dose of Teutonic order to to what had increasingly become alphanumeric chaos, Mercedes-Benz announced Tuesday that it is overhauling the way that it names many of its models.

Nissan Ready to Satiate Americans’ CUV Appetite
Ward's Auto
Americans this year have bought more CUVs than ever before, with WardsAuto’s CUV group tallying a record 3.649 million units through October, a 9.7% increase vs. year-ago.