ARLINGTON, Texas -

NIADA recently welcomed two more members of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's National Member Benefit program. The pair includes the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair and American Solutions for Business.

The Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair (CCAR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing best practice information and training resources to the automotive industry.

CCAR, whose suite of auto industry training courses have been accessed by tens of thousands of users, has been recognized as an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Alliance Partner within the automotive industry since 2004.

CCAR’s line of hazardous materials handling courses — known as HazmatU — was specifically created at the request of automotive OEMs.

“NIADA and its members are a perfect fit for the training resources we have to offer,” CCAR president Charles Ayers said. “We welcome the opportunity to broaden our reach and work proactively with the members of the association.”

CCAR's learning management system, autoEHS, includes courses in English and in Spanish.

“We are thrilled to have CCAR bring its renowned automotive safety-related training programs to our independent auto dealer members as an invaluable resource to ensure employee safety, meet state and federal workplace safety guidelines, improve employee productivity and much more,” NIADA senior vice president of member services Scott Lilja said.

 NIADA members can sign up for courses at https://niada.hazmatu.org.

Meanwhile, American Solutions for Business has joined the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association's National Member Benefit program to provide NIADA members a one-stop shop for a wide variety of dealership needs.

ASB offers automotive forms and supplies, custom print and promotional products, branded apparel, technology solutions, retail displays, office supplies, tools, warehousing solutions and more.

“We're pleased to partner with NIADA to provide solutions that will streamline processes for automotive dealerships,” ASB automotive director Jason Gange said. “We are proud to be customer-driven, a philosophy that means we find solutions and solve problems for clients every day.”

Association members can take advantage of immediate cost savings by visiting ASB’s exclusive NIADA National Member Benefit eCommerce portal, where they’ll find stock automotive forms and supplies, toner and office supplies at some of the lowest prices in the industry.

The portal is accessible through NIADA's Member Benefits Hub or by visiting www.asbniadasolutions.com.

In addition, American Solutions for Business offers a knowledgeable national account management team to assess unique business needs and recommend the best solutions available in the areas of customer retention and growth, marketing, document management, technology, retail merchandising and more.

“ASB brings more than 30 years of small business service solutions and expertise to our independent dealer members,” Lilja said. “It has an extensive local field force to bring best-in-class service and support to our member dealers who use ASB for their numerous office, banking, retail lot and service bay supply needs.”