NIADA Certified Master Dealer Class August 2018
 
Are You Eligible to Become a NIADA Certified Master Dealer?
  1. Only a state licensed dealer principal operating as a proprietorship, partnership, corporation or limited liability company in the business of selling or leasing motor vehicles (cars, trucks, vans, SUVs) is eligible. Dealer principal shall also mean a partner and/or officer of a licensed partnership or corporation.
  2. Dealer must be an NIADA member in good standing.
  3. Dealer must maintain an Established Place of Business, which meets, at a minimum, all of the following requirements:
    • Approved/licensed location as an automobile dealership by the state and/or local unit of government;
    • Continuously occupied on a regular basis by the dealer;
    • Business books and records kept at the Established Place of Business;
    • A majority of the business transacted at the Established Place of Business; and
    • Vehicle inventory kept at the Established Place of Business.

  4. The dealer must post and maintain regular business hours consistent with state regulations. Dealer must be an NIADA member in good standing.
  5. Dealership Associates (employees) may attend CMD™ classes, however, upon completion of the class, they will receive “Certificates of Participation” only and will not receive the CMD™ designation. Employees may attend only if their dealer principal is a current CMD™ or he/she will be attending the same class.

CMD™ designation and seal are awarded to an individual dealer principal in recognition of the qualifications and personal achievements of that dealer principal. The award is not granted to the dealer's business entity.

CMD™ designation and use of the CMD™ seal are awarded for a term/period 3 years.

Each CMD™ must obtain a minimum of 12 hours of NIADA approved Continuing Education during each consecutive 3 year period to retain the CMD™ designation. NIADA Convention Education Sessions or approved state association conference sessions, workshops and NIADA 20 Groups are opportunities to obtain CE hours. A CMD™ may also attend a class for Continuing Education credit.  The class attendance fee is $295.00.

CMD™ designation and the CMD™ seal remain the property of NIADA. The CMD™ designation may be revoked by NIADA if the dealer is convicted of a felony or in the case of a dealer license being revoked by the appropriate state agency.
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