North Carolinas Pre-Licensing

Current and Upcoming Events

Event		When	Location	Category	Email
NC Pre-Licensing Class - Harrisburg (Feb 16th-17th 2023)	This course is for those pursuing a dealer license in the state of North Carolina. Students who complete this course will be issued a certificate of completion, which is to be submitted to the DMV. This certificate expires 1 year after the date issued. (read more...)	February 16th, 2023 9:00 AM through February 17th, 2023 1:00 PM	5643 Harrisburg Ind. Pk. Dr. Harrisburg, NC 28075 United States	NC Pre-Licensing	jharris@theciada.com
NC Pre-Licensing Class - Harrisburg (March 9th-10th 2023)	This course is for those pursuing a dealer license in the state of North Carolina. Students who complete this course will be issued a certificate of completion, which is to be submitted to the DMV. This certificate expires 1 year after the date issued. (read more...)	March 9th, 2023 9:00 AM through March 10th, 2023 1:00 PM	5643 Harrisburg Ind. Pk. Dr. Harrisburg, NC 28075 United States	NC Pre-Licensing	jharris@theciada.com
NC Pre-Licensing Class - Durham (March 22nd-23rd 2023)	This class fulfills the NC DMV 12-hour Pre-licensing Education requirement for obtaining a dealer's license. (read more...)	March 22nd, 2023 9:00 AM through March 23rd, 2023 1:00 PM	7807 Leonardo Dr. Durham, NC 27713 United States	NC Pre-Licensing

CIADA Independent Dealer Pre-Licensing

The Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association has been educating Independent Dealers since July 2002. Our highly trained and experienced instructors have educated thousands of new and experienced dealers! Our Pre-Licensing class won a national award for excellence and is recognized as "the Cadillac of dealer education programs”.

The State of North Carolina requires all persons who wish to become an Independent Automobile Dealer (Used Car Dealer) to take a state-mandated 12-hour class. We offer that class every month to everyone who wishes to become a dealer.

The following pdf is the NC Motor Vehicle Dealer License Minimum Requirements:

VS-415 Minimum Dealer Licensing Requirements-June 2020178.64 KB

Whats Included?

The 12 Hour class. It is covered over two days ( usually a Thursday & Friday) Day one begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM Day Two begins at 8:00 am and ends at 1:00 pm.
A full binder of all the Education Materials, as well as a Flash Drive with all the Federal and State mandated forms and documents on it.
A starter pack of forms, which contains 5 sets of all the State, Federal, and CIADA forms that you will need in order to sell cars.
Information about software companies, insurance and bond quotes, and virtually everything else you need to successfully run your dealership.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in the class?

What will I learn in the class?

In our day and a half class, you will learn how to set up your business and get your license; how to buy, display, and sell vehicles including all the required paperwork; and how to keep those cars sold by staying in compliance with state and federal laws regulating this industry. We discuss privacy issues, damage disclosure, warranties and service contracts, financing, repossession, bonds and insurance and much, much more.
What else do I get for my Money?

What else do I get for my Money?

When you take the CIADA Pre-Licensing class, we GIVE you a year’s membership in the Carolinas Independent Automobile Dealers Association – CIADA – THE trade association for North and South Carolina Independent Dealers. As a member, you will receive monthly newsletters full of information important to your business, as well as magazines and other publications. As soon as you get your license and notify us that you are a dealer, we activate your membership and within 2 weeks you will receive your 4 coupon books via access to the coupon app that may be used to save you $$$$ in buy or sell fees at various auctions! You will have access to our business partners – vendors providing products and services, many with special programs for members. You also receive the NIADA benefits with your 1 year membership.

We saved the BEST for last!

We want you to be successful in your business. For one year after you complete the class, we provide you with free consulting services! You can call or e-mail us with any questions you have, problems you are experiencing, issues you need to resolve and if we don’t know the answer we will research it and get an answer for you. Call us when you are completing your first deal and we will talk you through the paperwork. Call us when you are not sure how to answer a customer’s questions and we’ll help you out. Call us when a customer has a complaint and we can help you figure out what you need to do.

What some of our graduates had to say about our class...

"I grew up in the used car business and I take it very seriously as a reputable profession. I have been to hundreds of seminars, classes and conferences over the past 15 years. This class was by far the best "real world” information that I have ever received.”

"Best money I’ve spent all year”

"I wish all training seminars were this effective, informative and entertaining!”

"This has been one of the most well done classes of its kind that I have ever attended”

"Well worth the cost if you are serious about the car business”

"Nothing but the best – thanks for the support!”

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