Get online, on-demand compliance training and certification.

Automotive Compliance Education delivers the attorney-written, role-specific training you need to follow the rules and regulations that govern our industry.

Get online, on-demand compliance training and certification.

Automotive Compliance Education delivers the attorney-written, role-specific training you need to follow the rules and regulations that govern our industry.

What is ACE?

ACE trains, certifies and annually recertifies everyone who plays a role in dealership compliance.

Role: Corporate Compliance Officer
Duration: 10 hours (48 lessons) plus 175-question exam
Cost: $695
Annual recertification cost: $139

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Role: Controller, Office/Accounting Manager
Duration: 8 hours (37 lessons) plus 175-question exam
Cost: $495
Annual recertification cost: $99

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Role: F&I Manager, F&I Director
Duration: 8 hours (36 lessons) plus 150-question exam
Cost: $495
Annual recertification cost: $95

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Role: Sales Manager, General Sales Manager
Duration: 7 hours (34 lessons) plus 150-question exam
Cost: $395
Annual recertification cost: $79

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Role: Sales Professional
Duration: 4 hours (17 lessons) plus 100-question exam
Cost: $95
Annual recertification cost: $19

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Statutes and regulations

Compliance Officer

Automotive Compliance Specialist

F&I Specialist

Sales Management Specialist

Sales Specialist

Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)

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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

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FTC Disposal Rule

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FTC Holder in Due Course Rule

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FTC Privacy Rule

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FTC Red Flags Rule

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FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule

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FTC Used Car Rule

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IRS Form 8300 (Cash Reporting)

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Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Regulation M ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Regulation Z ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Risk-Based Pricing Rule ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Safeguards Rule (Gramm-Leach-Bliley) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Unfair, Deceptive or Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAP) ✓ ✓ ✓
Sales and finance Compliance Officer Automotive Compliance Specialist F&I Specialist Sales Management Specialist Sales Specialist
Accounting Checklist ✓ ✓ ✓
Adverse Actions ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Conditional (Spot) Delivery ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Credit Applications ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Customer Signatures ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
F&I Menus ✓ ✓
F&I Menu Vocabulary ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
GAP ✓ ✓
Installment Sales Contracts ✓ ✓ ✓
Negative Equity ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Preventing In-Dealership Theft ✓ ✓ ✓
Quoting Payments ✓ ✓ ✓
Legal standards Compliance Officer Automotive Compliance Specialist F&I Specialist Sales Management Specialist Sales Specialist
Discrimination ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Ethics ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sexual Harassment ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Why ACE?

ACE keeps you up to speed on regulatory, statutory, practical and legal requirements.

ACE modules include Red Flags, Safeguards, Privacy, Telemarketing and Used Car Rule, IRS Form 8300, Magnuson-Moss, Regs M and Z, FCRA, ECOA and UDAP. 

F&I and sales modules include adverse actions, spot delivery, credit applications, signatures, menus, RISCs, GAP, negative equity and quoting payments. 

All ACE certifications include modules dedicated to legal standards for ethics, discrimination and sexual harrassment.

What about the FTC CARS Rule?

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The CARS Rule was struck down by a federal court in January 2025. It will likely return in some form as the FTC seeks the ability to fine dealers directly.

How does it work?

Earn your ACE certification on your schedule, at your pace, at work or at home.

Click here to create an ACE account and start training.
I’m a dealer.     I’m an agent.

Earn your ACE certification when and where you want.
I’m a dealer.     I’m an agent.

Stay certified with ACE’s Year-End Review and exam.
I’m a dealer.     I’m an agent.

What do dealers say about ACE?

Not only does ACE deliver quality compliance content at a lower cost than other programs, but its web-based platform also allows employees to maximize their time because they don’t have to travel and can complete the training modules in small chunks. More »
Lori Church, Holman Automotive


Not only does ACE deliver quality compliance content at a lower cost than other programs, but its web-based platform also allows employees to maximize their time because they don’t have to travel and can complete the training modules in small chunks. More »

Lori Church, Holman Automotive

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Gil Van Over III is the founder and executive director of ACE, a 30-year industry veteran and a nationally recognized compliance and auditing expert, trainer, author and witness.

Who is ACE?

ACE is led by compliance expert Gil Van Over III.+

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