KPA Acquires Automotive Compliance Consultants

Business Wire

Combined Expertise Delivers Complete SaaS-Based Dealership Compliance Solution

LAFAYETTE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KPA Services, LLC, a leading provider of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), HR Management, and Finance & Insurance (F&I) technology-enabled services and software as a service (SaaS) solutions, today announced the acquisition of Automotive Compliance Consultants, Inc. (ACC). ACC provides a comprehensive dealership compliance program combining software and in-person consulting, with an emphasis on F&I, Privacy, Fair Lending, and EHS compliance.

KPA has over 30 years of experience working with multiple industries, including dealerships, collision/repair, manufacturing, insurance brokers, distribution, food and beverage, and transportation to provide EHS, HR Management, and F&I solutions. KPA provides clients with online, onsite, and on-call resources to effectively train staff; protect assets, reduce losses, and avoid penalties; enhance HR workflow; and achieve environmental, safety, and HR compliance. ACC’s extensive dealership F&I expertise and client base coupled with KPA’s 6,000 dealership clients, creates an organization with best-in-class compliance and workflow solutions for the dealership market.

The combined company provides clients the benefits of an expanded team of over 100 EHS, F&I, and HR field experts located throughout the US who bring an average of over 15 years of regulatory experience. This superior knowledge base complements the combined company’s online dashboards, SaaS-based data analytics solutions, and closed-loop audit processes.

“ACC and KPA share the vision and expertise to deliver effective dealership compliance solutions,” said Vane Clayton, CEO at KPA. “We focus on a variety of industries but we built our business on the automotive dealership market and feel we now have a national F&I compliance team and enhanced solution to increase the value we bring to our large dealer client base, with a comprehensive compliance solution.”

“Joining forces with the KPA team is a great move forward for ACC,” said Terry Dortch, President and CEO at Automotive Compliance Consultants. “Our vision has always been to provide a turnkey compliance solution for dealerships. The additional expertise, content, and development resources that KPA brings will result in an unmatched compliance program for the dealership client.”

About KPA, LLC

KPA delivers Environmental Health & Safety, HR Management, and Finance & Insurance Compliance programs that help clients achieve regulatory compliance, control risk, protect assets, and effectively manage people through a combination of intuitive SaaS programs, interactive training, and onsite compliance audit services. KPA provides solutions to 7,300 client locations in multiple industries, including dealerships, collision/repair, manufacturing, insurance brokers, distribution, food and beverage, and transportation. To learn more, visit www.kpaonline.com or call 866-356-1735.

About Automotive Compliance Consultants, Inc.

Automotive Compliance Consultants, Inc. (ACC) provides a comprehensive compliance program for dealerships. The ACC solution includes in-dealership consultations, compliance audits, and training covering F&I, Privacy, Fair Lending, OFAC, EEO / HR, and OSHA. The team at Automotive Compliance Consultants has extensive knowledge and experience in the retail automotive industry and focuses exclusively on dealership compliance issues.