Manning, Leaver, Bruder & Berberich

The manuals for California automobile dealers shown below are authored by Manning, Leaver Bruder & Berberich, are distributed to the members of the California New Car Dealers Association, and are updated on a regular basis.

Our firm is the author of the California New Car Dealers Dealer Association Management Guide, an extensive and detailed guide for dealers which is distributed by the California New Car Dealers Association to its members. The Guide, which is updated annually, is approximately 600 pages in length, contains an in-depth discussion of the many laws and regulations applicable to California automobile dealers, and is widely used throughout California.   Click here to see Dealer Management Guide General and Detailed Table of Contents.

Our firm is the author of the California Auto Dealer Advertising Law Manual, distributed to the members of the California New Car Dealers Association.  The manual, nearly 500 pages in length, covers the extensive California and federal laws and regulations applicable to the advertising of vehicles in California,  has a down-to-earth explanation of the advertising rules, and contains examples showing good and bad advertising.  The publication was authored in a manner that makes it easy to find the law on a particular topic. Click here to see Advertising Law Manual Table of Contents.

Our most recent publication is the highly acclaimed and widely used California Auto Dealer Finance and Insurance Compliance Manual authored in 2007 after the California Car Buyer’s Bill of Right Act was enacted.  The manual is divided into five sections, Intake and Credit Processing, Deal Negotiation, Deal Documentation, Post-Contract Issues, and F & I Policy Considerations.  The manual is a valuable tool in training F & I personnel and in complying with the numerous intricacies of California law in the vehicle sale and leasing process.  Click here to see F & I Manual Table of Contents.