BEDFORD, TEXAS, Jan.22, 2007 - Dan and Ron Nagy, AAM, Nagy's Collision Centers, located in Doylestown and Wooster, Ohio, have committed $10,000 to the Automotive Management Institute's (AMI's) resource development effort EXCEL. The commitment to AMI will be combined with other leadership contributions to continue AMI's mission of providing and promoting practical business management education tailored to the automotive service and collision repair industry.

Ron earned the Institute's Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation in 1996 and Dan is currently working on fulfilling the requirements to earn the AAM designation. "It is a privilege for us to give back to an educational institution that has given us so many tools to use in growing our business," said Dan Nagy.

"AMI is pleased to provide the automotive industry with the tools they need to be successful. Dan and Ron's generosity is truly appreciated," said AMI Board of Trustees Chairman John Francis, AAM. AMI Executive Director Toni Slaton, AAM, added, "With the generous support of our EXCEL partners, AMI continues to expand its program and strives to fulfill our industry's demand for quality business management education. We greatly appreciate both the financial commitment and confidence they have placed in our organization."

AMI was established to answer the demand for continuing education tailored specifically for the business needs of the automotive service industry. The Institute offers the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation, the first business management accreditation exclusively for the automotive service professional. To date, AMI programs have attracted more than 132,000 enrollments throughout North America. AMI is a not-for-profit educational foundation to which tax-deductible contributions can be made. For more information about the Institute, its curriculum, or EXCEL, please contact AMI at (800) 272-7467 ext. 241, or visit the AMI Web site at www.amionline.org.