February 18, 2025 By Barrie Charapp Beaty Charapp & Weiss, LLP bbeaty@cwattorneys.com Social media has become a large part of your business. Your sales personnel are on social media communicating
Legal & Legislative
Key Developments Affecting the Availability of Tax-based Incentives for EVs in 2025
Dealers with EVs in their current inventories should be aware of recent developments that could have an impact on the availability of federal tax-based EV lease and sales incentives in 2025.
Reminder: Clean Cars Ends January 1 – here’s what it means for Model Year 2025 vehicles
In 2021, Virginia adopted the California ACC I (Clean Cars I) program starting with model year 2025 vehicles (and requiring all new vehicles sold by 2035 to be fully electric).
Barrie: Twenty-Five for ‘25
Barrie anticipates that 2025 will be a tumultuous year in the car business. In other words, it will business as usual. Dealers have become accustomed to coping with major changes. 2025 should not be much different in terms of challenges, but it can be rewarding. Here are 25 issues to which you should give attention in 2025.
Barrie: VADA Reaffirms Virginia Dealers’ Warranty Rights, Considers Statute Enhancements
Dealers are urged to assert warranty rights during a time of rapid change. October 3, 2024 By Barrie Charapp Beaty Charapp & Weiss, LLP bbeaty@cwattorneys.com For over 50 years, VADA’s
Barrie: Effective Compliance Programs are Essential to Dealership Operations
Gone are the days of asking whether you have a compliance program because they are essential to dealership operations. The question is now whether your compliance programs on fair lending and voluntary programs practices are effective.
Barrie: CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT UPDATE
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing requirements were reinstated by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on December 23, 2024.
Barrie: Texas Federal Courts Saving Small Businesses from Regulation One Case at a Time
On December 3, 2024, the Court in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. granted the National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) request for a preliminary injunction, which has a nationwide impact.
Barrie: Now Is The Time to Review Indirect Finance and Lease Agreements
In an economy where inventory is high, vehicles are sitting on floorplan, and customer credit is not as easily accessible, Dealers need to know where they stand with their creditors just as much.
Barrie: Volkswagen’s Request to Dealers on MSRP
At the end of November, Volkswagen dealers received a special message from Volkswagen regarding the ID. Buzz.