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Allied Member Profile: The Branding Agency
A full-service marketing partner providing promotional items, digital marketing, and more The Branding Agency is a full-service marketing partner (without the agency fees). Consider us an extension of your marketing
Give attention to VPP chargebacks
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP We have talked repeatedly about how the compliance world for dealers changed dramatically with the result of the federal election in November
Member Profile: Landon Dalton, Terry Auto Group
Landon Dalton began working in the dealership world as a teenager and plans to have a long future in the business Landon got started early in the auto business
Va. updates COVID-19 regulations
June 4, 2021 State changes some measures enacted to curb virus With the end of mitigation efforts required by the Executive Orders from the Governor and new CDC guidance relaxing
Responding to franchisor criticisms
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP Always respond to critical letters from franchisors We have regularly written about the need for dealers to give attention to communications from
The Biden Administration’s approach to fair lending
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP During the Obama administration, regulators targeted dealer financing practices threatening an important element of dealer income. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Biden administration’s approach to labor issues
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP Biden White House likely ushers in a new (and familiar) approach to labor issues We have observed that the Biden administration is
Member Profile: Emily Beck, Marlow Auto Group
Emily Beck, third-generation owner of Marlow Auto Group, becomes VADA’s chairwoman at this month’s convention Emily Beck’s legal career put her on the road back to running the northern Virginia
VADA/Integrum Profile: Ralston King
Ralston King joins VADA’s lobbying team representing dealers in the halls of government As VADA’s new Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Ralston King recently joined the association’s lobbying team representing