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Barrie: Refresh Your Memory – How much do you know?
For years we have emphasized the importance of a company policy for supplier contracts. There are many suppliers of many goods and services.
Dealers Shifting Gears for Good: February
Virginia’s auto dealers are not just selling cars this February, they are sharing heart. From supporting lifesaving research to inspiring future innovators and honoring everyday heroes, dealerships across the Commonwealth
China, competition, and the long game
China is the world’s second largest economy, and is hellbent on becoming No. 1. We can compete and win — but only if we do it the American way.
Capitol Briefs: Week 5
As the halfway point of Crossover approaches, we’re getting a clearer picture of what bills may advance through the session and make it to the Governor’s desk.
Capitol Briefs: Week 4
As the ’26 session rolls on, VADA is working both on our own and with other business groups to shape policies that create fairness to all sides of these various issues.
VADA Live S2:E3 – Managing vs. Leading: Why Your Service Advisors Are Leaving (And How to Fix It) with Christopher Craig
You can manage numbers, but you must lead people. Christopher Craig joins VADA Live to reveal why “spreadsheet management” is driving the industry’s 49% turnover rate—and how to fix it.
Capitol Briefs: Week 3
The look at dealer-related bill movements in week four of the General Assembly.
Capitol Briefs: Week 2
The second week of the General Assembly has legislators looking at 2,500 bills over the next few weeks. Here’s a few that impact franchised dealers and Virginia drivers.
Barrie: 26 for ’26
Every January, VADA attorney Barrie Charapp Beaty compiles the definitive roadmap for the year ahead. This isn’t just a legal update; it is your operational survival guide.