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Cox Automotive: Tight inventory slows auto sales
As Memorial Day Approaches, Tight Vehicle Inventory Slows Auto Sales ATLANTA – According to a forecast released this week by Cox Automotive, automobile sales in the U.S. are expected to
VADA/Integrum Profile: Sam Tetterton
Integrum’s Sam Tetterton guides employees to the best benefits for them As an enrollment specialist with Integrum Advisors, Sam Tetterton helps employees get signed up for healthcare, dental and other
Free Revised No-Mask Necessary Signage
May 17, 2021 Updated Mask Signage for Dealerships With news that vaccinated employees (both sales and service) and customers are no longer required to wear face masks, we have
Mask Update: May 15
May 15, 2021 Masks No Longer Required for Vaccinated Dealership Employees Great news: All vaccinated employees (both sales and service) at Virginia dealerships are no longer required to wear face
Review your repair orders now to avoid litigation later
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP Chances are that you include fees to your service customers in addition to parts and labor charges. It has been nearly two
A Message from Don Hall
Looking back – and mostly forward Winning every day for VA’s dealer body May 2021 In the car and truck business, dealers live month to month. But at VADA, part
Is it really a lawyer calling?
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP A Lawyer is Paid More for a Letter than a Phone Call We sometimes get a call from a client claiming that
Best practices for recalls
By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP As a franchised dealer, you regularly deal with issues arising from factory recalls. As a best practice, you should involve all
Member Profile: Tom Bates, RK Auto & Affiliates
From a GM strike to COVID-19, Tom Bates has taken RK Auto through last year’s challenges Tom Bates, chairman of VADA’s board of directors, has spent 45 years in the