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Allied Member Profile: Diamond Dealer Services

April 14, 2021

Detailing firm offers special pricing to commemorate 20th anniversary Since its inception in 2001, Diamond Dealer Services has become the fastest growing dealership logistics and detailing provider on the East

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A Message from Don Hall

March 20, 2021

Springtime for Dealers With the vaccine rollout and lifting restrictions, optimism is in the air. March 2021 The days are longer, brighter, and getting warmer. The COVID vaccine rollout is

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Remembering Sean Brickell

March 20, 2021

March 4, 2021 We are saddened by the loss of Sean Brickell, our longtime friend and, among his many personal and professional pursuits, executive vice president of the Hampton Roads Automobile

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The Big Lie about EV sales

March 20, 2021

Mike Stanton, NADA President and CEO As someone who has dedicated his career to advocating on behalf of America’s franchised auto dealers, I’ve embraced the reality that one of my

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2021 Compliance Quiz

March 20, 2021

By Michael G. Charapp Charapp & Weiss LLP Last month’s newsletter discussed changes dealers have implemented because of the pandemic and many changes dealers are likely to have to adopt

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Member Profile: Zack Cochran, GM, Whitten Brothers

March 20, 2021

Zack Cochran’s career didn’t begin in the car business. After graduating from the University of Virginia, he entered the world of municipal finance, serving as an advisor to governments and

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VADA/Integrum Profile: Melissa Roberts

March 20, 2021

Integrum’s Melissa Roberts cherishes connections with clients and time spent with family Today we meet Melissa Roberts, a client advocate at Integrum Advisors. Melissa has been in the insurance industry

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Allied Member Profile: D+R

March 20, 2021

Sign Up to Join: Electric utilities set to promote VA’s EV Dealerships Join the DRIVE EV National EV Dealership Network Nine electric cooperatives in Virginia (plus two in Maryland and Delaware) are

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Stimulus Impacts on Dealers: Employee Leave, COBRA

March 17, 2021

The $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that President Joe Biden signed earlier this month will completely pay COBRA premiums for laid off employees, and the legislation extends tax credits for businesses

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