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Remembering George Conoly Phillips

May 6, 2020

“Role models like Conoly know that to live a long and happy life requires balance in your business relationships, your personal relationships, the relationship with your maker, and the relationship

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Create a Strategy Concerning Your PPP Loan

May 1, 2020

On Wednesday (April 29), we encouraged dealers to create a budget to ensure proper use of PPP loans. Today, we reiterate the importance of doing so, recommend dealers consider external

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April will see historic lows for auto sales — with silver lining

April 28, 2020

Historic lows are expected in April as the full effects of COVID-19 are felt across the U.S. auto market, according to VADA Program Partner Cox Automotive. Among the numbers: Light-vehicle

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A Message from Don Hall

April 8, 2020

April 2020   To say we’re living in unprecedented times is an understatement. Things are changing by the week, by the day, sometimes even by the hour. What you need

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Rising to Today’s Challenges

April 8, 2020

For more than a century, franchised auto dealerships have met various challenges to serve the transportation needs of their communities. One of the current challenges for franchised dealers everywhere is

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Survey Shows ‘Extreme’ Impact of COVID-19

April 8, 2020

Our latest dealer survey, conducted in late March, shows that every one of your businesses has been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak — with nearly 75% reporting the impact as

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Digital Updates and Used Vehicle Inventory

April 8, 2020

Dealers have a new concern about the used vehicles they buy or take in trade – digital updates that disable vehicle functions. You buy a vehicle with the latest tech,

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CHALLENGING A FRANCHISOR AUDIT

April 8, 2020

Dealers have become accustomed to having large amounts of franchisor money at stake in day to day operations. Historically, warranty and recall repairs have generated substantial monthly claims. While the

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Department of Defense Withdraws Position on Military Lending Act

April 8, 2020

By now, you have probably heard that on Feb. 28, 2020 the Department of Defense granted a petition from the National Automobile Dealers Association to withdraw its 2017 interpretation of

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