VADA will be conducting its annual Legislative and Legal Update webinar on Tuesday, June 11th from 11:00 am until 1:00 PM covering issues such as the comprehensive bill to increase transportation revenue.
New GM Policy and Why it is Important for All Dealers
General Motors has ignited a furor among its dealers with two bulletins issued August 10, 2017. Bulletin 17-12 pertains to use of non-GM parts and accessories and vehicle service contracts, and Bulletin 17-13 announces a policy about incomplete or altered vehicles. GM mandates unprecedented disclosures to consumers backed with serious threats. Bulletin 17-12 advises dealers
Preapproval of Dealership Changes in Virginia
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of having “skin in the game” – an ownership interest in the dealership that enhances the senior manager’s rewards and risks.
Beware Flood Damaged Vehicles
The disaster in Texas and Florida understandably consumed the news media recently. In many shots of the devastation, one can see cars, trucks, and buses partially or fully submerged in the flood waters. Some have estimated that there may be as many as 500,000 flood damaged vehicles in the Southeast region. As the devastation is
How to Handle New Vehicle Damage
Virginia Code 46.2-1571 governs the procedure for damage to new vehicles as follows: D. On any new motor vehicle, any uncorrected damage or any corrected damage exceeding three percent of the manufacturer’s or distributor’s suggested retail price as defined in 15 U.S.C. §§ 1231-1233, as measured by retail repair costs, must be disclosed to the
Controlled Change
Among the tech crowd, disruption is a magic word. It creates an opportunity. The techies favor disruption because they are the ones that hope to profit from it. If they can damage an existing industry, they can provide the virtual solution. For established businesses, disruption is generally not a good thing. For those that must
Arbitration Update
We have advised you that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a final regulation that bans class action waivers in predispute arbitration agreements used by finance institutions under its jurisdiction. If the rule survives Congressional review, it will have a significant impact on dealers. While franchised dealers are not subject to the jurisdiction of
Help us help you by participating in the 2013 NADA Workforce Study
The NADA Workforce Study is now available online and we need your dealership(s) to participate. Participating dealers will receive their dealership-specific Basic Report and Industry Report at no charge.
Used Car Buyers Guide: Dealer Warranty Means Just That
We have written extensively about the revised FTC Used Car Rule. The revised rule went into effect January 27, 2017. It prescribes use of a revised buyers guide, although dealers can exhaust their existing supply of used car buyers guides if they make the appropriate disclosure changes required by the rule through January 27, 2018.
CFPB Issues Final Rule Banning Class Action Waivers in Arbitration
On Monday, July 10, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its final Rule to Ban Class Action Waivers in Predispute Arbitration Provisions. The Rule is the result of a lengthy rulemaking process based on a provision of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation that empowered the CFPB to study and take appropriate action with respect