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EEOC report due Sept. 30 for dealers with over 100 employees

EEOC report due Sept. 30 for dealers with over 100 employees Dealers with 100 or more employees must submit an EEO-1 report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by September 30. The requirement also applies to employers with 100 or more employees from affiliated entities. Entities are considered affiliated if they have centralized ownership, […]

2 men accused of stealing cars by hacking keyless entry code

2 men accused of stealing cars by hacking keyless entry code Two Houston, TX men have been accused of stealing new Dodge and Jeep vehicles after using a laptop to reprogram the vehiclesê keyless security code to match the menês own car. The stolen vehicles were unlocked with a software used by many Jeeps and […]

Could future airbags come with an expiration date?

Could future airbags come with an expiration date? A recent article by Paul Eisenstein on NBCNews.com explores the possibility that airbags may simply get too old to be effective. With the recent death of a Canadian motorist from an ARC airbag, some industry observers wonder whether the problem is not with the chemical used by […]

WANADA welcomes new members!

WANADA welcomes new members! The WANADA Board approved these businesses for dealer and Kindred-Line membership in the association: Dealer members: Reedman Toll MD, LLC d/b/a Reedman Toll Nissan Rockville, MD 301-348-8332 Usual Rep: William OêFlanagan, president Associate Member: Russ Singleton, general manager Kindred-Line Members Dixon Hughes Goodman Tysons, VA 703-970-0442 Usual Rep: Louie Galbraith, service […]

WANADA invites service managers to ADEI lunch August 17

WANADA invites service managers to ADEI lunch August 17 Following the success of the previous information session and lunch, the Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI) is again sponsoring a lunch at Montgomery College for anyone interested in learning more about the Technician Development Program. The luncheon will be Wednesday, August 17, from 11:30 a.m. to […]

Dealerships with a code of ethics attract customers

Dealerships with a code of ethics attract customers Half of automotive consumers say they are more likely to shop at a dealership if it has a code of ethics that is publicly displayed, according to a recent survey by Total Dealership Compliance, an auditing firm. A code of ethics is designed to reinforce a dealerês […]

Fleetwide fuel economy up slightly in July

Fleetwide fuel economy up slightly in July The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in July was 25.4 mpg, up 0.1 mpg from June. Fuel economy is down 0.4 mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but up 5.3 mpg since October 2007, when the University of Michigan first started […]

Car-sharing will have minimal effect on vehicle sales

Car-sharing will have minimal effect on vehicle sales Car-sharing services such as Zipcar will have a minimal effect on new-vehicle sales, according to a recent study by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR). Most households that use car-sharing services do not own a vehicle, the report says. In North America, on average, 41 percent of […]

GM: Autonomous cars could be for sale in 10 years

GM: Autonomous cars could be for sale in 10 years GM could be selling fully autonomous cars to consumers in 10 years, Mark Reuss, GMês head of global product development, said at a cybersecurity conference recently. They could be sold to ride-sharing services in some cities in five years. At the same conference, GM CEO […]

How autonomous vehicles could affect sales: 3 scenarios

How autonomous vehicles could affect sales: 3 scenarios ALG, a subsidiary of TrueCar, has come up with three scenarios for the way autonomous vehicles (AVs) could affect sales by 2030: no effect, an 8.6 percent decrease in vehicle sales or a 41 percent drop in sales. The analysts looked at three instigators of vehicle demand: […]