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DC EV Grand Prix set for National Harbor, June 8, 2013

DC EV Grand Prix set for National Harbor, June 8, 2013 First the Soap Box Derby, now a race by high school students using the technology of tomorrow. This Saturday, area students will compete in an electric vehicle version of the Grand Prix, the DC EV Grand Prix, at National Harbor. The youngsters have applied […]

Morty Zetlin inducted into Arlington Business Hall of Fame

Morty Zetlin inducted into Arlington Business Hall of Fame Morton J. Zetlin, longtime dealer principal atMercedes-Benz of Arlington, was inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce last week. A longstanding leader of Arlingtons vibrant business scene, as he has been in Metropolitan Washingtons automobile business, […]

AIADA Auto Summit speakers forecast wild sales year

AIADA Auto Summit speakers forecast wild sales year Executives from import nameplate OEMs told their counterpart dealers at the American International Auto Dealers Association Auto Summit last week to expect a fruitful, but intensely competitive vehicle sales year in 2013, ending in 15.1 million to 15.3 million sales. Summers going to be bloody, said Hyundai […]

Va. AG fixes title tax rate problem that the July 1 increase would have caused

Va. AG fixes title tax rate problem that the July 1 increase would have caused The looming problem of which title tax to apply on vehicle sales in Virginia when the rate rises from 3% to 4% on July 1 is resolved, thanks to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, whose written opinion last week set the […]

Two ways dealers can help Oklahoma tornado victims

Two ways dealers can help Oklahoma tornado victims Dealers have two ways to help victims of last week’s tornadoes in Moore, Okla. The Metropolitan Oklahoma City Auto Dealers Association has its own charity, the Car Dealers Care Foundation; set up to help employees who have experienced extreme hardships. Contributions will help 58 employees (so far) […]

NADA, automakers oppose car rental recall bill

NADA, automakers oppose car rental recall bill NADA and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers testified in support of one another at a Senate subcommittee hearing last week against a bill that would require rental car companies to take recalled cars out of service until they have been repaired. Supporting the bill are the National Highway […]

New Hampshire passes Dealer Rights legislation

New Hampshire passes Dealer Rights legislation The New Hampshire House has overwhelmingly passed a Dealer Bill of Rights that may be worth emulating in other states. The state senate passed a different version earlier this year. Now the upper chamber must decide whether to go with the amended bill or work out a compromise. The […]

Only two CUVs pass frontal crash test by the insurance industry

Only two CUVs pass frontal crash test by the insurance industry The 2014 Subaru Forester is the first vehicle to ace every aspect of the difficult small overlap frontal crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Forester won a rating of good and the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport won acceptable. […]

DC area drivers tell Ford surveyors they want to drive green cars

DC area drivers tell Ford surveyors they want to drive green cars When Ford surveyed 200 Washington area drivers in April and May, nearly 7 in 10 said they are likely to buy or lease an environmentally friendly car in the future. Other findings: More than three-quarters of respondents (76 percent) are satisfied with their […]

By popular demand, WANADAs flu shot program returns. Registration required by August 24, 2013

By popular demand, WANADAs flu shot program returns [I]Registration required by August 24, 2013[/I] Registration is now open for WANADAs seasonal flu shot program for dealership employees. With the flu annually infecting more than 40 million people, resulting in workplace disruptions averaging four to five work days per employee, the program is a popular, well […]