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Chevy Chase Cars and Martens Volvo-Volkswagen Cited in Bethesda Magazines Historical The Way We Were Issue

Chevy Chase Cars and Martens Volvo-Volkswagen Cited in Bethesda Magazines Historical The Way We Were Issue WANADA dealer members Chevy Chase Cars and Martens Volvo-Volkswagen got a bit of recognition this month in Bethesda Magazines The Way We Were, special edition, which took a look back at the beginning of Montgomery County, Md., and the […]

Halloween Respite at WANADA

Halloween Respite at WANADA Like they do each Halloween, the moppets from the nearby day care center came again this year trick-or-treating the WANADA staff with their charm and personalized costumes. Its a highlight of the season at the WANADA office and reminds us all of the innocence of childhood and the sheer joy to […]

IN MEMORIAM: Dennis O. Rippeon

IN MEMORIAM [I]Dennis O. Rippeon[/I] It is with profound sadness that WANADA reports the untimely passing of Dennis Rippeon of Ourisman Automotive. He died Wednesday of this week at the nursing home where he had been receiving care since last winter as a result of a rare, but terminal brain disorder with which hed been […]

Staying Ahead…

Staying Ahead… All must strive to be good ancestors for future generations. – -Jonas Salk, MD Developer of the Polio Vaccine

The WANADA Annual Luncheon: Nov. 19, Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill

Looking Down the Road The WANADA Annual Luncheon With Rep. Van Hollen and James Dinegar, CEO of the Board of Trade [I]Nov. 19, Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill[/I] There has never been a year like this year in the auto industry, so WANADA members and dealer community associates will want to make sure to attend this […]

ew Federal Regulations WANADA Dealers Need to Act On

New Federal Regulations WANADA Dealers Need to Act On [I]FTC Red Flags & IRS Unicap, November 1 and Next Year Respectively[/I] WANADA dealer members are reminded that the Federal Trade Commissions (FTC) Red Flag Rules are effective Nov. 1, 2009. Those who have not implemented the requisite program to guard against identity theft should review […]

Sunset of Estate Tax in 2010 Looking Less Likely

Sunset of Estate Tax in 2010 Looking Less Likely [I]But Obama and the Democrats Support Raising the Exemption Level[/I] Planning to die to in 2010 to avoid federal estate taxes? Think again. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, said this week that the House will revise the estate […]

Update on Dealer Rights Effort

Update on Dealer Rights Effort [I]GM CEO visits Capitol Hill, Meetings Continue, Legislation Waiting [/I] General Motors Co. president and CEO Fritz Henderson came to town this week to brief the government on how its investment in GM was progressing and, according to Automotive News, meet with key members of Congress in an effort to […]

Consumer Reports Says Auto Reliability Continues to Rise

Consumer Reports Says Auto Reliability Continues to Rise [I]Cites Ford as Among Most Reliable Carmakers [/I] Consumer Reports, which each year produces a Car Reliability Survey that gets a lot of attention from the auto buying public, says in its latest report that overall car reliability continues to improve and that Ford is the best […]

Baby Boomers Throw the Auto Market a Curve

Baby Boomers Throw the Auto Market a Curve As they have in so many other aspects of life, Americas Baby Boomers now in their late 50s and early 60s are taking a different route than their parents in car buying behavior, even now as they are beginning to retire. Demographers report Baby Boomers are not […]