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Insurance Bright Spot:

Insurance Bright Spot: Insurance Bright Spot: WANADAês insurance executive John OêDonnell offers this bright spot in the sea of ever rising health insurance premiums:Industry observers are predicting that this coming yearês renewal season will see single digit increases versus the 14% plus for each of the past two years. This prediction is grounded in what […]

DEALER ALERT:

DEALER ALERT: DEALER ALERT: Wheels & Tires Theft: Detective Debra Keyser of the Montgomery County Police in Rockville, MD has alerted WANADA to a crime trend that has occurred in the Rockville and Bethesda area involving the thefts of wheels and tires from new car dealerships. The thieves, who have already struck 7 or 8 […]

Thought for the Season…

I’d rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks, than in the drink with a boat on the rocks.

Dealers Pack F&I/Legal Compliance Seminar Profitability and Compliance Are Not at Odds

Dealers Pack F&I/Legal Compliance Seminar Profitability and Compliance Are Not at Odds Dealers still flinch at a replay of the recent 60 Minutes account of deceptive dealership F&I practices as well as numerous other media exposes and growing reports of individual and class-action lawsuits that were reviewed at WANADAês Legal Compliance Seminar, held last week […]

Criswell, Koons & Lindsay Honored As GM Dealers of the Year

DEALERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT Criswell, Koons & Lindsay Honored As GM Dealers of the Year Three area WANADA dealer members were among only 108 GM dealers nationwide to be recognized as GM Dealer Of The Year at a special ceremony in New York City on June 17. General Motors’ senior executives presented the 2003 Jack […]

Mustang Earns Stamp Of Approval

Mustang Earns Stamp Of Approval Jim O’Connor (right), Ford Motor Company group vice president for North America Marketing, Sales and Service, was in town earlier this month for a special ceremony at the National Postal Museum honoring the Mustang postage stamp as part of its celebrate the century commemorative series featuring the major icons of […]

Find More Finance Info at www.nada.org

Find More Finance Info at www.nada.org For more information on the F&I issue, NADA lists the following resources available on the nada.org home page or by going directly to www.nada.org/finance: “Media Tool Kit: F&I Under Fire,” NADA’s newest free dealer resource NADA’s new training video, “F&I: Absolute Integrity…100% of the Time” NADA chairman’s speech, “Finance […]

NADA DEALER OPERATIONS COMMENTARY

NADA DEALER OPERATIONS COMMENTARY Safeguarding Customer InformationÄOne Year Later Now that the FTCês Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Safeguards Rule) has been in effect for a year, NADA thought it appropriate to remind dealers of the ruleês provisions and their responsibilities. The rule implements section 501(b) of the Gramm Leach Bliley Act, which requires the […]

Have a Safe July 4th Holiday, Call SoberRide

Have a Safe July 4th Holiday, Call SoberRide To help keep our streets as safe as possible, the Washington Regional Alcohol Programês (WRAP) July 4th SoberRide program will operate this year from 4:00 pm Sunday, July 4, 2004 through 4:00 am Monday, July 5, 2004. Area residents age 21 and older who are celebrating with […]

Yellow Pages Solicitation that Resembles Invoices

Yellow Pages Solicitation that Resembles Invoices WANADA dealers are reporting solicitations for regional Yellow Pages directories from a company in Dallas, TX. The ads appear to be invoices, complete with a picture of your dealershipês ad and a listing of all the communities your ad will appear in. But in small print it says: WE […]