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Mitchell Praises Dealer Support for Finding Cure For Leukemia

Mitchell Praises Dealer Support for Finding Cure For Leukemia “This year, WANADA is stepping up to the plate as title sponsor of our Hall of Fame tournament benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,” said Mitchell, who is the honorary chair of The Bobby MitchelI/Washington Auto Dealers Hall of Fame Classic sponsored by Toyota. “Last year […]

Belew Named to NOVA/Ford ASSET Advisory Board NOVA to Host two ASSET Classes This Fall

Belew Named to NOVA/Ford ASSET Advisory Board NOVA to Host two ASSET Classes This Fall WANADA is proud to announce that Bill Belew, one of the associationês training coordinators, has been named to the Advisory Board for the Ford ASSET (Automotive Student Service Educational Training) technician degree program at Northern Virginia Community College. Belew has […]

WORD OF WARNING: PROTECT AGAINST SUV VANDALISM

WORD OF WARNING: PROTECT AGAINST SUV VANDALISM With Washington streets filling with protesters this week particularly the notoriously rowdy radicals protesting the meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, area police are warning dealers to be particularly alert to extremists who in other cities have set fire to or vandalized SUVs to protest […]

Thought for the Week

The taxpayer — that’s someone who works for the federal government but doesn’t have to take the civil service examination. -Ronald Reagan

NADA Urging Dealers to Help Move Voluntary Arbitration Bill to Senate Floor

NADA Urging Dealers to Help Move Voluntary Arbitration Bill to Senate Floor With Congress back in session this week following the spring recess, NADA is urging dealers to contact their Senators in an all out effort to move The Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act, S. 1140, to the Senate floor. Current Senate cosponsors […]

DARCARS DNA Events Draw 1,400 Vigilant Parents

DARCARS DNA Events Draw 1,400 Vigilant Parents For their efforts in an area-first program to offer free DNA samples to parents of elementary school children, DARCARS dealerships were featured in The Washington Postês Health section April 2. The program, held on March 23, drew more than 1,400 parents to five DARCARS dealerships Fairfax Chrysler-Plymouth, Ford/Lanham […]

Hot New MINI Cooper Comes To Town

Hot New MINI Cooper Comes To Town BMW of Sterling is the first dealer in the Washington area to begin selling the stylish new MINI Cooper. The first MINI debuted on August 26,1959, with the idea of getting the maximum usable space out of minimum overall dimensions and providing a sporty and exhilarating driving experience. […]

NADA Monthly Dealer Operations Commentary

NADA Monthly Dealer Operations Commentary A Second Look: Profit-centering the Used Vehicle Department How do you know if your used vehicle operation is pulling its own weight? Is the operation contributing to the overall health of your dealership? The following calculation, as well as many others, is offered to dealers in NADAês newest videotape package […]

NADA TIP: Questions to Ask When Buying Vehicle Leasing Software:

NADA TIP: Questions to Ask When Buying Vehicle Leasing Software: àWill it automatically transfer the entire deal structure from the stand-alone leasing software to the dealership’s mainframe or dealership management system (DMS)? Most errors and contracts “bounced” from leasing systems happen because of re-keying errors when the contracts cannot be automatically transferred to the DMS. […]

Radio/TV Advertising Tips from VA MVDB:

Radio/TV Advertising Tips from VA MVDB: At its March meeting, the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Boardês Dealer Advertising Committee listened to several recent radio advertisements. The members concluded that many advertisements included disclaimers that cannot be easily understood. Disclaimers must be made in an understandable tone and speed and must be clear. Specifically, the Virginia […]