Thought for the Week…
“The customer has all the answers and all the money.” -Roy M. Spence, Jr.
Read MoreVA Dealers Claim Success, MD Dealers Battle Tax Issues
Dealers Claim Success, MD Dealers Battle Tax Issues Despite the contentious conclusion to the 2002 Session of the Virginia General Assembly last week over transportation and education tax referendum issues for Northern Virginia, Virginia dealers, by and large, claimed success for the 60-day session. Emissions and safety inspection fees were increased, and lawmakers approved the […]
Read MoreMontgomery Living Wage Bill, Its Back! Chances For Passage Better This Time Around
Montgomery Living Wage Bill, Itês Back! Chances For Passage Better This Time Around Times have changed and so have the chances of the Montgomery County Council passing new living wage legislation, introduced last week by council member Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg, who has championed the bill for years. As dealers may recall, […]
Read MoreVirginia Dealer Board March Meeting Highlights
Virginia Dealer Board March Meeting Highlights On Monday, March 11, 2002, the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board (MVDB) and its committees held their regular meetings. The board considered the following issues: àThe Franchise Committee discussed the failure of Mazda of America and Volkswagen of America to submit two important documents being circulated to dealers affecting […]
Read MoreSuccessful Senate Amendment Defuses CAFE Debate
Successful Senate Amendment Defuses CAFE Debate With the strong support of automakers and dealers, the Senate voted last week, 62 to 38, for a bipartisan amendment to the pending energy bill which authorizes the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration to set new corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for cars and light trucks within a […]
Read MoreInternet Dealer Training Seminar
Internet Dealer Training Seminar Dealers wanting to fine tune their Internet and profit skills wonêt want to miss WANADAês Internet Dealer Training Seminar, sponsored by AutoTrader.com, the largest Internet classified advertiser. The seminar will be held Wednesday, April 10, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, VA, and will feature Jack Simmons, […]
Read MoreThought for the Week…
I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper, and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.” -Brendan Behan
Read MorePG County Court Awards $60K in Favor of Dealer
PG County Court Awards $60K in Favor of Dealer Case Sets Precedent Against Multiple, Groundless Complaints In a particularly noteworthy ruling for area dealers, Judge Thomas P. Smith of the Circuit Court of Prince George’s County, Maryland, issued an order on February 7 that awarded $59,881 in sanctions against a plaintiff in favor of a […]
Read More2002 WANADA Outing Tees Off Monday, May 13
2002 WANADA Outing Tees Off Monday, May 13 Think blue skies, warm breezes, spring in full bloom and maybe, just maybe, a hole-in-one. Thatês what you have to look forward to at WANADAês 2002 Rex Davis Memorial Outing at the Indian Spring Country Club in Silver Spring, Md., Monday, May 13 (the day after Motherês […]
Read MoreDealers Invited to Adopt-A-Youth Entrepreneur Breakfast, May 2
Dealers Invited to Adopt-A-Youth Entrepreneur Breakfast, May 2 Dealers are encouraged to join with WANADA in support of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurshipês Fifth Annual Adopt-A-Youth Entrepreneur Breakfast, Thursday May 2, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd., NW, Washington, D.C. Hosted by the Foundationês Greater Washington DC chapter, the event will […]
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