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Welcome to the latest installment of IADA's e-news, containing timely updates, information, announcements and reminders. We welcome your suggestions and contributions. For further information and updates regarding the Idaho Automobile Dealers Association please visit our website at www.idahoada.org.
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IADA'S NEW WEB-BASED REGISTRATION SERVICE: Beginning This Summer
After carefully listening to dealer concerns and suggestions on IADA's registration reports we are proud to announce that IADA is launching a new way in which dealers in Idaho receive and use registration data! IADA will be offering a first of its type for auto dealers associations by producing a web based reporting and data search engine.
Out with the old, in with the new:
The old registration report, with its static excel based reports, has been a valuable tool for the dealers for the past 15 years but soon with the addition of the "IADA Custom Report Builder1.0" it will become an invaluable tool for you and your managers! From the comfort of your office chair, or on the road with your laptop, the new web-based registration report builder will allow subscribers to login in 24\7 and produce customizable reports that include registrations by geography, dealer market share, make market share, annual trends, pump in / pump out, lienholder and many other exciting features.
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2008 JOINT CONVENTION
June 22- 25 ~ Sunriver Resort ~ Sunriver, Oregon
10 days left!
Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear from our fantastic speakers Jim Ziegler, Annette Sykora, Paul Metery, Sandi Jerome and many others.
Please take a moment to change your calendar for this must attend convention!
CLICK HERE for schedule of events
Click Here For A Fillable Registration Form
Book Online to Make Your Reservations Today!
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AT A GLANCE
Listed here are several articles pertaining to the auto industry that appeared recently in newspapers and other media outlets across the nation.
Inside Politics: New legislation will bring premiums back up
The Greeley Tribine, June 8
Colorado motorists who are unfortunate enough to be injured in a crash will have one less thing to worry about thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Bill Ritter late last week.
Top Car Dealer Says High Gas Prices Are Good for the U.S. Auto Industry
The Wall Street Journal, June 9
Detroit's big auto makers are slashing jobs, closing factories and undertaking costly revamps of their product strategies to cope with $4 a gallon gas. What's the worst thing that could happen now? Gas could get cheap again, says the man who runs America's biggest auto retailer.
 Hiprocracy on gas -- Energy policy idiocy
New York Post, June 5
Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: "I rise to discuss rising energy prices." The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was rising.
Gasoline tops $4.00 for first time
USA Today, June 8
U.S. gasoline prices shot above $4 a gallon for the first time Sunday, and drivers will be shelling out even more for gas this week.
Drivers choose cars over trucks as auto sales plunge
 USA Today, June 3
Cars outsold the top-selling Ford F-series truck in May for the first time since 1992, a sign of the rapid shift in customers' preferences from trucks and SUVs to small cars that is forcing painful production cuts and plant closures at General Motors and Ford Motor.
Chrysler closes efficiency gap with Toyota
The Detroit News, June 6
Chrysler LLC tied Toyota Motor Corp. as the most efficient automaker in North America, while General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. joined in virtually erasing the productivity gap between Detroit's Big Three automakers and their Asian rivals, according to the 2008 Harbour Report North America.
Wonder why Detroit gets a bad rap?
The Detroit News, June 6
Can't imagine why Detroit gets a bad rap, whatever the arcana of its individual product cycle plans. Perception is reality to folks outside the automotive bubble -- you know, the people who actually buy the stuff -- and the perception is that Detroit is pushing the wrong new metal for the times and losing a lot of money doing it because, well, it is.
Confessions of a Pro-Trade Democrat
The Wall Street Journal, June 9
Where are the pro-trade Democrats? America won't increase middle-class incomes and create jobs without them
IADA forwards news articles and opinion columns of interest through THE TRAFFIC REPORT to inform members of current events. These in no way reflect the views, opinions, and/or positions of IADA or its member dealers. They are sent for informational and educational purposes only. |
TIME Dealer Award Nominations Due June 16!
Do you know a dealer who goes beyond what is expected in order to support his or her community? Perhaps you are a dealer who understands the importance of education and enjoys being involved in programs that promote education. If so, nominate a colleague or yourself for the TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award (TMQDA)
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The TMQDA recognizes America's new-car dealers who demonstrate outstanding dealership performance and exceptional community service. Nominations are due to IADA by July 16, 2008.
For more information or to have a form faxed to you, please call IADA at (208) 853-4668
News From NADA: Dealer Surveys
Beginning with the summer 2008 Dealer Attitude Survey (DAS) (available online July 7 to August 7), NADA will no longer mail paper surveys to dealers. NADA has designed a new full-service DAS Web site to facilitate the move to an online-only format, which will speed up the survey processing time.
Dealers must fill out a brief registration form at the new site to receive a unique user ID to participate in the summer and subsequent surveys. For questions, contact NADA Industry Relations at: industryrelations@nada.org or call (703) 821-7010
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LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY UPDATES
NADA TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH FREE RED FLAG EDUCATIONAL GUIDES
Dealers and other creditors and financial institutions must comply with the FTC Red Flags Rule by November 1, 2008. To assist dealers with this new requirement, NADA will mail members a free educational guide by August 1. The guide will explain dealers' responsibilities under the new rule and provide a template to assist dealers in preparing the required written Identity Theft Prevention Program.
Additional information will be available from fee-based Webinars that NADA will conduct from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on August 26, 2008 and September 23, 2008. (Registration information will be announced soon.) CLICK HERE for a highlight of the new rules.
NADA'S REGULATORY REVIEW NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
NADA's Regulatory Review, which is published quarterly by the NADA Public and Legal Affairs Groups, contains the latest federal regulatory developments that affect franchised new-vehicle dealers. Regulatory Review is now available on NADA's Web site atwww.nada.org, under "Publications" (member login required). | |
LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
Have you or anyone else at your dealership won an award recently? Has your dealership provided any outstanding community service? We want to recognize such accomplishments. Please send us a brief write-up of the award or event along with any other information to info@idahoada.org. Also include your contact information for further follow-up.
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Mission statement: The Idaho Automobile Dealers Association was formed in 1932 to represent interests of new vehicle dealers in the state. Our goal then and now has been to improve, enhance, and grow the automobile industry in Idaho. By advocating and providing programs, products and services for new car dealers, we want to create a stable and healthy retail market for Idaho's businesses and consumers.
Sincerely,
Trent Wright
Idaho Automobile Dealers Association |
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