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Complianceby StaffMarch 25, 2014

Arizona Lawmakers Back Bill to Allow Tesla Sales

Arizona lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would give Tesla the right to sell directly to consumers. The state is currently wooing the electric carmaker into building its battery production center in the state.

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F&Iby StaffMarch 25, 2014

NADA-ATD Academy to Hold Weeklong Service Seminar

The advanced service seminar will focus on strategies, processes and best practices designed to maximize productivity and profitability of dealership service departments.

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F&Iby StaffMarch 25, 2014

Industry Summit Adds Dealership Sales & Technology Track

Dealership Sales & Technology joins the F&I, Special Finance and P&A Leadership tracks for the annual event, which will be held Sept. 8–10 at Paris Las Vegas.

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F&Iby StaffMarch 25, 2014

Owner of Shammas Group Dies at 93

Jeanette Shammas, president and owner of the Shammas Group, passed away on March 17.

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Complianceby StaffMarch 25, 2014

N.Y. Attorney General Settles With 6 Dealers for Deceptive Ads

As part of the settlement, the six dealerships must reform their advertising practices and pay fines of up to $15,000. A seventh dealer was served with a statutory notice of the attorney general’s intention to file a lawsuit.

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Complianceby StaffMarch 25, 2014

Toyota to Pay $1.2 Billion for Acceleration Issues

Toyota will pay a $1.2 billion financial penalty — the largest penalty ever imposed on an automotive company — for concealing and making deceptive statements about two safety issues affecting its vehicles in 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.

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Digitalby StaffMarch 25, 2014

J.D. Power, DealerRater Announce Alliance

The alliance will integrate DealerRater’s customer ratings and reviews of car dealerships with J.D. Power’s customer satisfaction insights via the firm’s customer experience management platform.

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F&Iby StaffMarch 21, 2014

Auto Dealer TV Debuts

Catch the first episode of Auto Dealer TV, brought to you by Auto Dealer Monthly and F&I and Showroom magazine.

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F&Iby Brittany-Marie SwansonMarch 20, 2014

Evergreen Bank Moves to Flat Fees Due to Regulatory Pressures

Earlier this month, Evergreen Bank Group issued a statement about its decision to move to a flat fee pricing model. The move was in response to a low FDIC rating and alleged violations of the ECOA.

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F&Iby StaffMarch 20, 2014

Retail Light-Vehicle Sales Strengthening in March

New-vehicle retail sales in March are showing signs of improvement following slower-than-expected sales in the first two months of 2014, J.D. Power and LMC Automotive report.

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