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MARCH 30, 2010
IN THIS ISSUE
 DEALER NEWS & INFORMATION
– Automotive News at a Glance
REGULATORY & LEGAL UPDATES
– Back to the Basics: Hiring Good Employees
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
– Pinnacol Bills to be Heard by Senate Judiciary Wednesday
UPCOMING SEMINARS
– Tell Us What You Need!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
– Upcoming Events
– Green Car Parade
– Rocky Mountain Auto Summit
– Denver Auto Show
– Green Tie Preview Party
– Unclaimed Property Corporate Compliance and Regulatory Responsibilities
– NADC 6th Annual Member Meeting & Conference
– CADA 2010 Annual Golf Tournament
DEALER MILESTONES,
HIGHLIGHTS & TRANSITIONS
–Teacher Who Stopped Suspected School Shooter Gets New Car
–Share Your Accomplishments
THE AFTERFACT
–All the News That's Fit to Email!
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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AT A GLANCE
Listed here are several articles pertaining to the
auto industry in general that appeared recently in newspapers and other media outlets across the nation.
- Green Car Convoy rolls through Montrose
Montrose Daily Press, March 30
Drivers got a peek at greener, cleaner rides Monday morning, when the Green Car Convoy kicked off its spring tour in Montrose.
- NASA to help probe unintended auto acceleration
The Detroit News, March 30
The U.S. Transportation Department will launch two major investigations to discover whether vehicle electronics or electromagnetic interference are to blame for unintended vehicle acceleration incidents.
- Green tech goes high brow
The Detroit News, March 30
Automakers plan to show off the greenest versions of their luxury cars at the New York International Auto Show this week, as the industry prepares to meet higher fuel economy standards in the next few years.
- With EN-V, GM plugs into urban electric future
The Detroit News, March 24
General Motors Co. will unveil a two-seat electric prototype vehicle in May at the World Expo in Shanghai that represents the automaker's solution to urban congestion, traffic crashes and pollution 20 years from now.
- Meltdown adds players to auto game
The Detroit News, March 30
Before the global economy tanked and Detroit's automakers were seared by the sum total of their bad habits, a ranking Ford Motor Co. exec made a prediction to me...
- Chrysler says sales heading up
The Detroit News, March 25
Chrysler Group LLC said March retail sales are tracking 51 percent above last month, but overall sales could be down 12 percent from a year ago.
- USA Today, Open Road
 
…more news articles are included at the end of this issue.
BACK TO THE BASICS: HIRING GOOD EMPLOYEES
By John Donovan, Fisher & Phillips, LLP
In talking with dealerships around the country, it looks as if there is light approaching the end of the tunnel. Some are actually starting to hire new employees. So this probably is a good time to take a look at the way your dealership hires employees and to determine if the process is accomplishing two critical tasks: 1) identifying the best possible candidate for a position who will make the dealership money; and 2) screening out “high risk”, problem candidates who are likely to cost the dealership money.
While there is no perfect or “one size fits all” hiring procedure, we do know from experience that there are seven critical elements to an effective hiring procedure.
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DISCLAIMER: CADA is not authorized to dispense legal advice.The information contained in this weekly email is intended to provide important updates and reminders regarding statutes, litigation, and regulations. CADA always advises that dealers should consult legal counsel on the specifics of any laws or regulations to ensure proper compliance
 
PINNACOL BILLS TO BE HEARD BY SENATE JUDICIARY WEDNESDAY
Six of the measures put forth by the Pinnacol Interim committee over the summer will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday at 1:30. These bills were originally scheduled to be heard last week, but due to a large snowstorm and closure of the capitol, they will now be heard on Wednesday, March 31. These bills, largely opposed by Pinnacol, are critical to the ongoing negotiations between the State and Pinnacol relative to Pinnacol potential emerging from state control in exchange for a buyout. The bills that will be heard are: HB 1038 regarding a workers compensation claims brochure; SB 13 regarding workers compensation accountability; HB 1009 regarding the Pinnacol board of directors; SB 12 regarding workers compensation benefits; HB 1012 regarding a limitation on the use of surveillance in workers compensation claims and SB 11 regarding conflicts of interest in workers compensation claims.
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Location |
Green Car Parade
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Sunday, April 4,
2:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
The 'static' parade will take place on the circle drive around the Colorado State Capitol Building.
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Rocky Mountain Auto Summit
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Tuesday, April 6
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
Colorado Convention Center
Room #301
Enter on the 14th Street side
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
thru
Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street Denver 80202
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Green Tie Preview Party
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Wednesday, April 7,
4:00pm - 7:00pm |
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street Denver 80202
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Unclaimed Property Corporate Compliance and Regulatory Responsibilities
ONESOURCE® PROPERTY TAX
Panel Discussion
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April 8 & 9, 2010 |
Colorado Division of Gaming Conference Room
1881 Pierce St.
Lakewood, CO 80214
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National Association of Dealer Counsel's (NADC) 6th Annual Member Meeting and Conference
Dallas, Texas
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April 11 to 13, 2010
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Membership in NADC is strongly encouraged for all CADA member dealers’ attorneys. The information shared between attorneys defending dealers around the country is incredibly valuable! |
CADA 2010 Annual Golf Tournament
SAVE THE DATE!
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Monday, August 9, 2010
11:00am-11:45am Registration/Practice
12:00 Noon – Shotgun Start |
Lakewood Country Club
6800 W. 10th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80214 |
TEACHER WHO STOPPED SUSPECTED SCHOOL SHOOTER GETS NEW CAR
Deb Stanley, 7NEWS Producer
The math teacher credited with tackling the shooting suspect at Deer Creek Middle School last month was given a new car Tuesday.Shortline Subaru gave Dr. David Benke a brand new 2010 Outback Crossover.
Benke told 7NEWS, "I'm just bowled away, I just look at it and I just think this is cool. I can drive this and I'm going to look cool."
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LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
Have you or anyone else at your dealership won an award recently? Have you or 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 milestones@coloradodealers.org. Also include your contact information for further follow-up.
THE AFTERFACT
- Nissan sets pricing for Leaf electric car in Japan
The Detroit News, March 30
Nissan will announce the U.S. price for the zero-emission Leaf today and launch it later this year. The Japanese automaker calls the Leaf "the world's first truly affordable, mass-market, all-electric zero-emission car."
- Lawyers Play Speed-Date in Toyota Suit Tussle
The Wall Street Journal, March 26
It was the legal world's equivalent of speed-dating. Two dozen attorneys crowded into a courtroom here Thursday and made impassioned, two-minute pleas before a panel of judges.
- Donald N. Frey, Designer of the Mustang, Dies at 86
The New York Times, March 28
Donald N. Frey, the engineer who spearheaded the design and development of the Mustang, the spunky, stylish, affordably priced “pony car” that throlled out in the mid-1960s in one of the most successful car introductions in automotive history, died March 5 in Evanston, Ill., where he lived.
- Carbon Corvette Z06 is headed to Barrett-Jackson auction in April
Auto Week, March 25
Carbon Corvette No. 1 will cross the block on April 3 at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Beach, Fla., and like previous limited-run Chevys, this will definitely create a stir.
- U.S. lowers top GM salaries
Detroit Free Press, March 24
The Obama administration said Tuesday it had cut General Motors' proposed 2010 pay for its top 25 workers, while agreeing with Chrysler to freeze the cash salaries of its executives and sharply reducing proposed stock grants by GMAC.
- Luxury Drivers, Beware
The Wall Street Journal, March 24
When BMW AG Chairman Norbert Reithofer declared last week that his company would start making front-wheel-drive BMWs, there were screams from Stuttgart to Sacramento.
- Daimler to pay $185M penalty
The Detroit News, March 24
Daimler AG will pay a $185 million fine to resolve civil and criminal charges that it paid tens of millions of dollars in bribes to at least 22 foreign governments over a 10-year period, The Detroit News has learned.
- Big 3 pressured as Toyota ups rebates
The Detroit News, March 24
Toyota Motor Corp.'s recall woes would seem to be good news for American automakers, but the incentives that it's offering to help overcome a spate of bad publicity could spell trouble for its domestic competitors.
- Chrysler Exec: March sales up 51 pct from Feb.
Forbes, March 24
A top executive at Chrysler Group LLC said Wednesday that retail sales to individual buyers at the automaker are up 51 percent this month compared with February.
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