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NOVEMBER 24, 2009
IN THIS ISSUE
 DEALER NEWS & INFORMATION
– Automotive News at a Glance
REGULATORY & LEGAL UPDATES
– Guest Column: Round Up the Usual Suspects
– Reminder - State Mandatory Furlough Day This Friday
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
– Please Save the Date For These Future Fundraisers at CADA!
UPCOMING SEMINARS
– Upcoming Seminars
– Dealer and Controller Seminar: IRS/Federal Tax Issues
– Online Marketing: VIDEO Learn the Best Tool to DRIVE Traffic to Your Store
– Dealer Rights and Protections Seminar
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
– Upcoming Events
– Denver MDADA Annual Membership Meeting/CADA Regional Meetin
– NADA Convention and Exposition
– Denver Auto Show
– CADA 2010 Annual Golf Tournament
DEALER MILESTONES,
HIGHLIGHTS & TRANSITIONS
–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.
GUEST COLUMN: ROUND UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS
By John Donovan, Fisher & Phillips, LLP
Over the last year, dealers have devoted most if not all of their attention to keeping their dealerships afloat. They’ve spent time cutting staff, combining job duties and slashing costs as they watched extraordinary events unfold in the automobile industry. That has not left much time to study what else is going on around them.
There is no question that the Obama Administration has brought change and will be bringing more in the months ahead. One area where we already see evidence of this is in the U. S. Department of Labor. Hilda Solis, the new Secretary of Labor, has announced that she intends to aggressively enforce the country’s minimum wage and overtime laws, and she is hiring 250 new investigators to help her do just that.
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REMINDER - STATE MANDATORY FURLOUGH DAY THIS FRIDAY
A reminder that the state Auto Industry Division of the Department of Revenue (as well as other state offices) will be closed this Friday as a mandatory furlough day. Governor Ritter announced these furlough days due to state budget woes:
November 27, 2009
December 31, 2009
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If you have questions on any legal or regulatory topic, please contact:
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
 
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE FUTURE FUNDRAISERS AT CADA!
Wednesday, December 8th, Rep. Joe Rice (D-Littleton) (5:00 – 7:00 p.m.)
Thursday, December 10th, Scott McGinnis, running for Governor
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Questions or Comments? Please contact:
DEALER AND CONTROLLER SEMINAR: IRS/FEDERAL TAX ISSUES
Presented by Stephen P. Bedell, Crowe Horwath LLP
A number of IRS federal tax issues pose potential risks to dealers:
LIFO inventory method
Section 263A/UNICAP for dealerships
Dealership service loaners
Franchise and line-make terminations
Other topics for discussion
If you have other topics you would like addressed, contact: tammi.mccoy@coloradodealers.org
DENVER
Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 2009
8:00am to 10:00am
Breakfast included
William D. Barrow Building (CADA Headquarters)
290 E. Speer Blvd (SW Corner of Grant/Speer)
Phone: 303.831.1722
CLICK HERE for details and registration info.
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ONLINE MARKETING: VIDEO LEARN THE BEST TOOL TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR STORE
by Howard Polirer, Director of Industry Relations for AUTOTRADER.COM
54% of dealer walk-in traffic is driven by the Internet;
25% call first, 
14% email first, but
61% DO NOT CONTACT the dealership first. If you are not grabbing their attention online, you are missing your best opportunity to generate traffic in your store!
DENVER
Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 2009
8:00am to 11:00am
Breakfast included
William D. Barrow Building (CADA Headquarters)
290 E. Speer Blvd (SW Corner of Grant/Speer)
Phone: 303.831.1722
CLICK HERE for details and registration information!
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| Event Description |
Date/Time |
Location |
Dealer and Controller Seminar:
IRS/Federal Tax Issues
By Stephen P. Bedell, Crowe Horwath LLP |
Tuesday, Dec. 8th
8:00am to 10:00am
Breakfast included
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Click here to register online!
Click here for more information. |
Online Marketing: VIDEO
Learn the best tool to DRIVE traffic to your store
By Howard Polirer, Director of Industry
Relations for AUTOTRADER.COM |
Wednesday, Dec. 9th
8:00am to 11:00AM
Breakfast included
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Click here for more information. |
Dealer Rights and Protections Seminar
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Tuesday, Dec. 22nd
11:30am-1:30pm
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Save the date!
More info coming soon!
William D. Barrow Building
(CADA Headquarters)
290 E. Speer Blvd
(SW Corner of Grant/Speer)
Phone: 303.831.1722 |
Employment Law WEBINAR:
Reducing Lawsuit Risks of Terminations and Staff Reductions
By Todd Fredrickson, top Denver employment attorney, Fisher & Phillips, LLP
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Archive of this webinar can be viewed any time |
Session was completed June 18, 2009
Click here for a registration form and more information (login information and slides provided upon registration)
-Includes detailed Q &A by those linked in on June 18th
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| Event Description |
Date/Time |
Location |
MDADA Annual Membership Meeting/CADA Regional Meeting
Denver |
Tuesday, Dec. 1
11 a.m.- Lunch Meeting (General Session)
Plan to arrive by 10:45 a.m. |
JW Marriott Denver at Cherry Creek
150 Clayton Lane
Denver 80206
Attendees can register through CADA via Phone: 303.457.5123, FAX: 303.831.9100, or E-mail: rsvp@coloradodealers.org
Complimentary valet parking
CLICK HERE to register online! |
| NADA Convention & Exposition |
Feb. 13-15, 2010 |
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando FL
CLICK HERE for more information from the official website. |
Denver Auto Show
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
thru
Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street Denver 80202
CLICK HERE for more information. |
CADA 2010 Annual Golf Tournament
SAVE THE DATE! |
August 30, 2010
11:00am-11:45am Registration/Practice
12:00 Noon – Shotgun Start |
Lakewood Country Club
6800 W. 10th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80214 |
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
- VW to buy Karmann assets, create new model
The Detroit News, November 20
German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it will buy some assets of German contract carbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH to create a new manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a new car model.
- 2010 Nissan 370Z is made for drivers
The Detroit News, November 21
Pick a number, any number. Then put a Z after it and you know it will go fast. Just try zig zagging slowly.
- U.K. car production down 6.7 percent in October
The Detroit News, November 20
U.K. car production was down 6.7 percent in October compared to a year ago, the smallest year-on-year drop of 2009, an industry group said today.
- Opel head: Company must shrink capacity up to 25%
The Detroit News, November 20
General Motors Co.'s troubled German carmaker Adam Opel GmbH needs to reduce its production capacity across Europe by as much as 25 percent, the new head of Opel said Friday.
- Safety officials have investigated hundreds of Toyota complaints
The Detroit News, November 20
U.S. safety regulators have looked into hundreds of reports of uncontrolled acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles over more than five years.
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a quarterly profit -- early evidence of a successful turnaround, according to Mark Fields, Ford executive vice president and president of the Americas.
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