By: W. Kirby Bissell
As many dealers are already aware, manufacturers are in the process of updating dealers’ areas of primary responsibility to conform to the 2020 Census results. Some of you may have already received letters from your manufacturer while others are still waiting. Upon...
Continuing to Diligently Request Allocation of Vehicles
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Franchise News.
By: Micah A. Andrews & Jason T. Allen
As dealers are well aware, there has been limited product availability across almost the entire automotive industry for multiple years. Production setbacks have been a constant theme for almost every OEM resulting in significantly low levels of...
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT LIKELY IMPACTS AVAILABILITY OF EV TAX CREDITS
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Franchise News.
By: Andrew G. Thomas and Richard N. Sox
As you may or may not know, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law by the President on August 16, 2022. This Act is largely targeted at promoting green technology, and includes a number of ambitious measures which impact a variety of...
Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Written by admin on . Posted in 2022, Compliance, Newsletter.
By: Danielle M. Roth
Per the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), dealership business development centers (BDC) are considered telemarketers.1 In an effort to address a growing number of telephone marketing calls, Congress enacted the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in 1991. The...
SBA PPP Loan Forgiveness Appeals
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By: Andrew G. Thomas
As many of you may be aware, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has been issuing decisions on Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans, with many businesses being denied forgiveness of the PPP loans. Due to the nature of these loans, the SBA may deny forgiveness...