All DEALERS WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!! let the OVDA be your voice.

We are currently working to improve DMV processes. It is ABSOLUTELY VITAL that you give us any information regarding DMV errors. Ignored submitted paperwork? Titling issues? not receiving the information requested? misplaced or lost submitted paperwork? ******WE NEED TO KNOW EVERY ERROR********* Please, take a moment to submit an email to the OVDA. Large and detailed or short and…

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California Draws A Line In The Sand: No More New Gas Powered Cars For Sale After 2035. Oregon DEQ Fast Tracking The Same Rule

An update by Darrell W. Fuller OVDA Lobbyist It has been all over the news: California, through its extremely powerful California Air Resources Board (CARB), has adopted a new rule which will outlaw the sale of new gasoline-powered light motor vehicles starting in 2035 (used gas-powered vehicles will continue to be bought and sold). It is a noisy shot…

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OVDA Members!!

Join us for a listening session on zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on Sept. 27 This is the second and final public listening session for the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Incentive Report. The draft report will be available online for public comment from Sept. 21 – Oct. 7. Please submit comments to Morgan Schafer, Oregon DEQ: Morgan.SCHAFER@deq.oregon.gov. What: Virtual listening session #2 for the…

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Oregon has ‘similar’ plans to phase out new gas vehicles as California, Washington

A spokesman for Gov. Kate Brown’s office confirmed that Oregon is developing a rule like California’s, which would stop new sales by 2035. https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/oregon-gas-vehicles-electric-ev-california-washington/283-9f73a339-df66-4d56-a485-149f2875f9d3 Author: Jamie Parfitt Published: 5:25 PM PDT August 25, 2022 Updated: 11:28 PM PDT August 25, 2022 SALEM, Ore. — Both California and Washington signaled Thursday that they plan to adopt aggressive emissions targets over the next decade, such that…

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Our Latest Accomplishment!

As a dealer have you been subjected to DMV’s “Surprise” Audits? It’s like they do not give you any warning whatsoever! Well, with the help of our members and donations, we have been going head to head to get the Oregon DMV to change its business practices. This means, that when DMV wants to “stop by” and do an…

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*** OVDA Virtual Classes ***

The Oregon Vehicle Dealer Association would like to introduce Virtual Classes! To do so we would have to raise the cost of membership to $350 annually. Honest question, Would this be too costly for dealers or worth the purchase? and at least have a total of 10 students in attendance. Does this seem reasonable for our current members? I…

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‘Paid Leave Oregon’ Offers Website

https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2022/07/15/paid-leave-oregon-offers-website/ Paid Leave Oregon’s website is now at paidleave.oregon.gov. Paid Leave Oregon is a new program that allows employees to take paid time off for some of life’s most important moments. It covers leave for the birth or adoption of a child, for serious illness or injury, for taking care of a seriously ill family member, and for domestic violence,…

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Oregon’s minimum wage is going up July 1: Here’s what it will be in various parts of the state

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022, 11:22 a.m. | Published: Jun. 21, 2022, 6:50 a.m. When Oregon lawmakers mandated a series of minimum wage hikes back in 2016, they reached a compromise over just how high the new wages should be. The Legislature portioned the state into three categories and set three different wage scales loosely based on the cost of living…

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