{"id":28309,"date":"2024-11-04T21:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T21:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/?p=28309"},"modified":"2024-11-04T21:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T21:11:07","slug":"ovda-call-to-action-a-consumer-group-is-targeting-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/?p=28309","title":{"rendered":"OVDA Call to Action: A Consumer Group Is Targeting YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In their own words, \u201c\u2026 many consumers in Oregon\u2026 are targeted by predatory and unfair auto sales<br>practices\u201d. This is how a nine-page memo from Oregon Consumer Justice (see ojc.org) to State Rep. Nathan<br>Sosa begins. What follows is a litany of \u201csolutions\u201d to \u201cproblems\u201d they have identified.<br>You can read the entire memo here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Consumer-Justice-Memo-to-Rep-Sosa.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Consumer Justice Memo to Rep Sosa.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9aa9dccf-ec6b-4c09-96f2-b336298d352f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Consumer-Justice-Memo-to-Rep-Sosa.pdf\">Consumer Justice Memo to Rep Sosa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Consumer-Justice-Memo-to-Rep-Sosa.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-9aa9dccf-ec6b-4c09-96f2-b336298d352f\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/OVDA-Advancing-Dealer-Issues-At-The-Capitol-In-Salem.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of OVDA Advancing Dealer Issues At The Capitol In Salem.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ef9cbe4c-c543-4424-bab1-291597a13f99\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/OVDA-Advancing-Dealer-Issues-At-The-Capitol-In-Salem.pdf\">OVDA Advancing Dealer Issues At The Capitol In Salem<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/OVDA-Advancing-Dealer-Issues-At-The-Capitol-In-Salem.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ef9cbe4c-c543-4424-bab1-291597a13f99\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br>And you can join OVDA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/product\/annual-ovda-membership\/\">here<\/a>.<br>We need your membership NOW!<br>We need your voice NOW!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We need your help right now to prepare an industry-wide defense to this nonsense.<br>Our industry needs to stand together, united, against these one-sided attacks that won\u2019t solve any problem.<br>OVDA is leading the charge to stop this half-baked scheme which won\u2019t protect consumers but will hurt<br>reputable car dealers like you with new heavy-handed regulations and outright prohibitions (the bad dealers are<br>already ignoring the law, so we know they won\u2019t follow any new laws).<br>The clear result of their plan: fewer people who need vehicles will qualify to buy one.<br>And many people will be forced to travel out-of-state to buy a vehicle.<br>Just imagine their arrogance: As their memo states: \u201cThis spring, Oregon Consumer Justice convened an auto<br>purchasing cohort with community organizations to explore the issues and possible solutions to the challenges<br>consumers face when purchasing cars\u201d.<br>Behind closed doors and without any input from reputable car dealers, OJC identified the \u201cproblems\u201d and the<br>\u201csolutions\u201d \u2013 having absolutely no experience as car dealers. It is literally throwing darts with a blindfold, then<br>advertising yourself as an expert.<br>OVDA is fighting back. Our lobbyist, Darrell Fuller, has been a trusted voice representing auto dealers since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is well known in the Capitol and at DMV, and he is trusted as a subject-matter expert.<br>He will have our back \u2013 do you have his back?<br>With you support \u2013 with your membership \u2013 TODAY &#8212; we can ensure Darrell has the tools he needs to stop<br>these radical proposed solutions to misidentified problems.<br>You can join OVDA<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordealers.net\/product\/annual-ovda-membership\/\"> here<\/a>.<br>And we need your input. How will these \u201csolutions\u201d impact YOUR dealership \u2013 YOUR small business? Read<br>the memo and email your thoughts to OVDA@ordealers.com. We\u2019ll compile your comments and concerns.<br>Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1996\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>OVDA &#8211; Oregon Vehicle Dealer Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In their own words, \u201c\u2026 many consumers in Oregon\u2026 are targeted by predatory and unfair auto salespractices\u201d. This is how a nine-page memo from Oregon Consumer Justice (see ojc.org) to State Rep. NathanSosa begins. What follows is a litany of \u201csolutions\u201d to \u201cproblems\u201d they have identified.You can read the entire memo here. And you can join OVDA here.We need your membership NOW!We need your voice NOW! 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