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The increase in vehicle-loan amounts has slowed from prior quarters, reports TransUnion. Jim Henry | Feb 03, 2023 Average monthly payments and the average amount financed were higher for both new and used vehicle loans in the fourth quarter of 2022 vs. a year ago. But the increase was at a slower pace than prior quarters, possibly an indication of better…
This is not a time for automakers to wait and see how things develop. It will be very difficult for those who arrive late to catch up. There is a finite universe of EV buyers right now, and whoever gets them first will leave everyone else struggling to find customers. John McElroy | Feb 03, 2023 Battery-electric cars can be really…
Two big changes on Inspections and Missing Requirements letters By Darrell W. Fuller, OVDA Lobbyist OVDA, Oregon’s largest association for vehicle dealers, is aggressively advocating on behalf of all Oregon dealers. Those efforts have resulted in two significant policy changes at DMV in the last few months benefitting dealers. Missing Requirement Letters Dealers have been frustrated when “Missing Requirements”…
About a year ago, the used-car business was a rollicking party. The coronavirus pandemic and a global semiconductor shortage forced automakers to stop or slow production of new cars and trucks, pushing consumers to used-car lots. Prices for pre-owned vehicles surged. Now, the used-car business is suffering a brutal hangover. Americans, especially people on tight budgets, are buying fewer…
Reminder: CCD is moving! Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 01/18/2023 03:39 PM PST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.Commerce and Compliance Division | ODOT | January 18, 2023 We are moving our Salem office! Tomorrow, January 19, our offices and phone lines will close at 5 pm and that will be the…
OVDA – Darrell Fuller General BusinessHB 2043 Position Priority Date InputBill Info No Position 0 1/9/23Summary: Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study employment issues related to state’s wage and hour laws. Directs bureau to submit findings to interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2,…
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From DEALER DETAILS On September 1, 2022, DMV implemented an internal policy clarifying the definitions of an “Inspection” and an “Investigation”, and the parameters surrounding when Dealer Investigators schedule dealership visits, instead of making unannounced visits. Earlier in 2022, the Oregon Vehicle Dealer Association (OVDA) approached DMV Administrator Amy Joyce with a proposal to mandate scheduling of inspections for…
The National Insurance Crime Bureau Hot Spots report released Aug. 31, 2021, showed a significant spike in auto thefts for 2020, and that trend is continuing. Car thieves will attempt to sell many of those stolen cars to unsuspecting victims, including dealers,through altering the vehicle identification number (VIN) to match a genuine duplicate title of a similar vehicle or…
