A Dealer Owns OVDA?

A Dealer owns Oregon Vehicle Dealer Association? Oregon Vehicle Dealer Association, OVDA, is an association built by, owned by, and run by automotive dealers. Even our staff have worked at dealerships in various roles. This is critically important because the only people who know the industry well enough to educate dealers, to participate in discussions about the industry are…

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URGENT ALERT / OVDA BELIEVES THIS INFORMATION NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION. QUESTIONS? EMAIL OVDA@ORDEALERS.COM OR CALL 503-399-9199.

Consumer lawyers (isuecardealers.com) and a related special interest group (Oregon Consumer Justice) have introduced House Bill 2801. This proposal at the Capitol in Salem will essentially outlaw spot delivery in Oregon. Next Wednesday,  February 8th at 8:00 AM, the House Business and Labor Committee will hold a public hearing on HB2801. You can register to testify in person, or online, by clicking here. If…

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CAT FAQ updated with SB 164 changes

Oregon Department of Revenue – Via Email Answers to the frequently asked questions on the Corporate Activity Tax page on the Department of Revenue website have been updated to reflect changes made in Senate Bill 164 in the 2021 legislative session. The updates include explanation of due dates for estimated payments and returns for fiscal-year filers, and new information about penalties…

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CRITICAL UPDATE – FACEBOOK

Some of you might have noticed that Facebook has changed its policies, and features for Marketplace. This means that dealers have lost the ability to simply link your website vendor, or inventory vendor to Marketplace and have your inventory show up. On September 13th this changed. Facebook changed its systems to make it impossible to do this, and a…

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MSNBC: Cars on American roads keep getting older

The following article takes a look at why vehicles on American roads keep getting older, this is good information to look at, and understand and our team has decided that we wanted to share it with you so that you can understand, and get the information. The story link is below. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-getting-older.html

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