2025 Pub. 2 Issue 1

5 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE A Call to Actively Engage With AADA By Greg Kirkpatrick, President, AADA 6 AADA Legislative Update 8 AADA PAC Making Your Voice Heard 9 Spring Board of Directors Meeting In Photos 10 AADA Grassroots Regional Meetings Recap 12 2025 AADA Convention July 22-25, 2025, Big Cedar Lodge 13 Tee up for the AADA Golf Tournament! July 24, 2025, Buffalo Ridge Springs Golf Course 14 2025 NADA Show Recap 15 F&I Training 16 Price it Right Tariffs and Truth-in-Pricing By ComplyAuto 18 Don’t Settle for Automatic Warranty Labor Rate Increases A Smarter, More Profitable Alternative By Jordan Jankowski, Chief Operating Officer, Armatus Dealer Uplift 20 AADA Endorsed Products & Services Directory 22 Arkansas Auto Outlook ©2025 The Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association (AADA) | The newsLINK Group LLC. All rights reserved. Arkansas Auto Dealer is published four times per year by The newsLINK Group LLC for AADA and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of AADA, its board of directors or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Arkansas Auto Dealer is a collective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of AADA. While a first-print policy is encouraged, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at (855) 747-4003. 4 Arkansas Auto Dealer

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