Pub. 2 2022 Issue 1

©2022 The Montana Auto Dealers Association (MTADA) | The newsLINK Group, LLC. Al l rights reserved. The Montana Auto Dealers Association is publ ished annual ly each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the MTADA and is the official publ ication for this association. The information contained in this publ ication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and dealer education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be rel ied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your specific circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publ ication are those of the individual authors and do not necessari ly represent the views of the MTADA, its board of directors, or the publ isher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publ ication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. The Montana Auto Dealers Association is a col lective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of the MTADA. Whi le the Montana Auto Dealers Association encourages a first-print pol icy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidel ines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publ isher at 855.747.4003. CONTENTS 8 20 5 MTADA 2022 EXECUTIVE BOARD 6 MONTANA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION EVP’S MESSAGE 8 LEGAL UPDATE: CONSUMER LOSES SUIT VS. MT DEALER 11 MTADAs 108TH ANNUAL FAMILY CONVENTION 12 WHY YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN YOUR ASSOCIATION’S CONVENTION 14 VITU: PROVIDING DIGITAL REGISTRATION AND TITLING TECHNOLOGY FOR MONTANA AUTO DEALERS 16 MTADA PARTNERS WITH ComplyAuto FOR GLBA COMPLIANCE 20 GETTING TO KNOW AUDREY KNIGHT – MTADA's NextGen DIRECTOR 22 MICHAEL "MIKE" DEAN TAYLOR NOVEMBER 4, 1956 — APRIL 11, 2022 24 MTADA’s EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS KEEP GETTING BETTER 25 SAVE THE DATE! 26 WEIGHING IN ON EVS AND THE VALUE OF DEALERSHIPS 28 AUTO BUYING PREFERENCES 30 HELPING DEALERSHIPS FIND SKILLED EMPLOYEES 35 THANK YOU TO OUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 36 THE INS & OUTS OF DEALERSHIP COMMUNICATION 4

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