The Florida Automobile Dealers Association’s mission is to serve the interests of Florida’s new car and truck franchised dealers, and advocate on behalf of this $77.4 billion dollar industry.
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NADA projects that U.S. dealers will sell 16.8 million new vehicles in 2019. Along with that sales forecast is the major challenge of attracting and keeping talented employees in our dealerships. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of our businesses is...
read moreFADA is working with DMV on this issue because the new FRIVIS system used by your tax collector may have a number of tags itemized that come directly off of just one of your garage liability policies. Many dealers have more than one policy and some OEM’s have a...
read moreFADA is aware that some dealers are leasing without utilizing an appropriate dealer lease agreement and when those consumers bring an action the dealership is unprotected. When you lease a vehicle if you are not using a sales/lease document to protect your...
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When a Florida dealer delivers a car to an out-of-state customer in Florida, the sale may be eligible for a partial exemption on Florida’s 6% sales tax rate. Our state allows for a partial exemption on the rate, depending on the customer's home state tax rate. (Be...
read moreWhere the Military Leave Act Arbitration Process states "that the inclusion of an arbitration provision in a contract executed by a covered member as part of an extension of credit would be deemed void..." FADA would like members to note, this would only...
read moreAccording to a recent JD Power study, when dealers text their customers, customer satisfaction increases. Dealers using text messages are getting ahead of most of their competitors and are creating more satisfied customers. Luxury dealers use email and text messaging...
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