May 25, 2022

Communication within your dealership can make a world of difference for your customers, your employees, and your staff. Even if you believe your dealership is great at communicating inside and out, improvement is always possible.

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Bruce Knudsen, MTADA’s vice president, is a board member of SkillsUSA Montana, and Mary Heller is the state director. She has been the state director for two years. In June, Mary will begin working with the Montana Office of Public Instruction. She plans to continue supporting the SkillsUSA organization as instructors teach students skilled trades and help them connect with potential employers.

The auto industry is starting to undergo a massive switchover from ICE autos to EV autos, and there’s no shortage of people to tell you EVs are going to have a big impact on the industry. What’s less clear is how that implementation will occur. Many people expect direct retail from manufacturers to expand, but fewer people ask what customers want and like.

On Jan. 5, 2022, The Washington Post published an op-ed article by Liam Denning entitled “Car Dealership Laws Aren’t Fit for the Electric Age.” On Jan. 13, 2022, NADA’s president and CEO, Mike Stanton, responded. The following sections contain a summary of the op-ed and Mike Stanton’s response.

Whatever he decided to do, he was all in. He knew he wasn’t perfect, as none of us are, but he never quit trying to change for the better. Mike had a deep personal relationship with Jesus Christ and loved God with all his heart, all his soul, all his mind, and all his strength.

Audrey Knight is the general manager at Clark Nissan and Clark Hyundai in Kalispell, an MTADA member and MTADA’s NextGen director. The association recently spoke with Audrey about her life, career and plans as a director. Audrey Knight grew up in Renton, Washington. “I feel like I was very blessed to grow up with a

The Montana Automobile Dealers Association (MTADA) is continually looking for ways to protect its dealer members, so we are proud to announce a partnership between us and MTADA to help Montana dealerships comply with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). We know that Bruce and the rest of the team at MTADA go through a very strict

MTADA recently spoke with Kelly Raines, an operations manager at Vitu since June 2016, about the company, its current Montana products and its plans. When did Vitu get started, and what does it do? Don Armstrong and Kelly Kimball founded the company in 2005 to provide digital registration and titling technology for auto dealers. In

People really do need each other in order to succeed. Association membership can be one of the most important investments you can make professionally, and attending conventions and events is important. Your time is valuable. So are your financial resources. That being the case, why should you invest the time and money in attending an

A February 2022 decision by the Montana Supreme Court upheld a Summary Judgment Order by Hon. Mike Menahan, First Judicial District Judge in Helena, in favor of Lithia Motors, dismissing a consumer lawsuit brought over the installation of a replacement engine in an 8-year-old Subaru Legacy with 100,000 miles on the odometer. On Sept. 12,

We are living in turbulent times. At this point, the pandemic and supply chain shortages have become old news even though they refuse to go away. The good news? COVID-19 is declining across the U.S., and manufacturers are doing what they can to produce more vehicles. They are currently using many different strategies to make vehicles, such as having manufacturing plants run night shifts, altering designs to eliminate chip usage, and shipping partially completed vehicles that can be retrofitted later.

James Johnson High Plains MotorsChair Erick AndersonPlacer MotorsPresident Wade RehbeinRehbein FordPresident Elect Eric HenricksenDon Aadsen FordVice President Don Kaltschmidt Don “K” WhitefishNADA Director MTADA Board of Directors Eric Henricksen, Don Aadsen Ford, District 1Wade Rehbein, Rehbein Ford, District 2Erick Anderson, Placer Motors, District 3Craig Tilleman, Tilleman Motors, District 4Aaron Jones, Courtesy Ford, District 5Joe Billion,