OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MONTANA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 4 2024 Issue 2

Smith Law Firm, P.C.: A Tradition of Serving the MTADA and Dealers Across Montana

Smith Law Firm, P.C. was established in 1871 when Massena Bullard was licensed to practice law in Montana Territory. In 1892, J. Miller Smith Sr. joined Bullard, and in 1900 when Massena Bullard retired, he took over the practice under the Smith Law Firm name. Over time, Smith’s three sons, Paul, David and J. Miller Jr., and grandson Chad Smith continued the practice. R. J. “Jim” Sewell Jr. joined Paul and Chad in 1971, and Craig D. Charlton joined the Firm in 2003.

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Meet Your New MTADA NextGen Board Member, Chad Notbohm

Chad Notbohm grew up in Mohall, North Dakota, a small town near the Canadian border. His father, Chuck, was a band and choir teacher in the local school. After some years of teaching, Chuck realized he couldn’t make much money in the profession. So, in 1984, Chuck approached a couple of friends from church and purchased their Chevrolet store. Chad was 10 at the time and often went to work with his father. Chad would clean the shop and the showroom and work on little things that needed to be done. There were eight employees at the dealership who took the time to teach Chad about parts, service, selling and much more. That is where Chad’s interest in the industry started.

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Thank You, Joshua Soares

MTADA Past NextGen Board Member

Joshua Soares is the executive manager at Billings Auto Group. He recently finished a one-year term as the NextGen board member as well.

We had a chance to sit down with Joshua to talk about his experience on the board and learn more about him. We would like to thank him for his time. The following are excerpts from our conversation.

Thank You, Joshua Soares

MTADA Past NextGen Board Member

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Getting to Know Craig Tilleman, State NADA Director

In January 2025, Craig Tilleman will join the NADA board of directors. Among the many new responsibilities of this position, being the voice for Montana dealers in D.C. is one that Craig is ready to take on. As a second-generation dealer and owner of Tilleman Motor Co., he understands all too well the issues facing dealers today and is prepared to take on this challenge.

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Legislative Priorities

The FTC’s Vehicle Shopping Rule (VSR) would overwhelm car buyers and small business dealers with needless additional costs, paperwork and a lengthened sales process. The FTC finalized this rule despite significant process flaws and a lack of credible data-driven analysis. NADA supports FY25 appropriations language that would temporarily stop the FTC from spending funds to enforce the VSR (H.R. 8773) and legislation to stop the VSR and require the FTC to follow essential steps to ensure the Rule is the result of an informed process if it chooses to “REDO” the Rule (H.R. 7101/S. 3014).

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MTADA EVP’s Message: Working Together to Create Change

I am excited to present you with the latest issue of the Montana Auto Dealer. Inside, we highlight some of MTADA’s successes and milestones from the past few months. Also, we look ahead at upcoming events and important legislative issues. And last but not least, we are highlighting a number of our amazing members and getting to know them better.

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