TIADA Board of Directors PRESIDENT Mark Jones/MCMC Corporate 264 Exchange Burleson, TX 76028 PRESIDENT ELECT Ryan Winkelmann/BJ’s Autohaus 5005 Telephone Road Houston, TX 77087 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Robert Beck/Stop N’ Drive Motors 711 N. General McMullen San Antonio, TX 78228 SECRETARY Eddie Hale/Neighborhood Autos PO Box 1719 Decatur TX 76234 TREASURER Vicki Davis/A-OK Auto Sales 23980 FM 1314 Porter, TX 77365 ICE PRESIDENT, WEST TEXAS V (REGION 1) Cesar Stark/S&S Motors 7699 Alameda Ave. El Paso, TX 77915 ICE PRESIDENT, FORT WORTH V (REGION 2) Chad Lancaster/Chacon Autos 11800 E. Northwest Hwy Dallas TX 75218 ICE PRESIDENT, DALLAS V (REGION 3) Greg Reine/Auto Liquidators 39670 LBJ Freeway Dallas TX 75237 ICE PRESIDENT, HOUSTON V (REGION 4) Russell Moore/Top Notch Used Cars 900 East Davis Conroe, TX 77301 ICE PRESIDENT, CENTRAL TEXAS V (REGION 5) Robert Blankenship/Texas Auto Center 6809 Suite B S IH35 Austin, TX 78744 ICE PRESIDENT, SOUTH TEXAS V (REGION 6) Armando Villarreal/McAllen Auto Sales, LLC 4215 S. 23rd St McAllen, TX 78503 ICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE V Brad Kalivoda/Fiesta Motors 2599 74th Street Lubbock, TX 79423 ICE PRESIDENT AT LARGE V Greg Phea/Austin Rising Fast 8024 IH 35 North Austin TX 78753 TIADA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Martin 9951 Anderson Mill Rd., Suite 101 Austin, TX 78750 Office Hours M-F 8:30am – 4:30pm 512.244.6060 • Fax 512.244.6218 jeff.martin@txiada.org
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TexasDealer contents
4 Officers’ Message
by Mark Jones, TIADA President
6 Upcoming Events 8 TIADA Committee Sign-up Form 9 TIADA Membership Application 10 On The Cover: Daniel Avitia Appointed as TxDMV Executive Director by Stephen Pallas
15 Regulation Matters: Attorney General Files DTPA for Untimely Transfer of Titles by Earl Cooke
17 TIADA Vendor Directory 35 Texas Dealer Scott Allen Elected NIADA President by TIADA Staff
37 It Is Time to Review Your Employment Arbitration Agreements by Michael G. Charapp
40 2022 TIADA Conference & Expo 47 A Game Plan for Sales Professionals by Marshall Zoerner
49 Six Things That Will Guarantee Better Results at Your Dealership by Ed Curry
53 Legal Corner: Airbag Safety and Recall Issues Raise Liability Concerns for Dealers by Michael W. Dunagan
58 TIADA Auction Directory 63 INDEPAC to Create Competition and Auction Items at the Conference by April Hanson
71 Legislative Program and Proposed Bylaws Changes 74 Local Chapters 74 New Members 75 2023 State Officer Nominees 77 Behind the Wheel by Jeff Martin
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