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EXECUTIVE BOARD
Wasim Azzam, Board President All Right Auto Sales | President@wsiada.com
Badie Darwazeh, Board Vice-President Seattle Auto Haus | VPresident@wsiada.com
J.T. Curry, Board Secretary Motors Northwest | Secretary@wsiada.com
Emil Scarsella, Board Treasurer Town & Country Auto Sales | Treasurer@wsiada.com
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
Vacant Position – North Cascade NoCascade@wsiada.com
Vacant Position – North Sound NoSound@wsiada.com
David Magarrell – South Sound Auto Sales Consultants, LLC | SoSound@wsiada.com
Frank Schmitt – Vancouver
Brush Prairie Auto Sales | Vancouver@wsiada.com
Open Position – Yakima Yakima@wsiada.com
Rhonda Coffin – Tri-Cities
USA Auto Sales, Inc | Tri-Cities@wsiada.com
Ron Medlen - Spokane
Livestream Auto Sales | Spokane@wsiada.com
AT-LARGE BOARD
Randy Fletcher, Board President (Emeritus) In-N-Out Auto Sales
AJ Hamedian, Board President (Emeritus) Inline Motors
Ken Williamson, Board President (Emeritus) John’s Auto Mart, LLC
WSIADA STAFF
Brian Dansel, Executive Director
Rick Olson, Education Manager
Mila Froman, Membership Manager Mary Walton, Accountant
PRODUCTION EDITOR
Professional Mojo
Copyright 2022 WSIADA
CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2022
3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 18 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
2 BE PATIENT, BE PREPARED, BE OPTIMISTIC, AND BE HAPPY. Some optimistic analysts are expecting car production to return to normal levels late next year; therefore, a full stabilization in the auto industry is expected by 2024.
2 EVENT CALENDAR
10 CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS
3 NIADA 20 GROUPS
4 ELECTIONS: IGNORE THE POLLING AND BE SURE TO PARTICIPATE
This year’s election will likely net a hodge podge of results as a suffering economy and inflation remain a tough hill for Democrats to fight on...
5 HOW MANY CARS DO YOU REALLY NEED?
How many cars does it take to serve a single car shopper? The answer may surprise you. It is not 100 or 500. It is truly only one. Especially if it is the right one in the right environment.
6 ASSOCIATE MEMBER HIGHLIGHT
6 WSIADA FAQS
8 HOW TO KEEP YOUR DEALERSHIP OUT OF LEGAL TROUBLE
Most dealerships today operate honestly, and wrongdoing is much rarer than it used to be. With that in mind, you would think dealerships are fairly safe from any legal trouble.
13 AUCTION LISTING
19 SERVICE PROVIDER DIRECTORY
20 READ & RESPOND QUIZ
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