Pub. 11 2021 Issue 4

IADA members came up big again with their support and grassroots participation in the legislative process. The General Assembly passed several IADA-promoted bills during the 2021 Legislative Session, and each has now been signed by the Governor.

Unemployment in August 2020 was high: according to Statistica, 13.54 million people were looking for jobs. August 2021 was better because by then, Statistica only listed 8.38 million unemployed people.

In our modern world, the use of emails as a primary form of communication has become the norm. But with this comes the risk of increasingly clever cyberattacks that prey upon you and your employees who use email.

New light-vehicle sales in September 2021 fell for the fifth straight month to a SAAR of 12.2 million units. September 202l’s SAAR was the lowest since May 2020’s 12.1 million units, dropping the 2021 Q3 average SAAR to 13.3 million. Tight inventories have limited both fleet and retail sales, with fleet sales likely accounting for just 12% of total sales volume, according to J.D. Power. September 2021 started off with record-low inventory levels of 1.06 million units and will likely show little change in the final

Illinois OSHA Citations
They’re rampant, they hide in plain sight, and they have potentially dire consequences for your people and your bottom line. Is your dealership doing enough to avoid the most common OSHA citations in Illinois?

Record profitability makes every dealer wish they had another dealership. How many times have I been asked lately, “Have you heard of anything for sale?” When almost every dealer feels the same way, it does make you wonder if there is some potential future negative in all this euphoria. But first, how did we get here?

With the current spread of COVID-19 variants, many businesses, including dealerships, are facing challenges associated with requiring proof of employees’ vaccination status, wearing masks and submitting to regular COVID-19 testing. Dealerships should consult with their own private attorneys about the careful development of vaccination policies to address these issues.

It is with mixed emotions that we take this opportunity to announce that Pete Sander, IADA President for the past 36 years and IADA employee for 46 years, will be retiring at the end of this year.