GNYADA December 2017 Newsletter

3 Dealers Employ Veteran Scholarship Winners

Thirteen-year Army veteran Chung Lee, a Medal for Valor winner who also received a scholarship at the Outing, currently works at Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge. Chung is slated to graduate LTI in January. Henry Bastidas, a Marine combat vet who worked in the motor pool to prepare vehicles for missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, is working at Jaguar Freeport. Henry graduated LTI in October. “Helping our retired service-members find rewarding employment in their civilian lives, while also helping our members hire dedicated, well-trained technicians, is a proud win-win for GNYADA,” said GNYADA President Mark Schienberg. “Not only does our scholarship program offer much needed financial help to students training to join our industry, it also creates opportunities for our members to get a sense of them as potential dealership personnel.” n n

Ram in Patchogue. “We are always looking for good technicians,” said Gary Brown, President of Brown’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Vice Chairman of GNYADA. “After hearing Jonathan talk about his military service, I approached him about starting his new career with us. He now works with us fulltime and is on his way to becoming a certified Mopar tech. By hiring Jon, the future is bright for both of us.” Department of Motor Vehicles explaining the laws for dealer plate usage to local police departments; the ticketing officer’s sworn state- ment that the vehicle was driven for personal use; and, copies of GNYADA Newsletters addressing dealer plate usage. In light of the above, the prosecuting attorney offered to reduce the Improper Use of Dealer Plates n n (l to r) Brown’s Service Manager Chris McEntee, Jonathan Laufer, Gary Brown, President of Brown’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. (inset) GNYADA Chair Lee Certilman presents Jonathan with his scholarship at the Charity Golf Outing.

GNYADA awarded educational scholarships to several military veterans at the Association’s Charity Golf Outing. We are happy to report three of the students found jobs as techs at franchised dealerships in the metro area. Jonathan Laufer, a petroleum engineer who led a team of diesel techs during his service as a Marine Sergeant, currently works at Brown's Jeep Chrysler Dodge n A GNYADA dealership employee was recently ticketed for driving a dealer- owned vehicle with dealer plates. The violation, cited by the Nassau County police officer who issued the ticket, was Improper Use of Dealer Plates . After consulting with GNYADA, the dealership, Karp Automotive in Rockville Centre, contested this ticket and presented supporting documenta- tion, including: a letter from the New York State n

4 GNYADA Member Wins Dealer Plate Case

charge to a lesser non-moving violation. Karp Auto declined this and opted to go before a judge who ultimately dismissed the case. At GNYADA’s urging, the Department of Motor Vehicles reissued a letter, including the name of the Acting DMV Commissioner, which informs law enforcement that personal use of dealer demos with plates is permissible.

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The Newsletter • December 2017

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