GNYADA March 2017 Special Edition Newsletter

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1 Bold ‘All New’ New York Auto Show Debuts Next Month

MARCH 2017 Volume 27, Issue 2

HIGHLIGHTS

Used Car Recall Disclosure a Priority page 3 NYC Sign Disclosure Requirements page 4 Dealer Pays $194K for Improper Hazardous Waste Disposal page 6 Allied Member Memo: Advertising Compliance & Review page 7 Window-Tint Law Not So Clear page 10 New York’s Elite Auto Tech Students Compete page 11

Reflecting our ever-changing industry, GNYADA is shaking up this year’s New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), to maximize the excitement the Show brings to New York during the spring selling season. Kick starting the changes will be two fully- revised press preview days allowing automakers’ press conferences to start earli- er and coincide with a new transportation and mobility forum: The Empire State of Mobility Conference. The new conference takes place on Wednesday, April 12 and reflects the grow- ing importance of autonomous vehicles. Specifically, it will address how to convert fundamental shifts in mobility into lucrative business opportunities, promote access to jobs, make logistics smarter, empower the public and make transportation more sus- tainable.

The inaugural conference is preceded on Tuesday, April 11 by the highly-anticipated annual Automotive Forum conference, host- ed by NADA, J.D. Power and the NYIAS, which will address issues impacting the future of transportation and auto retailing. For more details visit autoforumny.com . Global Newsmaker In addition to the dozens of significant world and North American introductions scheduled and the important announcements expected from the exhibiting automakers, several other mobility-related events are also taking place. With safety being a huge component of the autonomous vehicle revolution, the Auto Show is moving up the World Traffic Safety Symposium, to correspond with press week. By doing this, the Show will engage compa-

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