GNYADA September 2017 Newsletter

GNYADA’s Golf Outing Raises $125K (continued from cover) their education, make me feel espe- cially proud to be leading such a great and charitable organization,” said newly elected Chairman of the Board, Wireless Speakers, a Sony 65-inch Smart TV, and much more. The grand prize was a Chronomat Breitling watch worth $25,000.

Schimmerling and the GNYADA Activities Committee for their work in producing this important event, which continues to be the most prominent demonstration of local dealers’ com- mitment to automotive education and training.

Lee Certilman, during the evening banquet at the Old Westbury Golf & Country Club. Certilman went on to award four GNYADAAutomotive Education Scholarships to military veterans enrolled at Lincoln Technical Institute. Each student received a scholarship for $5,000, as well as a rousing standing ovation from more than 415 dinner guests in attendance. To learn more about these 2017 schol- arship recipients, visit gnyada.com/education/winners . The night’s program concluded with forty-thousand dollars’ worth of prizes being handed out among the day’s raf- fle winners; prizes included New York Mets tickets, Apple iPad Pros, Bose

The Association thanks all attendees who participated in this event. A very special thanks goes to Gary

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The New York State Attorney General resolved deceptive practice actions against dealers, related to advertising and selling preowned vehicles with open recalls. The AG’s resolution requires dealers to disclose, in advertisements and on vehicles, that consumers can check a vehicle’s recall status on SaferCar.gov. To help dealers keep customers informed, GNYADA has created recall disclosure decals for dealers to display on their preowned inventory. The decal tells customers that used cars may be subject to open recalls and provides information about how to look on SaferCar.gov to find out if a particular car is subject to any open recalls. While the settlement terms apply only to dealers who have signed the AG’s resolution, ensuring that all customers are aware of potential recalls is a best practice for avoiding future deceptive practice claims. GNYADA encourages dealers to place one of these decals in the window of each used car they display for sale and to include a link to SaferCar.gov on any dealer website page advertising a used vehicle and to include similar information in print ads.

Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association • www.gnyada.com

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