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SDADA REPORT NEWS FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION
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Page 1: SDADA REPORT Report May... · 2015. 7. 2. · Message Incoming Chairman’s Message First, let's give a big South Dakota 'shout-out' to our friend and Immediate Past Chairman Trace

SDADA REPORTNews from the south Dakota auto Dealers associatioN

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F&I WorkshopOur Proactive Selling System® is designed to drive great results with today’s buyers. Our past participants of this impactful two-day workshop experienced dramatic PVR changes. Your managers will learn ways to expedite their process and create an environment where customers will buy more from them.

LocatIon Date Pittsburgh, PA April 15th - 16th Sioux Falls, SD April 22nd - 23rd Milwaukee, WI May 6th-7th Minneapolis, MN May 20th - 21st Minneapolis, MN August 19th - 20th Chicago, IL September 16th - 17thMinneapolis, MN October 21st - 22nd Milwaukee, WI November 4th - 5th Pittsburgh, PA November 11th - 12th Rapid City, SD December 9th - 10th

Phone Skills Workshop After this half-day workshop participants will create more opportunities and generate additional profits by learning and applying new ways of handling incoming calls. They will walk away with new skills and strate-gies to effectively prepare and present repair/maintenance solutions to clients over the phone.

LocatIon Date Pittsburgh, PA April 14th Minneapolis, MN August 18th Chicago, IL September 15thMinneapolis, MN November 10th

Sales Skills WorkshopThis one day workshop is focused on helping sales people improve their sales process and increase closing ratio by lowering the natural sales resistance. Participants will learn effective ways to guide and help customers make a buying decision.

LocatIon Date Sioux Falls, SD April 21st Chicago, IL October 6th Pittsburgh, PA November 10th Minneapolis, MN November 17th

Service Skills Workshop This half-day workshop is designed to help your managers improve their skills in the following areas - hiring, on-boarding and the training and development of your biggest asset - your human capital. Your manag-ers will leave with new strategies they can implement to improve their team’s performance.

LocatIon Date Chicago, IL April 7th Tampa, FL April 14thMinneapolis, MN May 5thChicago, IL August 11thMinneapolis, MN September 15thChicago, IL October 6th

Proactive Selling Systemtraining calendar

2015

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Chairman’s Message.............3President’s Message.............5NADA Director’s Message.....7Mark Your Calendar For Upcoming Dates To Remember.............................8Chairiman’s Message Continued..............................9Review of SDADA’s AnnualConvention.......................9-18NADA Director’s MessageContinued............................18Federated’s Claim of The Month Could It Happen To You?....................................19New NADA Retirement Program from Empower......20April New Vehicle Registration Numbers.........................21-23April New Power Sport Registration Numbers..........24May New Vehicle Registration Numbers.........................25-27May New Power Sport Registration Numbers..........28J&L Harley-Davidson’s Riding Academy Free for Current, Former U.S. Military Personnel.............................29Welcome New Members.....29Federated’s Claim of The Month Could It Happen To You?....................................31SDADA Board of Directors List.......................................32

MAY - JUNE 2015

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Outgoing Chairman’s Message

Incoming Chairman’s MessageFirst, let's give a big South Dakota 'shout-out' to our friend and Immediate Past Chairman Trace Beck, of Beck Motors in Pierre. Trace produced a fine effort this year, balancing the SDADA duties and functions with his full time job of running the best looking Chevy-Cadillac store in 10 states! For any of you folks out there who have not seen the new store on the hill in Pierre, next time you are

anywhere near, stop in and take a look at this beautiful, modern facility.

We dealers must be near totally crazy. Optimism runs amok! Even our 2013-2014 Chairman Scott Peterson has nearly lost his mind, building and opening a beauti-ful new Ford store on the South side of I-90 at Exit 32, Sturgis. Here's a guy, super driven, so very successful, even has that gorgeous Miss Susan working for him! (Bonus Round... She's been willingly married to the guy for 25 years!) The divine Mr. Scott is willing to 'roll the dice' yet again and bet that the Northern Black Hills in

Summer is here and everywhere you look there are fields of green. This past weekend Lynn and I went to Sturgis for the Camaro Rally. It was a great turnout with some very cool cars from all over the country. When we were in the Hills, we took the opportunity to check out Bruce Eide’s new Indian Motor Cycle store, Scott Peterson’s new Ford store, the giant addition Jim Burgess has just completed to Black Hills Harley Davidson and Jerry

Jasinski’s new Chevy store. The investments these folks have made are huge and it shows a true commitment to their industries and their communities. In the past month, I have had the opportunity to travel to both sides of the state and there is no question the economy in South Dakota is strong – there is major construction going on all over the place. What a great state we live in!

As my term as board Chairman comes to an end, I would like to take this opportu-nity to thank you for the opportunity to serve this great organization. I would also like to thank the staff at SDADA for making my job very easy! With our victories in the State Legislature and the ongoing success of our dealer body, it was a good year. I leave you now in the very capable hands of Chairman Bruce Eide. Have a great year Bruce!

Thank you!

Trace Beck

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South Dakota Automobile Dealers AssociationOFFICERS:Chairman of the Board..............Bruce EideVice Chairman.......................Darrel Kaiser-Secretary/Treasurer........Dutch VanSantenImmediate Past Chairman...........Trace BeckNADA Director..........................Doug KnustDEAC Chairman......................Jim BurgessPresident...................................Myron Rau

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

PAST PRESIDENTS / CHAIRPERSONS:Trace Beck Mike McCormickJohn Deniger Mark McKie John Ehret Steve Paula Merlin Fauth Scott PetersonTom Graham Kevin Randall John Hagemann John Roskos David Hersrud Marty RypkemaJim Jacobsen Don SchoenhardDean Kjelden Steve Sewell Dan Lamb Jim Wegner Tom Mahan

STAFF:President...................................Myron RauExecutive Assistant..............Michelle WellsComptroller.............................Pam KolsethPrint Shop Manager.........Jason SteensmaOffice Assistant...........................Patty Hinz

SDADA STAFF E-mAIl [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected] for all staff: [email protected]

The SDADA Report is the official publication of the South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association Published monthly by:

SDADA Services, Inc.3801 S. Kiwanis Avenue • Box 89008Sioux Falls, SD 57109-9008. Ph: 605-336-2616 / Fax: 605-334-1938Annual Subscription Rate: $35.00

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Tom BarberTrace BeckSteve BieglerJim BurgessShawn ChaseBruce EideRon EinspahrDan HealyJohn Iverson

Darrel Kaiser Doug Knust

Steve MichelsonLarry Palsma

Scott Peterson Doug Sharp

Keith StobbsDutch Van Santen

Jenny Wegner

President’s MessageDuring the 2015 SDADA Annual Convention recently held in Sioux Falls, the annual “passing of the gavel” took place. I personally want to thank Mr. Trace Beck for his leadership dur-ing the past year he served as Chairman of the Board. Although we did not have any earth shaking issues in the past year, Trace was always there when I needed him. The greatest success in the past year was our legislative

accomplishments; Trace was always able to talk me off the ledge during those trying times. Thanks, Trace!

Also of note during the annual convention was the induction of a new chair-man. Congratulations to Mr. Bruce Eide who will now serve as Chairman of the Board for the next year. Jenny Wegner was chosen to receive the 2015-2016 Franchised Dealer of the Year Award. She will now enter national Time Dealer of the Year competition. Congratulations Jenny! For the first time in history, an Allied Member, Luverne Truck Equipment was chosen to receive the 2015 Chair-man’s Award. They have been a long time supporter of the SDADA.

As you know, the SDADA Comptroller, Pam Kolseth, had a very unfortunate ac-cident in January during which she suffered a major break to her ankle. For a period of time after the accident, Pam was forced to stay at home. We were for-tunate that the dedication to her job made her available to us during her initial convalescent period. Well, I am pleased to announce that Pam has returned to work full time! As you visit with her on the telephone, please wish her the best.

Since August of last year, I have again taken on the task of visiting every SDADA auto dealer member. Most of you have seen me and those that have not, don’t be surprised when I arrive at your store. All I have left are those dealer-ships in the northeastern part of the state. It is a monumental task but well worth my time.

The annual NADA Washington Conference has been scheduled for September 29th and 30th. This is our usual trek to the nation’s capitol for strategy meet-ings and Captiol Hill visits. If you wish to send a message with the contingency from South Dakota, please contact your NADA Director, Doug Knust or contact me.

On a personal note, on May 1st, I started my 15th year as your employee. It has been a fun ride and I look forward to many great years to come! The SDADA is a great organization that has a very bright future. Also, please be advised that we have again awarded 3 scholarships at $1,000.00 each. The congratulatory letters should go out this week.

Until next month . . .

Myron L. Rau, President

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NADA Director’s Message

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The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. -Charles Kettering

The past 12 months have brought some of the most significant change in NADA’s history. For nearly a century, NADA has pioneered some of the most valuable services in the industry for its growing membership, right under its roof. These services include the NADA Used Car Guide, which has been part of NADA's heritage for more than 80 years, and NADART, founded in 1957.

No one ever imagined we would part with either one, and we would not have unless we firmly believed doing so would benefit our dealer members and advance NADA's core mission.

This was the case when J.D. Power made an unsolicited offer to purchase the Used Car Guide business. With a difficult decision at hand but unanimous consensus, the NADA board of di-

rectors, the Guide board of advisors and NADA's finance and executive committees, all agreed that the best course of action was to sell the Guide to J.D. Power.

This decision, which was not reached easily or without careful consideration, will benefit our dealer members and the Guide's current and future customers. The Guide business will continue to grow and become an even stronger industry resource under J.D. Power. As part of its agreement with NADA, J.D. Power will continue to provide NADA members with a complimentary Guide subscription as a membership benefit.

In a move unrelated to Guide, after conducting an in-depth review of various retirement plan providers, NADA made a decision to enter into a relationship with Empower Retirement, a division of Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company, to offer retirement plans to NADA members. Empower Retirement is the second-largest retirement plan provider in the United States with nearly 7 million participants. The new NADA Retirement Program from Empower will go live in October of 2015, as the long-standing NADART program is retired.

NADA Retirement Program participants can expect to see many enhanced benefits, including a nearly 50-percent reduction in program fees, a state-of-the-art website designed to make it easier for participants to track their progress in saving for retirement, and fiduciary support services at a level higher than those offered by other retirement service providers, which is a service already familiar to NADART plan sponsors. NADART has been working closely with Empower to ensure a streamlined transition process for plans transferring to Empower.

While it's difficult to see these long-time services, built over NADA's history, leave the NADA family, we look to the future with optimism and renewed vigor. And, as always, we will continue to guard the interests of the franchised dealers we are privi-leged to serve, while remaining steadfast to NADA's mission that began nearly 100 years ago.

Most importantly, these moves will allow NADA to become more mission-focused, centering on core member services, which include protecting and strengthening the dealer franchise system, advocating on behalf of new-car dealers with Congress, the regulatory agencies in Washington, manufacturers, the media and the public, providing education and training resources for dealers and their employees, and providing dealers with better tools to enhance profitability.

ICYMI (In Case You Missed It…)

Retiring General Motors director Neville Isdell says GM has come a long way since the bankruptcy and is in capable hands, but he sees the turnaround taking 10 years.

David Robertson, Executive Director of the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals, calls out Senator Elizabeth Warren’s disdain for dealers.

While a former dealership employee says he doesn’t think auto dealers are half as bad as many consumers seem to think they are, the July/August issue of Popular Mechanics carries an article a bit more cynical about the dealership experience.

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Mark Your Calendar

• AnnualHeavyTruckDealerMeeting–3:00p.m.onFriday,September11,2015,SheratonHotelandConventionCenter,SiouxFalls.

• WashingtonConference-CapitalHilton,Washington,D.C.onTuesday,September29andWednesday,September30,2015.

• AnnualPowerSportDealerMeeting–11:00a.m.onThursday,October22,2015,Al’sOasis,Oacoma,SD.

• AnnualguidedpheasanthuntisonMonday,November9,2015-leaveCedarShoresResort,Oacoma,SDat9:00a.m.

• AnnualRVDealerMeeting(tentative)–5:30p.m.onMonday,November9,2015,atCedarShoresResort,Oacoma,SD.

• FallBoardofDirectorsMeeting–10:00a.m.onTuesday,November10,2015,atCedarShoresResort,Oacoma.

• WestRiverLegislativeReception-RushmorePlazaHolidayInn,RapidCity-Monday,December7,2015,at5:30to7:00p.m.(westrivertime).

• EastRiverLegislativeReception-Callaway’s,500East69thStreet,SiouxFalls-Wednesday,December9,2015,at5:30to7:00p.m.(eastrivertime).

• SDADAWinterBoardReceptionwithlegislators-RamkotaRiverCentre,Pierreat6:00p.m.onMonday,January25,2016.

• SDADAWinterBoardofDirectorsMeeting-RamkotaRiverCentre,Pierreat10:00a.m.onTuesday,January26,2016.

• AnnualNADAConventioninLasVegas,NV–March31throughApril3,2016.

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.

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Incoming Chairman’s Messagecontinued...

fact CAN support another Ford store! Given Scott and Susan's history in the car biz, I'm sure no one is foolish enough to bet against them!

Speaking of new facilities, our new Indian Motorcycle Stur-gis store is nearly complete. It should be open just in time for the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, August 3rd-9th. Esti-mates for Rally attendance this year range from 600,000 to above ONE MILLION. Working in Sturgis this past year has been the most fun I've ever had in the car biz. It should be another really fun Rally...if it doesn't kill me!

June 10-12th brought dealers from all over the state togeth-er at the Sioux Falls Convention Center for our 97th Annual SDADA Convention. Even in monsoon rainy conditions 31 stalwart golfers braved the course in Brandon and had a great time. Thanks to all who made the day special!

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley honored us with his presence Friday morning. He is a terrific speaker and our leading advocate for upholding the law in South Dakota. It's always a pleasure to be in his company.

Congratulations to Luverne Truck Equipment for receiving the 2015 Chairman’s Award. They have been a huge sup-porter of SDADA for decades!

Congratulations goes to the 2015 Franchised Dealer of the Year winner Jenny Wegner, Wegner Auto Company, Pierre! That’s quite an accomplishment. It’s the first time a woman has ever been recognized with this award. Great job Jenny! Take a look at the pictures in this publication highlighting the annual convention.

Bruce EideVern Eide Motorcars, Inc., Sioux Falls

...AND THE WINNER IS

JENNY WEGNER, WEGNER AUTO

FRANCHISED DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARDED AT SDADA’SANNUAL CONVENTION

On Thursday, June 11th, Jenny Wegner, Wegner Auto Com-pany, Pierre, SD, was recognized as the 2015 South Dakota Franchised Dealer of the Year. Jenny is the first female to ever receive this award.

The award is handed out annually at the South Dakota Au-tomobile Dealers Association Convention. This year’s event was held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, in Sioux Falls, SD on June 10, 11 and 12.

In addition to being the only female recipient of this award, Wegner Auto Company also sets the record for the first dealership to have three generations of Franchised Dealers of the Year. Jenny’s father Hank received this award in 1991 and her brother Jim in 2010.

Jenny has been working in the dealership since 1986. Fol-lowing Hank’s retirement in 1992 Jenny and Jim acquired ownership of Wegner Auto Company.

In addition to her duties at the dealership Jenny has been actively involved in the Pierre community for over 25 years.

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FRANCHISED DEALER OF THE YEAR AWARDED AT SDADA’S ANNUAL CONVENTION continued...

She has served on the Board of Directors of the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce and the Pierre Economic Development Corp. She has served as Chairman of the St Peter & Paul Parish Council as well as Vice President and then Presi-dent of the St. Joseph’s Home & School Association. She chaired the Home & School Association Back To School Party for 10 years. She has been instrumental in raising money for Pierre area causes. She has coordinated Chrysler Drive For The Kids fundraisers for every school in Pierre, grade schools, middle school and high school.

In 2005, Wegner Auto received the Prairie Family Business of the Year Award, honoring businesses that have been passed down to multiple genera-tions. In 2007, Wegner Auto celebrated their 100th year in business. They were honored in Las Vegas that year at the National Auto Dealers Convention as one of the oldest dealers in the country under the same family ownership. They have been a Buick dealer for 105 years, believed to be the oldest in the world.

Jenny and her brother Jim are the fourth generation of the Wegner family to oper-ate the dealership. Jenny’s son Bryan and niece Drew Miller have recently become the fifth generation. The tradi-tion continues!

Congratulations to Jenny Wegner, Weg-ner Auto Company, Pierre, SD, for being selected as the 2015 Franchised Dealer of the Year!

Jenny’s Family Members (Left to Right): Drew Miller (niece), Judy Wegner (sister), Helen Wegner (aunt), Mike Boocock (husband), Jenny Wegner, Bryan Boocock (son), Sarah Boocock (daughter), Sharon Wegner (aunt), Tony Wegner (uncle), Bev Wegner (sister-in-law), Jim Wegner (brother)

In addition to Jenny Wegner being the

ONLY FEmALE RECIpIENT OF THIS AWARD,

Wegners have set the record for the first dealership to have

THREE GENERATIONS OF FRANCHISED

DEALERS OF THE YEAR.

Jenny’s father Hank received this award in 1991 and her

brother Jim in 2010.

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• Repeal of current damage disclosure laws• Change to 45-day sold plate• Review of upcoming forms changes

BUSINESS SESSION 2:Tell Me Something I Don’t Know About Ethanol

BUSINESS SESSION 3:Best Practices To Avoid Theft In Your Dealership

EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

BUSINESS SESSION 1:2015 Legislative Session Recap

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A special thank you to Big Sioux Power Sports, J&L Harley Davidson, Subaru of Sioux Falls, Vern Eide Motorcars and Vern Eide Motoplex for bringing units to display during the annual convention!

SPOUSE PROGRAM -- Great Job Ladies!

VEHICLES DISPLAYED BY LOCAL DEALERS

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Luverne Truck Equipment, Brandon, SD, has been partnered with the South Dakota Auto Dealers for over 50 years. They strive to bring SDADA members ac-cessories that are strong, stylish and easy to install. Their quality products significantly reduces warranty claims while providing a good profit margin for the dealerships.

It is because of this commitment to SDADA that Luverne Truck Equipment was selected as the Chair-man’s Award winner for 2015. Ken Wilson (pictured left) accepted this award on behalf of Luverne Truck Equipment. Ken has been employed by Luverne Truck Equipment since 1986 and serves our members well!

congrats to the Chairman’s award winner:

Steve Lincoln of Risk Administration Services, Inc. was selected as the Pride of the Show winner from all of the vendors who displayed their products and services at the 2015 Annual Convention. Steve has gone above and beyond to make sure people enjoy their time at his booth! We appreciate the commitment that RAS/DTU has shown SDADA over the years!

Pride of the ShowWinner

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golfing at the brandon golf course

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To All of OurVendors!

Autotrader, Oakbrook Terrace, ILCarbase.com, Sioux Falls CDK Global, Hoffman Estates, ILCentral States of Omaha, Omaha, NEDAKOTACARE - Boen & Associates, Sioux Falls & Wollman Insurance Agency, Sioux FallsDealertrack Technologies, Inc., Lake Success, NYDSI, Inc., TeaFederated Insurance Co., Owatonna, MNI State Truck Center, Sioux FallsLuverne Truck Equipment, BrandonManheim Minneapolis, Maple Grove, MN / Manheim Northstar, Shakopee, MNRAS Companies / Dakota Truck Underwriters, Sioux FallsSDADA Services, Inc., Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Dealer Services, Sioux FallsvAuto, Oakbrook Terrace, ILWaldoch Crafts, Inc., Forest Lake, MN

WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR VENDORS. THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES WHO SETUP A DISPLAY AT OUR ANNUAL CONVENTION!

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THANKS TRACE FOR YOUR SERVICE TO SDADAIncoming Chairman Bruce Eide thanks Trace Beck for his service to the South Dakota Automobile Dealers Association.

Trace has served on the SDADA Executive Committee since 2012 and has spent the past twelve months serv-ing as the Chairman of SDADA.

This plaque was presented to Trace at the Chairman’s Reception on Friday, June 12th, at the Sioux Falls Con-vention Center.

NADA Director’s Messagecontinued...In a pilot program, Ford dealers’ will use bea-cons, which will broad-cast key information to the customer’s smart-phone that might help close a sale, on models

featured in their showrooms.

GM dealers are concerned as EBE 2.0 looms ahead. GM’s Dealer-Succession Bulletin causes consternation as well.

And finally…

NADA responds to inaccurate and irresponsible New York Times editorial.

As always, please contact me with any questions or con-cerns.

Doug Knust, NADA Director

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NADA is excited about its all new retirement program from Empower Retirement. Because NADA remains committed to providing its dealer members and their employees with a high quality retirement program, the NADA board decided to phase-out the current NADART retirement program and replace it with a more en-hanced offering. The new NADA Program will offer significantly lower fees while still providing top-shelf service and class-leading investment options. Meanwhile, NADART is healthy and operating well and during the transition, it is business as usual.

The plans and services offered to dealers by Empower will bear NADA’s name, and with it, our excellent repu-tation. NADA has secured important long-term contractual commitments from Empower, and will maintain a full-time quality control staff to monitor the new Program. Highlights of the new program include:

• A “Most Favored Program” Provision All investment options that are offered or made available through the NADA Retirement Program will be of-fered on pricing terms that are at least as good as or better than identical investment options made available by or through Empower to others.

• Great Service An agreement to establish and maintain a dealer-dedicated service and call center so that dealer plan sponsors will have a single point of contact for their entire plan needs. In doing so, Empower also hired a number of former NADART employees to work on its new team. This dedicated team is in addition to the vast compli-ance, plan design, testing and other capabilities Empower offers.

• Robust Fiduciary Services The new NADA program (like the outgoing NADART program) will include a 3(16) Plan Administrator (to review and execute Form 5500), a Plan Trustee, and a 3(38) Investment Manager (to select and monitor the investment options).

NADA is confident that the new NADA Retirement Program from Empower will provide a competitive and attractive program that NADA, and state and metro dealer associations, can be proud of. To learn more, please visit https://dcprovider.com/NADAWR/index.html. You will need the following password for access: NADA@Empower2015.

About NADAThe National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) represents nearly 16,000 new-car and -truck dealerships with 32,000 domestic and international franchises. For more information, please visit www.nada.org.

About Empower RetirementEmpower Retirement, a division of Great West Life & Annuity Company, is the second largest 401(k) provider in the country. It provides retirement services for 7 million participants, and has 30,000 plans and over $400 billion in assets administered. For more information, please visit www.empower-retirement.com.

New NADA Retirement Program from Empower

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As provided by the South Dakota Division of Motor VehiclesNew Vehicle RegistRatioNs - aPRil 2015 Page 1 of 2

NOTE: New vehicle registrations are provided by South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles. All new vehicles registered under the Prorate (IRP) program are indicated as a Hughes County resident. Figures reflect where the vehicle is titled, and not the county where the vehicle was purchased. SDADA has no responsibility for authenticity of registration figures.

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Dealer liCensing OffiCe445 E. Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501 | Phone: 605-773-4416 | Fax: 605-773-2549licensing/renewal requirements, principal place of business requirements, bonding and insurance requirements, fees, dealer plates and permits, title and registration, recordkeeping requirements, violation penalty provisions, etc.

MOtOr VehiCle infOrMatiOn seCtiOn445 E. Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501 | Phone: 605-773-3541 | Fax: 605-773-2550general motor vehicle questions, titling and registration.

Dealer agentsAnswers dealer business questions, provides training and instruction on compliance and procedures, enforces laws and regulations, investigates complaints and violations, conducts inspections, etc.

PIERREMike Mehlhaff

445 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-3185Phone: 605-773-2121

Fax: [email protected]

DEALER PROGRAM MANAGER - POsitiOn CUrrentlY VaCant -

445 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-3185Phone: 605-773-2122

Fax: 605-773-4117

Dealer agents in the fielD

DEALER PROGRAM ASSISTANTBrittanY kenzY

445 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-3185Phone: 605-773-4416

Fax: [email protected]

SIOUx FALLSrOn rYsaVY

300 S. Sycamore Avenue, Suite 102Sioux Falls, SD 57110Phone: 605-367-5814

Fax: [email protected]

RAPID CITYPilO Pena

4447 South Canyon Road, Suite 6Rapid City, SD 57702-1889

Phone: 605-394-3394 Fax: 605-394-6076

[email protected]

WATERTOWNlOri COlBerg

715 S Maple Watertown, SD 57201Phone: 605-882-5192

Fax: [email protected]

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As provided by the South Dakota Division of Motor VehiclesNew Vehicle RegistRatioNs - aPRil 2015 Page 2 of 2

NOTE: New vehicle registrations are provided by South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles. All new vehicles registered under the Prorate (IRP) program are indicated as a Hughes County resident. Figures reflect where the vehicle is titled, and not the county where the vehicle was purchased. SDADA has no responsibility for authenticity of registration figures.

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SNOWMOBILE MOTORCYCLE ATV’S

NOTE: New vehicle registrations are provided by South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles. All new vehicles registered under the Prorate (IRP) program are indicated as a Hughes County resident. Figures reflect where the vehicle is titled, and not the county where the vehicle was purchased. SDADA has no responsibility for authenticity of registration figures.

As provided by the South Dakota Division of Motor VehiclesRecReatioNal Vehicle RegistRatioNs - aPRil 2015

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As provided by the South Dakota Division of Motor VehiclesNew Vehicle RegistRatioNs - MaY 2015 Page 1 of 2

NOTE: New vehicle registrations are provided by South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles. All new vehicles registered under the Prorate (IRP) program are indicated as a Hughes County resident. Figures reflect where the vehicle is titled, and not the county where the vehicle was purchased. SDADA has no responsibility for authenticity of registration figures.

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“Serving the needs of our dealerships and their customers through integrity, training and

teamwork.”

South Dakota Dealer Services and its affiliates go beyond F&I products to offer reinsurance opportunities, compliance assistance and hands on

development and training courses both in and outside of the dealership.

F&I Workshop April 22nd & 23rd Sioux Falls, SD

December 9th & 10th Rapid City, SD

Phone Skills Workshop April 21st Sioux Falls, SD

Service Workshop February 3rd Sioux Falls, SD

2015 South Dakota Client Training Workshops

2015 Regional Workshops Minneapolis, MN - 4 F&I Workshops, 3 Phone Workshops, 2 Sales Skills Workshops, 3 Service Advisor Workshops

Chicago, IL - 3 F&I Workshops, 2 Phone Skills Workshops, 2 Sales Skills Workshop, 3 Service Advisor Workshop

Tampa, FL - 1 F&I Workshop Los Angeles, CA - 2 F&I Workshops

Pittsburgh, PA 2 F&I Workshops, 1 Phone Workshop

Strategic Marketing Partner of the South Dakota Auto Dealers Association

www.AutomotiveDevelopmentGroup.com

Jon Nester

Cell: 630.244.6916

Email: [email protected]

David Kelly

Cell: 507.829.2638

Email: [email protected]

Tony Troussov - Director of Training

Automotive Development Group

Cell: 612.804.1706

Email: [email protected]

Mark Ekhoff

Automotive Development Group

Cell: 612.360.9233

Email: [email protected]

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As provided by the South Dakota Division of Motor VehiclesNew Vehicle RegistRatioNs - MaY 2015 Page 2 of 2

NOTE: New vehicle registrations are provided by South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles. All new vehicles registered under the Prorate (IRP) program are indicated as a Hughes County resident. Figures reflect where the vehicle is titled, and not the county where the vehicle was purchased. SDADA has no responsibility for authenticity of registration figures.

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SNOWMOBILE MOTORCYCLE ATV’S

NOTE: New vehicle registrations are provided by South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles. All new vehicles registered under the Prorate (IRP) program are indicated as a Hughes County resident. Figures reflect where the vehicle is titled, and not the county where the vehicle was purchased. SDADA has no responsibility for authenticity of registration figures.

As provided by the South Dakota Division of Motor VehiclesRecReatioNal Vehicle RegistRatioNs - MaY 2015

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J&l harley-Davidson's riding academy freefor Current, former U.s. Military PersonnelJ&L Harley-Davidson is offering its H-D Riding Academy

New Rider Course free to current and former U.S. military personnel through Operation Personal Freedom.

The program runs through September 13, 2015. There is an extension available for military personnel deployed outside the U.S. that is valid through 2016.

"As Memorial Day approaches, we remember all those who have courageously defended our country," says J&L's Joe Entenman, Director of Retail Operations. "This program is our way of saying thank you to the men and women of our armed forces."

The New Rider Course is designed to get new riders com-fortable on a motorcycle and teach them the skills they need to ride with confidence. The New Rider Course offers expert guidance from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation® (MSF) and H-D certified coaches.

All training is done at J&L. Each student is provided with a motorcycle for the practice range portion of the class. Students need a valid automobile driver's license or learner's permit and the ability to ride a bicycle.

For more information, go to ridefree.harley-davidson.com/militarylearntoride/ or call J&L Harley-Davidson at 605-334-2721.

The dealership is located at 2601 W. 60th St. North. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

FORUM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANYThomas Clusiau, Automotive Marketing Manager

101 Fifth Street NorthFargo, ND 58102

Phone: [email protected]

www.forumcomm.comServices: Multi-media Company

MARk JUhl AUTO SPORTS, INC.Mark Juhl, President

1700 N Minnesota AvenueSioux Falls, SD 57104Phone: 605-336-9157

Fax: 605-336-9304D# 1005

[email protected]

zITTERICh AUTO SAlESMike Zitterich, Owner

1805 West Burnside StreetSioux Falls, SD 57104Phone: 605-376-0527

Fax: [email protected]

Welcome New Members

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Visit Us Online At:

www.sdautodealer.com

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Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Thirteen (At Large 2 yr.)

Fourteen (At Large 3 yr.)

Fifteen (PS Dlr.)

Sixteen (PS Dlr.)

Seventeen (RV Dlr)

Eighteen (HD Trk Dlr)

Country Ford

Harry K Chevrolet

Vern Eide Motorcars

Iverson Chrysler Center

Einspahr Auto Plaza, Inc.

Pierson Ford

Sharp Automotive

Stobbs Sales, Inc.

Frontier Motors, Inc.

Beck Motor Co.

Scott Peterson Motors

Rushmore Honda

Wegner Auto Company

Shawn Chase Ford

Biegler’s C&S Motorsports

Black Hills Harley Davidson

Dakota RV’s

I-State Truck Center

Larry Palsma

Doug Knust

Bruce Eide

John Iverson

Ron Einspahr

Tom Barber

Doug Sharp

Keith Stobbs

Darrel Kaiser

Trace Beck

Scott Peterson

Steve Michelson

Jenny Wegner

Shawn Chase

Steve Biegler

Jim Burgess

Dan Healy

Dutch Van Santen

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605-589-3362

605-234-6064

605-373-8111

605-996-5683

605-692-6106

605-225-3720

605-886-8081

605-853-3612

605-842-1880

605-224-5912

605-892-2643

605-348-4468

605-224-9900

605-472-1633

605-225-4533

605-342-9362

605-348-1212

605-336-2995

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1998-2000 Steve Paula Brookings1996-1998 John Roskos Rapid City1995-1996 Kevin Randall Rapid City1993-1995 Jim Jacobsen Sturgis1992-1993 Steve Sewell Webster1991-1992 Dean Kjelden Sioux Falls1990-1991 Don Schoenhard, Sr. Huron1989-1990 John Ehret Yankton1988-1989 Merlin Fauth Rapid City1987-1988 Tom Graham Sioux Falls

2014-2015 Trace Beck Pierre2013-2014 Scott Peterson Belle Fourche2012-2013 Mark McKie Rapid City2011-2012 John Hagemann Yankton2009-2011 David Hersrud Sturgis2008-2009 Dan Lamb Onida2007-2008 Mike McCormick Salem2006-2007 Marty Rypkema Rapid City2004-2006 Jim Wegner Pierre2002-2004 John Deniger Huron2000-2002 Tom Mahan Groton

Bruce Eide, Chairman Vern Eide Motorcars, Sioux Falls [email protected] 605-373-8111 2015

Bryan Boocock, Membership Services Director Wegner Auto Company, Pierre [email protected] 605-224-9900 2018

Jenny Wegner, Group Insurance Director Wegner Auto Company, Pierre [email protected] 605-224-9900 2016

Shawn Chase, Public Relations Director Shawn Chase Ford, Redfield [email protected] 605-472-1633 2017

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