ProGuard recently teamed up with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) to serve as an administrator for its newly revamped NIADA Certified program.

The Association is excited to announce a new partnership with Maria’s Tag & Title.  We know how vital it is for your dealership to operate efficiently to maximize profits which is why we now offer our members a great solution for your out of state retail work.

AVOCA, Pa., March 22, 2022 - ProGuard Warranty announced enhancements to their existing vehicle protection plans to help auto dealers adapt to current inventory shortages. These changes were developed to address the lack of new, rental and off-lease vehicles entering the market, a situation that has increased acquisition costs at the auction houses. Feeling the pinch, many dealers are being put in the position of either making a sale or making a profit. With products sold exclusively through dealers, ProGuard felt compelled to find alternative solutions to help dealers compete in today’s market.

We are excited to announce that the nomination process for the 2022 Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware Quality Dealer Award is open!

Dear PIADA Member,

This legislative session PIADA has begun working with members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to introduce two pieces of legislation:           

House Bill 2064 (Login to view PDF) (Culver-R) Amends Title 75 (Vehicles), further providing for certificate of salvage required, for transfer to vehicle salvage dealer, for transfer to scrap metal processor and for penalty; further providing for impoundment for nonpayment of fines.

House Bill 2372 (Login to view PDF) (Schmitt-R) Amends Title 75 (Vehicles), further providing for definitions; further providing for reports by private property owners of abandoned vehicles and providing for abandoned vehicles at wholesale vehicle auctions.

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today issued an advisory to car dealerships in Pennsylvania warning of unfair and deceptive practices that violate the Commonwealth’s Consumer Protection Law.

Today, more than ever, it's critically important to train dealership staff to give consumers the right information in a compliant manner. The best way to ensure that your staff maintains compliance is through proper training. In addition, take the time to sit and listen to sales and F&I presentations. The most common mistakes we see, and where staff need the most training, are as follows.

Fraud. It’s a term that is often identified by the abuse types or tactics used by perpetrators: account takeover, payment fraud, malicious content, and synthetic ID. This siloed use of terminology has contributed to the belief that fraud activity is siloed. However, fraudsters don’t rely on single activities or single types of abuse. Today’s fraud network is comprised of various, interconnected relationships of different abuse tactics. 

Fraud is higher than ever and it’s occurring more often, according to the 2021 Auto Lending Fraud Sentiment Survey from Point Predictive. 

There’s something different about Hendrick Automotive Group that elevates its automotive dealerships above its peers. 

Record high used-vehicle prices will come down. The question is how fast, according to a new KPMG white paper titled, “Used car prices could crash — will they?”

The most advanced, next-generation battery technology now powers Advantage’s family of wireless GPS devices.

Irvine, CA, October 12, 2021 – Advantage GPS, a leader in modern data analytics and advanced, risk mitigation solutions for vehicle finance professionals, today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted United States Patent 11,102,615 for the company’s “Unified Device Access” tech

The COVID-19 vaccine is finally here. For many auto dealerships, being able to advertise a workforce that is fully COVID-19 vaccinated could certainly be a competitive advantage. However, there are complications embedded in rolling out a mandatory vaccine policy. In many states, just navigating when the vaccine is going to be available to the general public is difficult.

America is under the Great Freeze of 2021, which could last two weeks. Millions are without power, businesses and schools are shuttered. Power grids are straining under a brutal arctic assault. This will without a doubt negatively affect business output and the economy for the first quarter of the year, the automotive retail marketplace included.