As president of the Idaho Automobile Dealers Association (IADA), it is my pleasure to welcome you to our association. The mission of our association is to advocate for the success of the franchised new car dealer in the state of Idaho. We accomplish our mission by working with Idaho State legislators and Idaho regulatory agencies to promote dealer interests and protect the success of the franchised new vehicle dealer in Idaho. In addition, IADA’s AUTOPAC supports Idaho’s franchised dealers by supporting pro-dealer legislative candidates. Finally, our association tells our story about how the franchised new vehicle dealers impact the state economy.

This was a very busy year for our association. With tremendous legislative and dealer support, we passed H689 in the Legislature. This landmark legislation preserves the franchise model in Idaho by preventing our franchisors from competing with their franchisees in the sales, leasing and warranty service to our retail customers. We also included language to stop the agency model in Idaho and stopped the manufacturer’s practice of requiring dealers to install public-facing infrastructure for DC fast chargers as a requirement to sell EVs … As we all know, the franchise model is the most efficient way to distribute new vehicles. This legislative success ensures the franchise model continues — to the benefit of the Idaho consumer, the Idaho dealer and our dealer partners.

In addition to these efforts, our association continues to lobby for enhancements to reduce advertising abuses, reduce needless government regulation, reduce dealer liability through contract enhancements and negotiate changes in compliance guidelines. We also work to find and promote the best service providers to improve dealer productivity and profitability.

We returned to the beautiful Coeur d’Alene Resort for our IADA Convention, Aug. 4-7, 2024. Our association assembled an agenda that was packed with presenters, including Idaho Gov. Brad Little, U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher, NADA President and CEO Mike Stanton, Michele Wright of Cox Automotive, Ryan Deluca of Black Box VR and Idaho’s Speaker of the House Mike Moyle.

We even found time in the schedule for some fun and relaxing activities we shared with families and friends, including our annual IADA Golf Tournament at Coeur d’Alene Resort’s world-famous resort course and a scenic cruise on Lake Coeur d’Alene. We hope you walked away with new friendships, new ideas and some great memories.

I am very excited about this coming year and all that we will accomplish.

Sincerely,
Grant Petersen, President
Idaho Automobile Dealers Association
Bronco Motors Family of Dealerships