Dear Kentucky Dealers,
It’s hard to believe yet another year has come to a close. I hope you’ve enjoyed this time to reflect and spend time with loved ones over the holidays.
The past couple of months have been filled with activity for us at KADA. We hosted our 2022 District Meetings across the state in Lexington, Louisville, Erlanger, Lake Barkley, and Bowling Green. Thank you to everyone who came out!
We had some very productive meetings and conversations with dealers, local legislators and partners. As we start preparing for the 2023 General Session, these meetings are essential to learning and conversing about what our priorities are for our dealer body. Please be on the lookout for updates from us regarding franchise laws and many other important legislative issues.
We’ve also been busy hosting educational webinars alongside various KADA Preferred Partners. It’s our goal to provide you with resources and content that benefit your business and your staff, and these webinars are an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest products and services in the market, grow your team members, and take your dealership to the next level. Not only that but supporting our partners means you are supporting our association and our industry as a whole.
Recently, we hosted our final Board and Executive Committee Meetings of the year. I cannot thank our Board and Executive Committee members enough for their support and participation this past year. I’d like to especially recognize Chairwoman Nancy Sparks who has been an instrumental leader in our association and dealer body. Thank you, Nancy.
I look forward to working alongside our new Board members for 2023 as well as our incoming Chairman, Joe Cummins of the Don Franklin Auto Group. We’re excited to see even more growth in this coming year!
As you know, Kentucky was among the states federally approved for funding to support EV charging infrastructure and is set to receive nearly $87 million over the next five years. We are still waiting to hear the complete details as to how exactly these funds can be applied for and dispersed, but I have been in conversations with the Transportation Cabinet and learned about the beginning stages of the rollout plan. Check out my Kentucky Horsepower episode with Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray to learn more. Simply click this link https://kentuckyhorsepower.buzzsprout.com/
As we look ahead into 2023, I’m excited for what the year will bring. As an association, we aim to continue to increase membership, increase membership participation and increase the tools and resources we provide to you. There will be several hurdles to face in the next General Session and we look forward to representing the Kentucky dealer body and to achieving more legislative victories.
As always, thank you for your support and participation.
