Pub. 1 2023 Issue 2

One of MADA’s most dedicated and loyal dealers, Butch Oustalet, received an award from the NADA PAC for being a member of the President’s Club for 25 years. President of MADA, Marty Milstead, presented the hand-painted bowl with the U.S. Capitol painted on the inside to Oustalet at his Ford and Lincoln store in Gulfport.

Interview With Roger Bacon, Auto PAC Chairman   How long have you been in the car business? In 1973, I took a job at a dealership; it was just going to be for the summer, and then I was going to go to school and become a lawyer. I realized quickly that I really liked

Walt Massey, owner of Walt Massey Automotive Group, has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the MADA Self Insurers Fund (MADA SIF). The SIF was started by MADA in 1989 to provide workers’ compensation insurance to dealerships. The MADA SIF was the first group fund in Mississippi. Since

What has been called the most important legislation ever championed at the Mississippi Capitol by MADA was accomplished when Governor Tate Reeves signed HB 401 into law on March 14, 2023. The new law will go into effect on July 1, 2023. Although MADA has worked on franchise laws for years, this one was different.

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It is hard to believe that my year serving as Chairman of MADA is coming to an end. I can honestly say that this has been one of the most fun and rewarding years of my life. To be totally honest, our dealership group has always supported MADA, but I had no idea about the