National Automobile Dealers Association
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National Automobile Dealers Association, founded in 1917, represents more than 19,700 new car and truck dealers, both domestic and international, with more than 43,000 separate franchises.
Membership is open to any new-automobile or new-truck dealership holding a new automobile or truck sales and service franchise.
NADA's offices are located at 8400 Westpark Drive in McLean, VA 22102.
*Provides counsel on legal and regulatory matters
*Represents dealers on Capitol Hill
*Develops research data on the automobile industry
*Operates training and service programs to improve dealership business operations, sales and service practices
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1917: NADA is launched from successful dealer effort to cut vehicle luxury tax from 5 percent to 3 percent.
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1918: NADA holds first annual meeting in Chicago, sets up HQ in St. Louis, gets first major legislationâ€"National Motor Vehicle Theft Lawâ€"and soon starts publishing NADA Bulletin, precursor to NADA's AutoExec.
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1931: NADA creates first factory-dealer contracts.
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1933: N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide debuts (40,000 copies); NADA membership is at a Depression-low 2,200, but, with FDR's help, jumps to 20,000 the next year.
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1941: NADA moves from Detroit to Washington, D.C.
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1944: "NADA Battalions"â€"association-recruited mechanicsâ€"involved in D-day invasion of Normandy.
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1952: NADA president appears on Ed Sullivan program (to encourage voting).
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1954: NADA lobbies for dealer exemptions to Taft-Hartley and for eliminating automakers' "phantom freight" charges.
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1956: NADA launches insurance program (later NADIT) and, the next year, retirement plan (later NADART).
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1960: First quality dealer award (from Saturday Evening Post) given at NADA convention.
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1968: Frank E. McCarthy begins 33-year career as chief executive; 20 Groups launched and, two years later, American Truck Dealers formed.
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1975: NADA builds McLean, Va., HQ; launches Dealers Election Action Committee and Legal Defense Fund.
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1977: Charitable foundation established.
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1979: Doors open at Dealer Academy.
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1984: First dealer attitude survey.
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1986: NADA gets Superfund exemption for dealers who collect used oil from do-it-yourselfers.
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1987: NADA backs antiâ€"odometer tampering law.
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1996: NADA makes online debut; forms IT committee; helps get luxury tax phaseout law.
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1997: NADA persuades IRS to let dealers settle LIFO violations.
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2000: NADA redesigns and renames magazine AutoExec; debuts website offering Internet links to dealers around the country.
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2001: Longtime NADA president Frank McCarthy dies; Phillip D. Brady is named president; NADA-backed phaseout of estate tax becomes law.
Government Relations represents new-car and truck dealer interests before the U.S. Congress, including a wide range of business, trade, energy and environmental issues that could impact the success of their businesses and the security of the more than 1 million people they employ.
Industry Affairs addresses all major issues affecting dealer/manufacturer relations. Industry Relations promotes communication between manufacturers and member dealers via franchise-specific meetings and NADA's exclusive biannual dealer attitude survey. The Industry Analysis department conducts economic and industry analyses for internal and external use.
Legal Affairs represents the interest of dealers in the legal, federal regulatory and franchise arenas. This involves the monitoring and analysis of federal administrative activities, the formation of NADA policies on these matters and the preparation of guides and bulletins to assist dealers in complying with federal requirements. The group analyzes dealer franchise agreements and manufacturer policies, maintains a state franchise law reporting program and assists ATAEs and dealers on franchise and state law matters. In addition, the group performs corporate legal work for NADA and its affiliated entities and is responsible for the NADA Legal Defense Fund.
Public Affairs is responsible for media and public relations, marketing and communications, both print and online. Public Affairs publishes the award-winning AutoExec magazine, as well as a number of newsletters, including NADA Weekly, Legislative Update, Washington Insider, and Regulatory Review. Electronic publications include NADA Headlines, a daily summary of top industry news e-mailed directly to members, as well as www.autoexecmag.com, and NADA's flagship Internet site, www.nada.org, which serves as the hub of a family of association Web sites. NADA-TV, which is broadcast during the annual convention, is produced by the group.
Dealership Operations provides services and training programs to help member dealers improve their business operations and bottom-line performance. The Management Education department presents educational programs for dealers and their employees in person (including more than 100 workshops at NADA conventions), online, on video and audiotape, and in print. The Dealer Academy trains dealer successors and dealership managers. Salesperson Certification offers CD-ROM training and professional certification for dealership sales staff. Same-make dealers meet regularly to solve problems and exchange ideas and information in 20 Group.
Information Technology assists dealers in understanding information technology issues, including use of the Internet, and acquiring the best available technologies at competitive prices. IT is also leading an industry-wide effort to develop voluntary dealership computer and communications system standards that will be adopted by all manufacturers and dealer system vendors. Through the PC purchasing program, dealers can purchase computer equipment at discounts and receive robust technical support.
AutoExec, NADA's monthly four-color magazine, is sent to all association members, as well as to susbscribers from all sectors of the automotive and financial communities. An online versionâ€"www.autoeexecmag.comâ€"includes selected portions of each month's print edition, along with daily breaking news, best business tips, vehicle profiles, and a complete buyer's guide of products and services for dealerships. AutoExec also provides exclusive daily coverage at the NADA convention through www.autoexecmag.com and NADA-TV.
Convention and Exposition plans the largest and most prestigious automotive industry event of the year, the NADA annual convention and exposition. The exposition hosts hundreds of companies featuring products and services dealers can use in the everyday operation of their dealerships. General sessions with prominent keynote speakers, topical educational workshops and franchise meetings attract tens of thousands of attendees.
nada convention web site The N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide® Co. has provided used-vehicle valuation products and services to the auto, finance, fleet/lease, government and insurance industries since 1933. In addition to the N.A.D.A. Official Used Car Guide, N.A.D.A. also offers the e-Valuator family of valuation software, various developer tools, the ATD/N.A.D.A. Official Commercial Truck Guide®, AuctionNet® Online, raw and back history data, consumer and business Web sites (www.nadaguides.com and www.nada.com/b2b) and a full line of appraisal guides for vehicles, including RV's, boats and motorcycles.
NADA Guides web site American Truck Dealers represents more than 1,900 medium- and heavy-duty-truck dealers. ATD members share in NADA's programs, services and benefits, and can take advantage of the ATD 20 Group program, a performance-based business forum for truck dealers. A special committee of truck dealers, elected by ATD members, directs ATD. ATD hosts an annual convention and exposition for truck dealers and dealership managers. More information about ATD here.
Dealers Election Action Committee, NADA's political action committee, helps dealers contribute to the political election campaigns of pro-business, pro-dealer candidates for election or re-election to the U.S. Congress.
National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation is a non-profit organization that donates CPR training equipment to health and safety organizations, provides grants to private/independent colleges and universities and helps dealership employees whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters.
National Automobile Dealers and Associates Retirement Trust is a private trust with assets of $2.9 billion, providing dealers and their employees with pension and profit-sharing plans.
National Automobile Dealers Insurance Trust provides group insurance plans for dealers, their employees and their families. Total life coverage exceeds $3.1 billion.
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