TYSONS, Va. (Jan. 13, 2017) - NADA President and CEO Peter Welch on Friday issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration's issuance of a final midterm evaluation of light-duty greenhouse gas standards for model years 2022-2025: “The Obama Administration today just made new cars and trucks thousands of dollars…

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 20, 2008) - The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has elected Edward C. Tonkin as vice chairman for 2009. Tonkin, vice president of Ron Tonkin Family of Dealerships in Portland, Ore., represents Oregon's franchised new-car dealers on NADA's board of directors. He became an auto dealer in 1981 and NADA member in…

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (October 18, 2005) - The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has elected William H. Bradshaw as its 2006 chairman. Bradshaw is president of Bradshaw Automotive Group, in Greer, S.C. Dale Willey, president of Dale Willey Automotive, in Lawrence, Kansas, was elected as NADA's 2006 vice chairman. "I look…

Mark T. Parker is the current ATD NextGen chairman, a role he has served in since February 2021.

MCLEAN, Va. (Dec. 3, 2009) - The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) issued the following statement in response to GM's announcement today that it will begin to implement a plan to address the issue of dealer closings: “NADA appreciates the good faith and constructive dialogue we have had with GM as we try to build a consensus…

Regina Purnell has a huge responsibility. As the Chief Financial Officer for the Great Lakes Auto Group, she oversees the financial planning, reporting and financial risk management for 10 dealerships across three states, leading a team of more than 125 employees.

McLEAN, Va. (March 7, 2005) - NADA Chairman Jack Kain's response to the recent opinion piece by Consumer Federation of America's (CFA) Stephen Brobeck on dealer financing was published in the March 7, 2005 issue of Automotive News. The recent opinion piece by Stephen Brobeck of the Consumer Federation of America (Automotive News, Feb.…

When a commercial industry runs on more than 2,000 U.S. truck dealerships, produces $85 billion in sales and is responsible for moving bricks and cement and other goods and products that drive our economy, it truly requires a team effort. For the past two years, I’ve had the privilege to witness what a well-oiled machine the commercial-truck…

Gary Matern, president and general manager of O'Brien Auto Park of Fort Myers, estimates nearly all 145 employees working at his Hyundai-Subaru-Mazda dealership sustained some level of property damage to their homes and cars. "I do not yet have an exact account of every employee. Some are still making their way back from out of state," Matern…

Ford Motor Co. slashed prices of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck by as much as 7.5% as the automaker prepares to resume deliveries this month following a halt earlier this year over an undisclosed quality issue.