In his final remarks as 2017 chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, Mark Scarpelli saluted the nation’s new-car dealers for their successful advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill fighting to preserve vehicle affordability for car buyers at every turn. “Vehicle affordability is the air we breathe. Affordability is everything.…

LAS VEGAS (March 23, 2018) – In his final remarks as 2017 chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, Mark Scarpelli saluted the nation’s new-car dealers for their successful advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill fighting to preserve vehicle affordability for car buyers at every turn. “Vehicle affordability is the air we breathe…

NEW MEXICO DEALER TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE WASHINGTON (March 19, 2009) - Starting as a self-proclaimed “wash boy” at an Albuquerque dealership, Bob Cockerham rose through the ranks to become a successful entrepreneur and owner of an import dealership in New Mexico. Due to the collapse of the lending industry, he may lose the…

Charlie Gilchrist is taking over as NADA chairman armed with more than 30 years of experience operating automotive dealerships. But he started out on an entirely different career path: accounting. Gilchrist’s career as a number cruncher was brief because he realized he didn’t actually like accounting. “I like to talk to people and interact,” he…

WASHINGTON (March 26, 2010) - The following is a statement by Ed Tonkin, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA): “The announcement by Chrysler today of its intent to reinstate 50 dealers is a move in the right direction. This, coupled with previous contracts or Letters of Intent awarded to 36 other closed…

NADA projects that U.S. dealers will sell 16.8 million new vehicles in 2019. Along with that sales forecast is the major challenge of attracting and keeping talented employees in our dealerships. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of our businesses is critical, so there is no reason why every NADA member shouldn’t…

Auto dealerships have many tools at their disposal to recruit and retain quality employees, and small tweaks to their hiring processes can pay dividends, according to Tina Amelchenko of Indeed.com, who spoke on the topic during a NADA Live Stage session at the 2020 NADA Show. In the current “candidate-centric” market, there are more jobs…

CDK to file Consolidated Breach Notification with FTC

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs have been around since the 1950's and are used today by small and medium sized businesses. As a byproduct of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), more dealerships than ever are eligible to participate in and benefit from SBA’s loan programs. Jason Lumpkin, SVP - Dealer Services at…

When I took over as your chairman just a few short weeks ago at the NADA Show in Las Vegas, I pledged to all of you that I was going to gun the accelerator and power NADA into 2020. I spoke of the challenges dealers were facing at the store today, the many obstructions NADA was tackling on your behalf, and the disruptors that will continue to…