BROWNBACK/CAMPBELL LANGUAGE ADOPTED OVER STIFF OPPOSITION WASHINGTON (June 25, 2010) - House and Senate conference committee negotiators voted in the early Friday morning hours to exclude Main Street auto dealers from sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's financial system. The long-fought victory for auto dealers and consumers…

LAS VEGAS (Feb. 3, 2024)—In his first address to the country’s franchised new-car dealers at NADA Show 2024, Gary Gilchrist identified the challenges the auto retail industry faces and outlined how he will tackle them as 2024 chairman, calling on the support of NADA members.

ATD's mission is to serve and represent the franchised new truck dealers of America, their management and employees.

America’s new-car and -truck dealers are committed to selling consumers the vehicles that they want and need.

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New Safeguards Rule Obligation requires Dealers report "Notification Events" to the FTC

WASHINGTON (Jan. 12, 2022)—Cartersville, Ga., Hyundai/Genesis auto dealer Matt Laughridge on Wednesday told members of the House Agriculture Committee that franchised dealers are all-in on electric vehicles and are essential to greater adoption of EVs in more areas of the country, particular across rural America.

A bipartisan group of 47 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives called on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to withdraw the increasingly controversial proposed “Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule” (or “vehicle shopping” rule).

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Digital analytics have been around for a long time. But it took a norm-shattering event like the pandemic to make this data vital to business owners. When COVID-19 shuttered showrooms and kept employees home, digital retailing became a necessity for many auto dealers. But simply conducting sales online is not enough. In today’s complex business…