The Social Connection Zone (SCZ) is an unbiased space to get your digital marketing questions answered. In it’s seventh year, SCZ will go beyond the basics of social media and highlight the latest trends in digital marketing while also offering insight into how to best manage all things marketing and communication. Based on the…

Notifying the FTC of certain data breaches

In his outgoing remarks as 2018 NADA Chairman, Wes Lutz encouraged America’s franchised auto dealers to continue embracing change, listening to their customers and writing the narrative about the future of the auto retail industry. Lutz, president of Extreme Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram in Jackson, Mich., led NADA during a year in which U.S. new-…

PROGRAMS INCLUDE 61 ALL-NEW SESSIONS AND INTRODUCE 28 NEW PRESENTERS McLEAN, Va. (Feb. 4, 2013) - The 2013 NADA and ATD conventions will feature 148 workshop sessions for dealers led by top industry trainers covering all areas of the dealership business. The two conventions will be held concurrently, Feb. 8-11, in Orlando, Fla. …

The coronavirus pandemic has changed our world completely, and the auto retail industry has not been immune to its impact. In October, NADA announced that NADA Show 2021 would transition to an all-virtual experience, held from Tuesday, Feb. 9, through Thursday, Feb. 11. And while dealers won’t be able to convene in-person in New Orleans, the…

For the automotive retail industry, signs of recovery are starting to emerge as dealers concurrently face uncertainty in the coronavirus environment. While full recovery is months ahead, Chairman Rhett Ricart, and President and CEO Peter Welch addressed dealers during NADA’s second all-dealer virtual town hall on Thursday, May 22. The NADA leaders…

WASHINGTON (March 30, 2009) - Statement from NADA Chairman John McEleney in response to the Obama Announcement on Auto Industry: “We are encouraged by President Obama's commitment to putting the domestic auto industry back on the road to recovery but continue to urge the administration to focus immediately on correcting the dysfunctional…

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2012) - Legislation introduced Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives repeals an obsolete mandate that requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to print and distribute an insurance report to more than 17,500 new-car dealerships across the country, which is mailed through the U.S. Post…

On Friday, Feb. 2, ATD hosted a compelling panel discussion titled, "Future of Electrification for the Truck Market" at ATD Show 2024 in Las Vegas.

Ford Motor Co. would face for the first time $1 billion in fines from 2027 to 2032 under stricter proposed average fuel economy rules that target SUV and truck manufacturers, according to a filing the Dearborn-based manufacturer has made with the federal government.