*Update April 1, 2020: The submission deadline has been extended. New workshop proposal submission deadline is May 12, 2020.* NADA Show education leads the automotive industry each year, with NADA Academy instructors and top industry experts teaching real solutions to help thousands of dealers build the success their businesses need.…

You can probably name your favorite football coach without missing a beat. But, do you have an answer for, who is your favorite financial coach? With any athletic team, the coach is a given and built into the strategy of winning. While players are a valuable part of the equation, the true expert in winning is the coach. Outside of the…

We promised we’d save the best for last and we did. NADA Show 2020 went out with a bang with a full day of education, networking, maker meetings and one-of-a-kind event programming including an exciting afternoon General Session featuring General Motors CEO Mary Barra. “I’m proud to lead the company in one of the most exciting times in our…

NADA Show 2020’s Closing General Session gave attendees a chance to hear from one of the most influential and innovative CEOs in the automotive industry, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. Barra admitted it was her first time attending NADA Show. “I’m just starting to understand the energy and importance of it,” she said. She praised…

The ATD Show closed out its final day on Sunday, but newly installed ATD Chairman Steve Bassett stayed to do a NADA Live Stage session with NADA’s Jonathan Collegio. Bassett talked about his priorities as ATD chairman for the next two years, including continuing to advocate on the federal excise tax, a 12% tax on the retail sales price of a…

NADA 2020 Chairman Rhett Ricart’s first message to America’s franchised auto dealers was straightforward: “You’ll be just fine.” “Actually, we’re going to be more than just fine,” said Ricart, who on Monday took the reins of NADA at the 2020 NADA Show in Las Vegas. “There’s something to be said of auto dealers that went through wars, recessions…

On Monday, Feb. 17 at NADA’s Live Stage located on the central concourse of the Las Vegas Convention Center, four NADA & ATD women leaders presented the grand-prize winner of the third annual Women Driving Auto Retail video contest to Scholfield Honda in Wichita, Kan. Val Bowen, president of ValMark Chevrolet in New Braunfels,…

With a number of legislative wins under its’ belt and new state-of-the-art facilities, the NADA is in the best position it has ever been to advocate on behalf of dealers and provide them with all the educational tools and resources to run their businesses better. “NADA has never been in a more fiscally fit position. We want to make sure we can…

At NADA Show 2020, KAR Global auctioned a VIP, all-access package to attend the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500, raising more than $10,000 for the NADA Foundation’s initiative to benefit Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). Additional auction proceeds and donations raised more than $97,000 in one day. Ben Chavez, an Army veteran and…

Assurant, Inc., a global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases like automobiles, has contributed $25,000 through its Assurant Foundation to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Foundation’s Workforce Initiative. “Assurant is proud to support the NADA Foundation’s…