This year is the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the United States, so 2020 is an excellent time to celebrate the tremendous strides that women are making in the automotive industry and talk about ways to get even more women involved in the future. “There are more women and more people of diversity being hired at dealerships today…

Today, at the ATD Show, Steve Bassett, dealer principal of General Truck Sales in Muncie, Ind., took the helm of the American Truck Dealers (ATD). During his first speech as ATD chairman, Bassett, who also has locations in Toledo, Ohio and Indianapolis, shared his goals and platform for ATD during his two-year term, as well as highlighted the…

Today, at the annual ATD Show, Oscar Horton from Sun State International Trucks, LLC in Tampa, Fla. was named the 2020 Truck Dealer of the Year. “This award is a culmination of over 40 plus years of work and service which wouldn’t have happened without their support,” said Oscar Horton, president and CEO of Sun State International Trucks, LLC…

NADA Show 2020 went full throttle on its third day as thousands of dealers and managers, OEM execs, allied industry and international guests attended sessions, workshops and events carefully designed to help them learn, motivate, dive deep, and collaborate. Here are some other highlights from the day. Good Dogs Bring Out the…

Subaru refers to its dealers as “retailers” and views its relationship with them as a partnership, Tom Doll, president and CEO of Subaru of America, said during a NADA Live Stage session at the 2020 NADA Show. “Our retailers are our partners,” he said. “We don’t look at them as adversaries where they win and we have to lose, or we…

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…

In 2019, dealerships posted more job openings than ever before. But the number of applicants per open job is dropping and it is taking more applicants per hire to get the job filled. This imbalance of supply and demand of labor means the biggest challenges dealers face is keeping stores staffed. Exacerbating the issue is the phenomenon known as…

Most dealerships are aware of the impact and importance of diversity and inclusion in their workplaces. But what can dealers do to promote more diversity and inclusion? NADA’s Juliet Guerra and Walser Automotive’s Sherry Schultz discussed why diversity and inclusion can be a value proposition for dealerships and how to create a company culture…

The sun was shining, the coffee was flowing, and the concourse of the Las Vegas Convention Center was packed for the start of Day 2 of NADA Show 2020 as more than 20,000 attendees got ready to learn, network and discover the latest trends and technology solutions at the “Automotive Industry Event of the Year.” Auto All Stars Lead…

Anyone in the retail automotive sector knows that a car dealership is basically six businesses under one roof, and human capital needs are a common theme throughout all of them. Now, thanks to a partnership with Hireology, NADA’s Human Capital 20 Group is connecting human resources professionals so they can share best practices and resources to…