NADA and J.D. Power are excited to announce a new addition to its keynote speakers for AutoConference LA. Jose Muñoz, Global chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor Company, will join this year’s lineup of C-suite speakers sharing insights on the future of the global auto industry. Also serving as president and CEO of both Hyundai Motor North…

The NADA Super Session, one of our most popular NADA Show education session formats, is a network-oriented presentation between workshop speakers and attendees only held once per year. This year's topic is one that is on everyone's radar. Valuation of a business can be a complex process. Valuations of automobile dealerships are even…

On Tuesday, NADA 2019 Chairman Charlie Gilchrist announced the organization’s support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) at the Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit, Mich. “Congress should pass USMCA to preserve competition in the auto industry, and to enable dealers to continue providing affordable vehicles to…

New light-vehicle sales fell in September, which was a bit of an anomaly with 23 selling days compared to 25 selling days last September. Also, Labor Day weekend was counted as part of the sales numbers for August rather than September. But even though September sales may seem alarming at first, such headline-grabbing numbers don’t tell the whole…

NADA Show is not just for dealers or dealership owners. This annual automotive industry event provides education, business solutions and networking opportunities to help managers drive success in each dealership department. This means attendance is especially important for dealership managers. Managers of all kinds attend NADA Show to find real…

TYSONS, Va. – The high-tech safety features available in today’s new cars and light trucks – if understood and used correctly – could dramatically reduce human error, which is responsible for 94% of all traffic accidents, says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That’s why the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has…

Summer has turned to fall, and a new season signifies changes in our truck industry. Despite projections that we are entering a softening economy, the demand for truck technology is only increasing. Our industry is moving forward at lightning speed, and another autonomous truck has officially been tested on public roads. In September, Americas…

Across a number of industries, including the retail auto industry, the data landscape is changing drastically, and the volume of data our dealerships collect is growing exponentially. As dealers, we rely on this data to serve our customers—whether it’s assisting with finance transactions or alerting customers for service. The data we maintain is…

More than 450 new-car and truck dealers and association executives traveled to the nation’s capital this week to take part in NADA’s 45th annual Washington Conference and Congressional fly-in, stepping up their advocacy efforts to shape the federal laws and regulations that will impact their industry for years to come. The…

Over the last decade,  we’ve seen a revolution in customer expectations in the automotive retail industry. Technology has made an avalanche of information available to everyone instantaneously. Today’s consumers routinely enjoy fully integrated, real- time experiences in so many aspects of their lives, and they expect the same when buying or…