NADA Show 2019 promised to save the best for last and the automotive industry event of the year truly delivered. NADA Show 2019 closed out four days of education, networking and one-of-a-kind event programming with a morning inspirational session with fighter pilot, PGA professional, philanthropist and author, Major Dan Rooney (USAF) and an…

One thing is for sure: more and more women are driving new-car dealerships forward and into the future. After an incredibly successful and inspiring first outing in 2018, NADA again launched its #WomenInAutomotive contest for the 2019 NADA Show. NADA took to social media in early January to once again invite women in the industry to share a…

The automotive industry event of the year revved into high gear on its third day as the 22,000 attendees explored sessions, workshops and events carefully designed to help them learn, motivate, dive deep, and perhaps more than anything, engage. As NADA 2019 Chairman Charlie Gilchrest noted in his first speech as chairman, “You are NADA.”  “My…

SAN FRANCISCO – Trey Mytty, president and CEO of Truck Center Companies in Omaha, Neb., was named 2019 Truck Dealer of the Year. “It’s a great honor … Congratulations to all of the other nominees,” said Mytty, who recently began a two-year term as dealer council chairman for Freightliner. “This business started for me as a summertime job…

In his first address as 2019 NADA Chairman, Charlie Gilchrist urged every franchised dealer to get involved in NADA, saying that the auto retail sector needs engaged and active association members “now more than ever.” “I want you to think of your association as your second identity,” Gilchrist said during his Saturday keynote address at the…

SAN FRANCISCO (Jan. 26, 2019) – A collective effort today raised $77,118 for Canine Companions for Independence at the NADA Show in San Francisco. Ben Chavez, an Army veteran and retired police sergeant, and his hearing dog, Nepal, from Tehachapi, Calif., along with 28 dogs and their graduates, trainers and volunteers from Canine Companions in…

With the new NADA Foundation Workforce Initiative providing the groundwork for finding and hiring the dealership employees of the future, it’s more important than ever that those employees—as well as the dealership leaders—get the education and training to ensure success. It’s also key that the education and training be as targeted and easily…

Hot on the heels of the successful passage of last year’s tax reform bill, NADA and its advocacy team pivoted to other policy fronts this year, and continue to advocate on behalf of dealers before Congress, the federal government, the media and the public. “Every day on Capitol Hill and in the regulatory agencies, officials are making decisions…

The second day of the Automotive Industry Event of the Year rolled on, kicking off bright and early with the official “seatbelt unbuckling” ceremony that marks the opening of the NADA Show Expo at the newly expanded Moscone Center in San Francisco. NADA 2018 Chairman Wes Lutz gave remarks at the seatbelt unbuckling, noting that “dealers in…

SAN FRANCISCO (Jan. 25, 2019) – John Alfirevich, from Apple Chevrolet in Tinley Park, Ill., was named 2019 TIME Dealer of the Year during an awards ceremony held during the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in San Francisco. He was selected from a field of 51 dealer nominees throughout the country. “I’m very honored and…