Through November, U.S. light-vehicle sales were up 0.2%. Compared to this time last year, car segments continued to lose market share, down 4.8 percentage points, while their light-truck counterparts were up 3.8 percentage points. The red-hot, cross-utility segment claimed most of that lost market share, posting a gain…

Way back in third-grade, while I was daydreaming in Mrs. Watson’s class, I almost missed a lesson that would be a success-driver decades later. Third-grade, you ask? Seriously? You don’t remember conversations about Effective Labor Rate or Matrix Pricing in Third Grade. Or any grade. Before you suspect that I’ve stripped a few gears, allow…

"Honda was the first Japanese company to manufacture cars in America, the first to enter the luxury market with our Acura brand, and the first to create a jet plane of it's own design," said Henio Arcangeli, senior vice president of the Automobile Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. While addressing the 2018 Auto Conference LA, in…

NADA Show 2019 heads to the City by the Bay for the Automotive Industry Event of the Year. Many love the beautiful, mild weather, renowned architecture and bay views the city has to offer. However, there's more to explore in this year's host city. See the amazing shopping options in Union Square, take in a show at Nob Hill Masonic Center, or try…

The NADA Social Connection Zone (SCZ) is an unbiased space to get your digital marketing questions answered. SCZ will go beyond the basics of social media and offer insights into how to best manage all things marketing and communication. At SCZ, attendees can get one-on-one advice from our social connectors. This will be your chance to get some…

TYSONS, Va. – David Kriete is one of six nominees for 2019 Truck Dealer of the Year – a national award that recognizes commercial-truck dealers for business performance, industry leadership and community service. “Being nominated for the Truck Dealer of the Year award is first and foremost and above all other feelings – humbling,” said Kriete,…

Following the major U.S. auto shows in Los Angeles and Detroit, the focus of the global automotive industry will center on the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in San Francisco, which runs from Jan. 24-27, 2019, at the newly-renovated Moscone Center. Thousands of U.S. new-car dealers and their managers – including dealers…

Don't even think about leaving San Francisco early! There will be tons to see and do on January 27 during the final day of NADA Show 2019. You won't want to miss these exciting parts of our Sunday program. Sunday Inspiration Session  Our Sunday keynote session features Major Dan…

With Thanksgiving around the corner, we are reminded that the spirit of community and contribution are holiday trademarks, much like the trademarks of our great industry. One of the many survival lessons of the first Thanksgiving was understanding the need to cultivate relationships and broaden lines of communication for achieving goals. I…

Each year at ATD Show, our popular Industry Roundtable discussion features an in-depth discussion of a current, trending issue in the commercial trucking industry. The roundtable for 2019 will be no exception, where our panel of experts gets a different perspective. ATD Industry Roundtable: Voice of the Customer Repeat and referral…