NADA Show 2022 crossed the finish line on Sunday, March 13, waving the checker flag on four days of education, networking, make meetings and best-in-the-industry event programming, including an inspirational afternoon General Session featuring Ret. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Recalibrated Warrior Travis Mills.

The fuel source may not be the same, but everything else about driving an electric vehicle (EV) is the same.

Blame it on Bezos. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has conditioned all of us to shop online and got consumers accustomed to the (almost) instant gratification of ordering something online and having it delivered to our homes.

NADA continues to work on behalf of the franchised dealer body, supporting dealers and providing the tools and education they need to tackle the biggest transformation in the industry’s 122-year history—the predominance of electric vehicles (EVs) coming onto the market.

For America’s truck dealers, it’s a whole new year, with a new ATD chairman, a new ATD president and a whole new ATD Show location this year.

Service Manager Carmen Hinton of Carter Myers Automotive’s Valley Subaru in Staunton, Virginia was announced as the grand prize winner of this year’s Women Driving Auto Retail video contest, sponsored by Stellantis.

The air was electric as incoming 2022 NADA Chairman Michael Alford took the keys from outgoing Chairman Paul Walser on day three of NADA Show 2022.

It’s been an action-packed few days for attendees of the ATD Show 2022, which wrapped up on Saturday

It was slightly longer than the three minutes advertised, but Saturday’s Affinitiv Digital Daily session, “Three Ways to Reduce Advertising Waste in Three Minutes,” did give a speedy overview of some areas where a dealership could better optimize their digital marketing efforts.

With electric vehicles (EVs) lining up on the horizon and zooming into the nearest local showroom, auto dealers are preparing today to serve the EV customer of tomorrow by investing in training, education, infrastructure and, most importantly, positioning themselves as EV retail experts and resources for these new buyers.