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The Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association (WANADA) count
nearly all franchised new car dealers in and around the Capital Beltway
in DC, Suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia as members.
A regional trade association, in the Washington area, WANADA has about 225 new car dealers as members and another 75 “kindred line” members which interface these dealerships as contractors, service providers and consultants. WANADA has been a Washington area business organization continually since 1917. |
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BOBBY MITCHELL HALL OF FAME GOLF CLASSIC
Join Bobby Mitchell and more than 40 Sports Legends
at the Nation's Largest Hall of Fame Charity Reunion
to Benefit Leukemia/Lymphoma Research
July 12 & 13, Lansdowne Resort
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The Bobby Mitchell/Toyota Hall of Fame Golf Classic sponsored by WANADA has been a major charitable event for this dealer organization for the past 10 years. It has raised over $5 million for the benefit of the National Capital Area Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to aid in research of these dreaded blood diseases. The event is the opportunity for automobile businesses here to lead a great cause that is important to everyone in this community. This year’s Classic, to again be held at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia, will roll out on July 12 &13, 2008 and promises to be grander and better than ever!
For the first time in the history of the tournament, all six 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees will participate in the 18th Annual Classic, and what a line up! Washington Redskins greats Darrell Green and Art Monk; Fred Dean of the San Diego Chargers; Emmitt Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs; Andre Tippett, New England Patriots and Gary Zimmerman, Minnesota Vikings. This Class of 2008 inductees will join tournament veterans such as Oscar Robertson, Steve Largent, Sonny Jurgensen, and Meadowlark Lemon as part of a field of over 40 pro football and basketball legends who will donate their time to this truly classic event. WANADA Chairman Tamara Darvish of DARCARS is again serving as co-chairman of the Classic, and is inviting dealer members and other area business leaders to get on board for a fabulous weekend.
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| 2008 WANADA Open |
| Picture Perfect Day for Tournament Play! |
| Golfers, Gamers & Glad Timers Turn Out for This Year’s Open |
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WANADA Thanks Partners and Sponsors
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Washington Area New Auto Dealers Association elects first woman chair, Tamara C. Darvish |
Marking a first in its 90-year history, the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association (WANADA), has elected a woman chairman--Tamara C. Darvish, vice president of DARCARS Automotive Group. Darvish will be inducted as chair of the venerable regional trade association that represents more than 225 member dealers on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at WANADA's annual meeting and luncheon at the McLean Hilton.
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MD Dealers Gain Net-Of-Trade in MD Special Legislative Session
Joint Association Effort Achieves Objectives |
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In one of the most successful lobbying and grassroots efforts by any business group in the recently concluded Special Session of the Maryland General Assembly, WANADA and MADA succeeded in their number one goal - to secure the net-of-trade, or "trade difference," in legislation increasing the vehicle title tax from 5% to 6%. Dealers also achieved an important win in the Special Session by defeating a proposed tax on vehicle repair labor.
When the session ended at 2:34 a.m. on Monday, November 19, 2007 morning, final compromises and adjustments had been made to the $1.4 billion in annual tax increases proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley and approved by the General Assembly.
Through MADA's website, Maryland dealers and their employees participated in a massive grassroots effort that produced more than 7,000 calls, emails and letters to legislators. This effort bolstered the on-the-ground lobbying efforts from MADA, WANADA and individual dealers.
On other tax fronts, legislators moderated an increase in the state's top income rate to 5.5% from its current rate of 4.75%. Gov. O'Malley had proposed 6.5%, and the House plan included a top rate of 5.75 percent. The new top rate was a major concern for leaders in Montgomery County, which is home to more high-end earners than any other Maryland jurisdiction.
For more information, contact Bill Belew at WANADA at 202.237.7200 or bb@wanada.org. |
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Earth Day the Fitzway
Fitzgerald Auto Malls First in Nation to become EPA "Green Power Partner"
WANADA Chairman Jack Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Auto Malls, who has earned an array of awards for his business innovations and community activism, added another distinction last Friday when he kicked off Earth Day weekend with a special celebration to announce that his Maryland stores will be the first in the U.S. to become “Green Power Partners” with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [MORE
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Dealers Urged to Take Advantage of
WANADA’s New “Mix & Match” Tech Training
It’s Not Just for Beginners!
 With
school out, there tends to be an emphasis on getting fresh, high school
graduates into WANADA’s apprenticeship technician training program. But
the association wants to remind dealers that, besides our basic training
program for beginners, our new
modular training approach also offers “mix and match” training for
established technicians already working in the service department.
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