For 100 years, the Washington Area New Automobile Dealers Association has served the nation’s capital region by advocating on behalf of franchised auto dealers, their employees, and their customers.
WANADA operates The Washington, D.C. Auto Show, the region’s largest annual indoor event.
Show InformationWANADA is comprised of 270 corporate members, which consists of new automobile dealerships as well as “Kindred-line” or contractor businesses that service auto dealerships. The WANADA organization consists of a non-profit association, WANADA Business Services Corporation, Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI), WANADA Community Support Foundation, WANADA Insurance Services and The Washington Auto Show.
The Automobile Dealer Education Institute scholarship is a free, NATEF certified, 2-year technician-training program that combines structured classroom, shop and interactive curriculum teaching with full time, paid on-the-job training.
Start Your CareerDealerships selling or leasing vehicles to members of foreign missions should be aware of the unique registration process handled exclusively by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Foreign Missions (OFM). Local DMVs in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia do...
Chase Acura recently collaborated with Identity-Youth, a Montgomery County-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting underserved Latino youth, to launch an Automotive...
The following reminders and updates appeared in the most recent newsletter from Maryland MVA and have been included in full...
President Trump’s sweeping new legislative package — dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” — brings major policy shifts that will...
The Maryland Department of Transportation of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration wants to learn how it can help support Dealers with...
Mark your calendars now! The 2025 WANADA Annual Meeting will take place on the evening of Thursday, November 13, at...
Since 1917, WANADA has served as the voice for automobile dealers in the Washington region, advocating for the interests of its members in the media, in local, state, and national policy discussions, and as a provider of insurance and other benefits for its members.