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.
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Public Policy & Media Days, including MobilityTalks International: April 2-4, 2019
Consumer Days: April 5-14, 2019
WANADA operates The Washington Auto Show, the region’s largest annual indoor event.
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This year’s NADA Show in San Francisco, which started the day before President Trump announced a temporary end to the government shutdown, showed dealer resilience in the face of uncertainty. Last year’s auto sales were better than expected, thanks in part to strong incentives. Then January 2019 sales fell, in...
John Bowis is WANADA’s Time Dealer John Bowis, WANADA’s candidate for Time Dealer of the Year, was honored with the...
Washington-area dealer Christopher Lindsay was among a select group of dealers who received the 2019 Northwood Dealer Education Award at...
Although NADA projects a sales dropoff of 3 percent this year, to 16.8 million new cars and trucks, senior economist...
NADA’s Workforce Initiative has launched a website aimed at consumers, www.nadafoundation.org, to promote the value of service technician jobs. ...
NADA continues to fight proposals to impose or raise tariffs on imported autos and auto parts, an issue widely discussed...
The annual MADA/VADA/ WANADA Reception at the recent 2019 NADA Show was a big success, with several hundred dealers and...
All WANADA members are cordially invited to a special dealer group social occasion next month. Join fellow association members and...
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 CareerWANADA 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.
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.
