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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Speaking at the WANADA Annual Meeting and Luncheon on November 14, 2018 at the Ritz/Tysons Corner, Fox News Chief National Correspondent Ed Henry expressed some of the same uncertainty about the future national political scene that the rest of us have. Much of Henry’s speech naturally had a Washington focus...
In his Chairman’s Report, John Bowis of Chevy Chase Acura spoke of WANADA’s many activities and accomplishments in the past...
WANADA Nominating Committee Chairman Charlie Stringfellow presented the membership at the Annual Meeting with a slate of directors for Board...
In a special report to WANADA members at the Annual Luncheon, Donald “Skip” Trump, M.D., CEO of the Inova Schar...
Tony Santy stepped off the WANADA Board this year as its sole Kindred-line member for 18 years, after retiring earlier...
WANADA CEO John O’Donnell thanked the generous sponsors of the 2018 Annual Meeting and Luncheon: ACV Auctions, Armatus DealerUplift, BG...
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.
