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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Forecaster Glenn Mercer sees many changes coming to the auto sales landscape in the U.S., but no significant disruption to the dealership business model. He spoke at a WANADA event at the Trump International Hotel in D.C. last week, sponsored by WANADA Kindred line members Porter Construction and Architects Group...
WANADA CEO John O’Donnell recently spoke to attorneys at the SCG (State Capital Group) annual meeting about autonomous vehicles (AVs)....
Earlier this month, Fitzgerald Toyota in Gaithersburg hosted state and federal officials, along with Toyota executives, to promote awareness of...
WANADA’s Automobile Dealer Education Institute (ADEI) will host a Fraud & Cybersecurity Seminar on Tuesday, October 16 from 8:30 am...
WANADA Kindred line member and dealer attorney Michael Charapp of Charapp & Weiss, LLP, offers the following observations for dealers...
Leasing is starting to increase as zero percent interest deals disappear and interest rates start to rise, according to an...
In-car multimedia technology, long the leading source of complaints among new-vehicle owners, is still a sore spot, but it’s improving....
The Trump administration has asked automakers to submit voluntary safety assessments of their autonomous vehicle (AV) program, saying it does...
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.
