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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2022 WANADA Annual Meeting
November 9, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, MD
Speakers will include automotive industry expert Glenn Mercer and comedian Tom Shillue.
The event is generously sponsored by BG Crovato Products & Services, Chesapeake Contracting Group, Citrin Cooperman, Penney Design Group, RBC Wealth Management & Truist.
WANADA operates The Washington, D.C. Auto Show, the region’s largest annual indoor event.
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The third-generation dealer is president of Pohanka Automotive Group in Capitol Heights, Md.
WASHINGTON — The National Automobile Dealers Association elected Geoffrey Pohanka as its next vice chairman, indicating he is likely to be the group’s chairman in 2023.
On Sunday, the 2023 Washington, DC Auto Show concluded after a landmark year and full return to pre-pandemic levels of attendance and consumer engagement. “This show exceeded every expectation,” said WANADA CEO John O’Donnell. “We knew we would be better than 2022, which had a lot of COVID-related headwinds, but we didn’t expect to get […]...
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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.
