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Alex Perdikis of Koons makes AN 40 Under 40 list

Alex Perdikis of Koons makes AN 40 Under 40ê list WANADA member Alex Perdikis, managing partner of Koons of Silver Spring, is on Automotive Newsês 40 Under 40 list of up-and-coming young dealership executives. The dealerships on the list are leading cultural change in dealerships driven, they say, by tech-savvy consumers who want a fast, […]

NLRB allows body shop workers to unionize on their own

NLRB allows body shop workers to unionize on their own In an important decision for US auto dealers, the National Labor Relations Board has agreed that a voting unit, limited to body shop employees, is an appropriate voting unit for purposes of a union election (Hall Chevrolet, June 26, 2014). The dealership, Hall Chevrolet, in […]

$39 billion needed to fix regions crumbling infrastructure

$39 billion needed to fix regionês crumbling infrastructure The cost of repairs and replacements for the areaês highways and bridges could top $39 billion in the next 25 years, according to the Transportation Planning Board (TPB) of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). Despite the precarious state of federal highway funding, area transportation agencies […]

A highway funding bill with which no one is satisfied

A highway funding bill with which no one is satisfied The best thing most people have said about the House bill to replenish the Highway Trust Fund is that itês better than nothing which was starting to look like the alternative. The closer it gets to the midterm elections, however, the less anyone in Congress […]

DC has the nations fewest driving deaths

DC has the nationês fewest driving deaths A jurisdictional comparison putting the District in a positive light shows the city has a lower death rate per billion miles driven than any state (maybe because itês hard to drive very fast in the city). A new study by the University of Michigan, found that road safety […]

Jeb Bush and Leno to speak at 2015 NADA convention

Jeb Bush and Leno to speak at 2015 NADA convention Giving the Republicans equal time, NADA has fielded former Florida governor and likely GOP presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, to speak at its 2015 Annual Convention in January. The bi-partisan showing follows this yearês speaker line up at NADA that included Hillary Rodham Clinton, former secretary […]

By 2035, cars will have no steering wheels, gas or brake pedals

By 2035, cars will have no steering wheels, gas or brake pedals By 2030, cars will not have rearview mirrors, horns or emergency brakes, according to a survey of members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Steering wheels and pedals for braking and gas will disappear by 2035. More than 75 percent […]

Has U.S. auto industry reached its peak?

Has U.S. auto industry reached its peak? One forecast says yes A new forecast by global business advisory firm AlixPartners says the U.S. auto industry may have reached its peak, starting with 16.3 million sales this year. Of most immediate concern, the study points to a belief by many economists that those actions by the […]

In Memoriam: Ralph Frisbee

[SIZE=4]In Memoriam[/SIZE] [I]Ralph FrisbeeWANADA Publications and Marketing Director[/I] WANADA is sad to report that its stalwart publications and marketing chief, Ralph Frisbee passed away on Sunday from complications of cancer. He was 69. Sadly, too, Ralph was the beloved husband of Trish Frisbee, WANADAês office manager and Board liaison of long standing. Ralph had come […]

Daniel Jobe, Capitol Cadillac, places in Great Race with vintage car

Daniel Jobe, Capitol Cadillac, places in Great Race with vintage car Event marks Capitolês 80th year in business In celebration of Capitol Cadillac Companyês 80th anniversary, dealer Daniel Jobe drove in this yearês Great Race from Maine to Florida. Driving a 1946 Cadillac Series 62 convertible 2,400 miles, Jobe and his team finished third out […]