Community Support

Auto Consumer Education

WANADA has cooperated for many years with the Metropolitan Washington Better Business Bureau and various consumer protection agencies on programs to educate consumers on the vehicle purchase process and the need for automotive repairs/service, and safe vehicle operation.

Automotive Careers

How about a career in the automotive retailing industry?
Today’s franchised new car dealers organization has an exciting variety of career options for those who are ambitious and have high standards for themselves.

Dealership departments always on the lookout for successful professionals in new and used vehicle sales, finance and insurance, and vehicle warranty administration.

The “fixed operations” of today’s dealership is where state of the art automotive technology is applied day in and day out with vehicle service and repairs under warranty or not. For those with the aptitude for advanced technology and the willingness to be trained in the latest OEM vehicle design, a career as a vehicle technician is a passport to second-to-none job satisfaction and job security because such professionals are in high demand by the automobile industry. Auto technology isn’t for you? You can be a service writer at a dealership! Or you can work in the dealership service department. Dealership service and parts is as high tech as it gets in the 21st Century.

And don’t forget the executive side of the automobile business where many dealer organizations today are multi-franchised and in multiple locations. Today’s dealership is always in need of business managers, accountants, and IT professionals.

Child Safety

In cooperation with local and national safety efforts, WANADA launched Child Safety Stops, the nation’s first community-wide, dealer-based child safety seat fitting program to educate parents and protect children.

Fair Automotive Practices

WANADA has worked with the Better Business Bureau and consumer protection agencies on developing and implementing fair automotive advertising practices within the dealer community. WANADA additionally has worked to mediate consumer disagreements and disputes with its auto dealer membership and was one of the founders of the Automotive Consumer Action Program which operated in the Washington area and across the US in the 1980s and 90s.