Dealers and related business groups hold conferences, staff seminars and meet-and-greets at the Auto Show
The Washington Auto Show (WAS) always presents the opportunity for WANADA members and related business groups to stage meetings on site, allowing attendees the opportunity to tour the show. This year was no exception. On the morning of Feb. 7 (Auto Show Thursday), WANADA conducted the always popular Washington Regional Tag and Title Seminar at the WAS which brought a crowd of tag and title dealership professionals from in and around the Capital Beltway to interact with agency officials from DC DMV, Maryland MVA and Virginia DMV. As always, the seminar benefitted agency and dealership personnel on the unique interaction of the three jurisdictions on motor vehicle sales transactions.
In another WANADA dealer member seminar conducted on site at the WAS, dealership sales staff sat in on an informative presentation entitled Negotiating for Gross, given by veteran sales trainer Gary Long. The workshop was attended by both entry-level and seasoned salespeople who had their choice of morning and afternoon sessions.
As a member of the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC), WANADA and other trade associations representing small businesses across the U.S. met for their annual meeting at The Washington Auto Show as guests of WANADAs president and WAS producer Gerard Murphy, who hosted breakfast. Murphy, stepping down this year as chairman of SBLC, provided his association CEO colleagues an auto industry-themed perspective on the myriad of regulatory and tax issues that regularly confront and confound small business trade groups across the country. With the focus of the SBLC coalition, consisting of about 80 trade associations, being Congress, the White House and federal agencies, Murphy recruited Shane Karr, who heads Washington government affairs for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to be the keynote speaker. Finishing his term as SBLC chairman, Murphys successor as chief elected officer is Paul Stalknecht, president of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America.
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