NJ Subaru/Hyundai Dealer is New AIADA Chairman
Rick DeSilva, a Subaru and Hyundai dealer from Oradell and Mahwah, NJ, is the new 2010 chairman of the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). DeSilva, who became a dealer 34 years ago, when he opened a used-car lot with $2,500 borrowed from his mother-in-law, was handed the reins of the association during its 40th Annual Meeting and Luncheon in Orlando, Fla. He plans to carry on AIADAs mission of opposing potential trade legislation that could hurt the international car business in America. Non-domestic vehicle brands now account for 55.8 percent of U.S. market share.
I am looking forward to AIADAs 40th year and spending it with dealers and legislators from around the country developing and promoting sound and lasting policies for our industry, DeSilva said. Most of all, however, Im looking forward to the re-growth of the industry we all love, said DeSilva.
Also at the meeting, keynote speaker John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America CEO, said his company is committed to dramatically reduce crash deaths, with a goal of making its vehicles safe enough to prevent most vehicle-occupant fatalities by 2020. Its a bold position, but when it comes to safety, we can always do better, he said while adding that he hoped other automakers would follow Hyundais lead.
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