The ATAE organization at 100 years
The Automotive Trade Association Executives, headquartered at NADA in McLean, VA., marked its centennial year at this yearês Summer Conference, celebrating its founding among far fewer dealer associations in 1915 than the 85 or so that comprise the organization today. Though not around at the outset of ATAE, WANADA and its staff leaders have long been engaged with the dealer associations network. Since WANADAês founding in Washington, DC in 1917, three generations of Murphys Dick, Mike and Gerry have been ATAEs. Following Mike, Gerry is a past chairman of ATAE and remains an Honorary Member of the organization since passing the keys to John OêDonnell, WANADAês current CEO and active ATAE. The dealer associationsê partnership with NADA, AIADA and NAMAD through ATAE at the national level has never been stronger, said Gerry Murphy, reflecting on his 30 years in ATAE. Tangible evidence of this, he said, is how well the ATAE network is now operating, along with the recruitment of Peter Welch as president of NADA, coming on board from his former position as CEO of the California Motor Car Dealers Association.
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