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NADA-TV Online
NADA-TV brings you news coverage of association issues and events 24/7, 365 days a year. NADA-TV is also the official daily television program of the annual NADA Convention and Exposition, broadcast to convention hotels, via satellite to 10,000 dealerships around the country, and throughout the convention center. ( Click here for information on advertising on NADA-TV.) Breaking News
 Dealers face a growing crisis in the service department as the number of qualified technicians continues to shrink. See how AYES — Automotive Youth Educational Systems — is helping them overcome it.
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See how NADA's new Dealer Executive Education at Babson College is inspiring dealers and their managers to strengthen their leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
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The Automotive Hall of Fame has named NADA President Phillip D. Brady Industry Leader of the Year. Read article. Read press release.
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NADA's industry relations team presents the Dealer Attitude Survey results to Jim Press and other top Chrysler executives.
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Updated information on NADA’s efforts to bring more transparency to the used-car buying process by requiring insurance companies to provide consumers access to data on severely damaged, stolen and flooded vehicles. David Regan, VP of Legislative Affairs for NADA, who testified before the Senate Commerce Committee, urged Senators to pass S. 545, a bill introduced by Senator Trent Lott, R-Miss, which would permanently red-flag totaled vehicle.
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2007 NADA Chairman Dale Willey hosted a kickoff event for Child Passenger Safety Month at his dealership on in September 2007. It was the largest child safety seat inspection ever held in that area. Hundreds of parents attended and received lifesaving information provided by Safe Kids Douglas County.
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EPA Administrator Johnson recognizes NADA's efforts with a Special Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency.
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Hurricane Katrina obliterated Troy Duhon's Toyota of New Orleans. NADA-TV takes a look at how Duhon has rebuilt, using a powerful mixture of determination, faith in his employees and community support. (Related release)
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NADA: What a Difference a Day Makes
A fast-paced look at the many ways NADA works on dealers’ behalf on a daily basis and includes an overview of the association's products and services.
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The First Century: 100 Years of America's Auto Dealerships
Great products are said to sell themselves—but not without a great distribution system to get them to buyers. Enter the automobile franchise system, with its independent entrepreneurs under contract to sell cars and trucks. A century ago, these forward-thinking individuals helped a fledgling industry take hold like no other and put the average American on wheels. The franchise system’s resiliency has outlasted depressions, recessions, world wars, and failed automaker attempts at retailing, and is still going strong 100 years after the first dealer signed a contract. View NADA's award-winning video. (Windows Media)
Automotive Career Videos
Take the Ride of Your Life: This DVD is designed for career events and to present to local middle schools and high schools. It explains how an automotive career can be rewarding and well-paying, with unlimited potential for all kinds of people. Geared to students ages 12-25, it shows what it's like to work at a modern, high-tech dealership.
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(Click here to order this DVD online from NADA's Online Store. Or, call NADA Management Education at (703) 821-7227.)
Trucks to Bucks: This video is for truck dealers to present to high schools and junior colleges in your area - or show it to students in your dealership. You'll help accomplish two important goals: attracting bright, talented young people to careers in truck dealerships and enhancing your community image.
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(To order this video, visit NADA's Online Store: VHS, DVD. Or, call NADA Management Education at (703) 821-7227.) |
News Reports
Click on any of the links below to watch video reports from NADA-TV. Clips require Windows Media Player for viewing. Click here for free download of Windows Media software.
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USA TODAY and NADA in April 2007 presented the Dealer Innovation Award to Kim Maxwell, general manager of Hill International Trucks, LLC, in Washington, Pa. Maxwell is the first truck dealer to receive the award since it was initiated six years ago. The USA TODAY Dealer Innovation Award, conducted in association with NADA, is given out each year to a new car or truck dealer who has implemented effective initiatives that result in measurable improvements for their business and employees, as well as for their community. The theme for this year’s award was energy conservation. (News release | Related article)
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In his remarks at NADA's 90th Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas in February 2007, former NADA Chairman Dale Willey urged dealers to use all resources available to continue to enhance their performance and profitability, including NADA’s programs and services. (News release)
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Jack Welch, who led American business giant General Electric for more than a quarter of a century, spoke to dealers at NADA's 90th Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas in February 2007. (Related article)
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Chinese automakers are unlikely to make any significant push into the United States or other developed countries before 2009 or 2010, Global Insight analyst Ashvin Chotai told the NADA International Roundtable during the association's 2007 Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas. (Related article)
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Maria Luna Brem, president and CEO of Love Chrysler in Corpus Christi, Texas, and a nationally recognized speaker, addressed the Minority Dealers Breakfast, "Celebrating Diversity," in February 2007. The event was held during the NADA’s annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas. (Related article)
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Sales of new cars and light trucks in 2007 will roughly equal the 2006 sales mark of 16.5 million, according to an economic forecast by Paul Taylor, NADA's chief economist. Speaking at the association’s annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, Taylor reported that a strong U.S. economy and new products on the market, including a wide array of high-quality new fuel-efficient vehicles, will benefit sales throughout the year. (News release)
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Battalion Chief Richard Picciotto, a 28-year veteran of the FDNY and one of 20 trapped and saved from the rubble of the collapsed North Tower of the World Trade Center, related his harrowing story of 9/11 during NADA's 2007 Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas. (Related article)
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In his remarks at NADA's 90th Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, 2006 Chairman William Bradshaw said NADA “stepped up to the plate” in the past year with initiatives to advance key priorities for the association and its dealers, including profitability, political involvement and community relations. (News release)
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Tracy Shields Jones, president of Century Automotive Group, was named the 2007 TIME Magazine Quality Dealer of the Year at NADA's 90th Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas. (Release | Related article)
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Former Olympic champion and five-time World Boxing champ Sugar Ray Leonard, speaking at NADA's 90th Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas, reminded dealers that to be successful, to do your best, you must be a determined fighter. (Related article)
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Dealers and auto industry executives gathered for the annual NADA Industry Relations luncheon during NADA's 90th Annual Convention and Exposition in Las Vegas. (Related article)
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American Red Cross chairman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, the former U.S. ambassador to Finland and CEO/owner of Pace Communications, spoke to attendees of the third annual Secrets to Success breakfast in February 2007, a networking event for women dealers. (Related article)
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NADA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Program announced the launch of a joint Energy Stewardship Initiative to help auto dealers improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and operations.The Initiative, unveiled in January 2007 at the Washington Auto Show, provides data, tools and other strategies for dealerships to implement improved energy practices and technologies at their facilities. (Release | Special Section)
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Led by Senator Trent Lott, R-Miss., Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., and other congressional leaders, NADA and a growing coalition pledged to continue their efforts to pass total-loss disclosure legislation when the new Congress convenes in January. In a press conference in December 2006, Lott said that he plans to reintroduce legislation in the 110th Congress to reduce title fraud and title washing of insurance-totaled vehicles. (Release | Special Section)
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Automobile Dealers Association (MAADA) in October 2006 hosted a career event for students as part of NADA's Automotive Career Month. Young people received a "behind-the-scenes" dealership tour of a new-car dealership to see first-hand how the business works in all areas of its operation.
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Students from the Indianapolis, Ind., area attended a career event at O'Brien Chrysler Jeep, one of many dealerships throughout the country that hosted events as part of NADA's Automotive Career Month in 2006.
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NADA and Bradshaw Automotive conducted a free child safety seat inspection at the West End Field in downtown Greenville, S.C., in 2006. It was the kickoff of a nationwide NADA campaign to educate parents about the importance of child-safety seats, using the correct type of seat for the child's weight and age and teaching them how to properly install the seat. The initiative was part of NADA's Child Passenger Safety Month in September, as thousands of auto dealers nationwide join Bradshaw Automotive in hosting child seat inspection events at the dealerships to help save lives.
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This report from 2006 summarizes NADA's support for legislation requiring the disclosure of total-loss data of flood/salvage vehicles to consumers. Buyers currently do not have enough timely access to title data from DMVs or total loss data from insurance companies. Dealers are encouraged to contact their members of Congress to encourage them to require insurance companies to make VINs of totaled vehicles commercially available. Senators are urged to cosponsor S. 3707.
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This video report on Child Passenger Safety Month 2006 features comments by NADA 2006 Chairman William Bradshaw, customer testimonials, and comments from physicians and government officials.
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NADA-TV had two reports covering NADA's 7th Biennial Industry Relations Symposium in 2006 in New York:
Overview of the two-day symposium
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Dealer profitability segment
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