News & Events
AIADA provides its members with the information they need to be engaged and effective advocates for the international nameplate auto industry. See below for information on upcoming events, press releases, and publications—including AIADA's daily e-news digest FirstUp, quarterly magazine AutoDealer, and Chairman’s Blog.
Upcoming Events
At 50, AIADA Still True to Free Trade
The new chairman of the American International Automobile Dealers Association, Jason Courter, practically has free trade running through his veins, reports Automotive News.
Same Mission, Evolving Industry
In 1970, a disparate group of 15 Volkswagen dealers pooled their resources to lobby Congress against a protectionist 25 percent tariff imposed six years earlier on imported light trucks. Automotive News reports that half a century on, that initial — and ultimately unsuccessful — effort to fight what was dubbed the Chicken Tax has evolved into a highly effective lobbying strike team, jumping into the political fray with and on behalf of dealers each time prospective limitations to free trade threaten today's globally interconnected auto industry.
AIADA Names Washington Dealer Jason Courter as 2020 Chairman
AIADA on Monday announced that Bellevue, Washington, dealer Jason Courter will serve as its 2020 chairman.
Dealer Optimism Builds for '20
A looming, unavoidable downturn seemed to hang like a storm cloud as dealers headed to the 2019 NADA Show. A year later, it seems the skies are clearing, reports Automotive News.
Nissan to Boost U.S. Dealer Incentives, Ad Spending
Nissan will boost its marketing outlays by nearly 60 percent from last year and more than double the dealer sales-volume bonuses to help drive foot traffic at stores and lift dealer profitability, reports Automotive News
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