General Info

The National Automobile Dealers Association is a national trade association that represents more than 20,000 new car and truck dealers, with more than 43,000 separate franchises nationwide. National Automobile Dealers provides counsel on legal and regulatory matters, develops research data on the automobile industry, assists dealers with understanding information technology issues and operates training and service programs to improve dealership business operations, sales and service practices. The association also approves endorsement or affinity marketing relationships with qualified vendors that include Cobalt Group, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard and Airborne Express. Membership in the association is open to any new-automobile or new-truck dealership holding a new automobile or truck sales and service franchise. Its used car guide has provided used-vehicle valuation products and services to the auto, finance, fleet/lease, government and insurance industries since 1933. Founded in 1917, The National Automobile Dealers Association is in McLean, Va.