NIADA visits with dealers in Indiana, Washington

September 11, 2024

From the Heartland to the West Coast, NIADA representatives visited with dealers during recent state events.

NIADA joined the Indiana IADA for its annual convention and golf outing. Independent dealers from across Indiana filled morning sessions to receive a used vehicle market analysis and discuss inventory management. Rod Heasley from Peak Performance presented tips on Selling to Millennials to close out the morning session. Representatives from the Better Business Bureau, the Indiana Attorney General’s office and the Indiana Secretary of State office met with members during the lunch buffet. The afternoon session featured an address from Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales. To wrap up the convention session, the 2024 Indiana State Quality Dealer award was presented to Dan Francis of Andrews Auto Sales in Evansville, Indiana.

NIADA joined more than 100 dealers at the Washington IADA West Education Fair in Seattle.

The day full of education included speakers from the Department of Commerce, Department of Licensing, Department of Revenue and the Attorney General’s Office. WSIADA Director of Operations Rick Olson and President Badie Darwazeh kicked off the event encouraging dealers to get involved with their association to help protect the industry. Denis Costin of Independent Motors in Bellevue won a trip to the NIADA Policy Conference in Washington D.C. later this month. Denis has never attended the policy conference and looks forward to joining his fellow independent dealers and adding his voice to the cause.

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The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) is among the nation’s largest trade associations, representing the used motor vehicle industry comprised of some 40,000 licensed used car dealers. Since 1946, NIADA has represented the voice and interests of used car dealers at the federal level in Washington D.C. Coupled with its state association network across the country, NIADA’s grass-roots framework provides a dual layer of advocacy unmatched in the used motor vehicle industry. For 75 years, NIADA has engineered programs and leveraged technology to fulfill its mission to advance, educate and promote the independent used car dealer. NIADA members subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics of duty, honor and integrity, and believe in the advancement of small business in support of the free-market system. More information about NIADA, visit www.niada.com.