GM reps to visit small dealers

NADA video interview with GM's Batey • Read the press release

Starting in the first quarter of 2013, GM district managers will make regular visits to those small, mostly rural, dealerships, which now have only call-center contact with the company. GM created the call-center system about 25 years ago. (Read more from Automotive News)

NADA Fights Stair-Step Incentive Programs

McLEAN, Va. – NADA kicked off a national print ad campaign detailing the many negative aspects of manufacturer stair-step incentive programs.

The full-page ad, “Stair-Step Incentive Programs are Bad for the Auto Industry,” ran in Automotive News. (Read more)

NADA/J.D. Power Conference Set for Nov. 27 in L.A.

LOS ANGELES – The 2012 NADA/J.D. Power Western Automotive Conference will take place in Los Angeles on Nov. 27, featuring a keynote address by Jim Lentz, president and chief executive officer of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

The half-day event will focus on the industry in the western United States. Beginning with a group luncheon, the Western Automotive Conference will host an afternoon program of exceptional keynote presentations and compelling executive OEM panel discussions that will focus on the California/Los Angeles-area marketplace. (Read more) 

Consumers are More Confident in the Economy

"The the overall confidence of consumers is improving currently," NADA Chief Economist Paul Taylor writes in his latest Economic Update.

"The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased in the September index reading to 70.3, up dramatically from the 61.3 level measured in August. Much of this improved confidence in the economy must be credited to stabilized prices for residential real estate markets in most states. The consumer is more confident because the typical family nest egg (home equity) has found restored value and stability." (Read more)

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NADA Foundation

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