American International Automobile Dealers Association

The American International Automobile Dealers Association is the only national trade association representing America’s 10,000 global nameplate automobile franchises in Washington, D.C. Its primary focus is on promoting free trade and opposing tax increases. Their mission is to create, maintain, and preserve a free market for international nameplate automobiles in the United States, aggressively advocate this mission before the Federal Government and to save the economic viability of the organization’s members, the American International Automobile Dealers. The first Board of Directors meeting of the Volkswagen American Dealers Association (VADA) was held on September 10, 1970. On January 30, 1970 VADA opened enrollment to any franchised merchant of imported automobiles and changed its name to the American Imported Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA). AIADA serves as an promoter for these dealers before Congress, the White House, and federal agencies.

Today AIADA represents more than 10,000 international dealers and over 500,000 of their employees. Together, they have sold 8.3 million vehicles, resulting in a 59 percent share of the U.S. market. AIADA is presently a supporter of Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics (AWARE), in order to further purchaser education on vehicle financing. International nameplate auto dealers are uniquely impacted by federal legislation and policy, driving AIADA to center its campaigning endeavors on trade, financial, tax, and dealer regulation issues. The association tries to guarantee that the policy makers and legislators hear and understand what their choices intend to members. Global nameplate automobile dealers have an effective, positive effect across the nation on their neighbourhoods, cities, and states. Dealerships are more than a spot to shop for and purchase a new vehicle. They are the heart of the worldwide nameplate auto industry and they are committed to serve their communities.

AIADA’s Member Benefits program looks to collaborate with remarkable organizations that service the auto retail industry in order to provide individuals with unparalleled quality products and provide services for their basic business needs. AIADA’s Affinity Partners are chosen and exclusively supported by AIADA for their remarkable worth, quality, sales, and best-in-class administration to individuals.