Archive:   2010

Date		Title	Quotable
December 9, 2011		Persistence Remarks by STEPHEN WADE 2011 NADA Chairman Dealer Candidate Academy Class 171 Graduates, McLean, Virginia	Our industry is changing so rapidly. We need your energy and your passion for this business. We need your knowledge of cutting-edge technology as we discover new ways to reach and serve our customers."
November 24, 2011		The State of the U.S. Auto Industry Remarks by STEPHEN WADE 2011 NADA Chairman FENABRAVE International Roundtable, Sao Paulo	The facility image decision is often based on subjective factors, such as opinions, pressure and personalities, which is no way to guide such spending. This is an issue that NADA is diligently working on and one that has tremendous financial implications."
October 20, 2011		Factory Image Programs: Are They Cost Effective? Remarks by STEPHEN WADE 2011 NADA Chairman Automotive Press Association, Detroit	NADA has commissioned an objective, fact-based study of the various factors that drive the ROI of facility programs, both positive and negative. The goal is to move the facilities-investment decision onto a rational, informed and fact-driven footing."
October 14, 2011		54.5 by 2025: Too Far Too Fast? Remarks by STEPHEN WADE 2011 NADA Chairman Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association, Maui, Hawaii	For me the question is, is it technically feasible and economically practical? Or is it overly ambitious? What about unintended consequences? Will huge numbers of consumers be priced out of the market? Will it create a new “jalopy effect,” where owners decide to keep their old cars and trucks instead of paying a premium for the higher mpg vehicles?"
May 10, 2011		Renewed Optimism Remarks by BILL UNDERRINER 2011 NADA Vice Chairman Motor Dealers’ Association of Alberta, Las Vegas	Analysts credit our industry with leading the economic recovery. Keeping it going is going to take the combined effort of everyone involved: dealers, remarketers, OEMs, suppliers and all of the other partners it takes to make this industry so successful."
February 7, 2011		Let’s Keep it Going Remarks by STEPHEN WADE 2011 NADA Chairman 2011 NADA Convention & Expo, San Francisco	On the one hand, these last few years have been the most difficult for our industry since the Great Depression. But they also have been some of the most important years in decades. Yes, they were traumatic. And many of us are still struggling, but don’t forget how much has been accomplished."
February 5, 2011		What a Long, Strange Trip it’s Been Remarks by ED TONKIN 2010 NADA Chairman 2011 NADA Convention, San Francisco	Who would have thought we would ride a three-year roller coaster? Our industry was in bad shape. But by pulling together, we literally brought ourselves back from the brink of disaster."
January 27, 2011		Don’t Get Ahead of the Consumer Remarks by ED TONKIN 2010 NADA Chairman SAE Plenary Panel/Washington Auto Show, Washington, D.C.	Are we going to price consumers out of the market? We must remember who is the most important person in the auto industry. ... It’s the consumer. Nothing happens in our industry until someone buys a car or truck."

  Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view.

If you don’t have Acrobat Reader, download a copy here.