The AADA National Dealer Convention & Expo returns to Melbourne in 2019 with the theme ‘2020 + Beyond’. To be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 9 to 11, the 2019 Convention & Expo has been…
Disruption. It was the theme of the AADA 2018 National Dealer Convention and it was a subject addressed in detail at the NADA 2019 Convention in January. NADA’s Executive Vice-President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Andy Koblenz, alongside Senior Vice-President…
The UK’s number one automotive sales trainer, Simon Bowkett, is the headline name featuring in AADA’s Team Sales Event at the AADA 2019 National Dealer Convention & Expo. Simon returns for his third AADA Convention, having previously spoken at the…
Anyone who has been to an AADA Convention will appreciate what a wealth of information they provide. You can’t help but come away more informed, with a greater understanding of the issues facing our industry and the many potential solutions…
AADA CEO, David Blackhall, will reduce his full-time commitments at the end of his current contract on 30 June 2019. AADA is delighted that David will continue in a consultancy and advisory capacity to the AADA for a further six…
AADA will work with the Federal Government to ensure the Government’s decision to abolish the point of sale exemption for retail Dealers providing car finance does not hurt the industry. The decision, based on a recommendation in the Banking Royal…
AADA has welcomed calls for increased protections for Dealers contained in the report from the Parliamentary Inquiry into Franchising. AADA CEO David Blackhall said the association welcomed the recommendation for changes to the Franchising Code, to embody specific industry protections…
AADA has welcomed the release of a report by the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Electric Vehicles, but disagrees with its suggestion that Australia’s retail automotive Dealers were failing to promote growth in EV sales. The report was critical of…
On 4 February 2019, the Government released the final report of the Royal Commission on the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. In the Report, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne made 76 recommendations, a number of which will have significant consequences for…
As we move towards adoption of the Automotive Code of Conduct, AADA took the opportunity, during our Study Tour of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention in January, to pick the brains of our colleagues from the US, the…