ADP is associated with leading motor industry organisations and allied service providers
NADA
National Dealer Association of South Africa
SAGMJ
South African Guild of Motoring Journalists - ADP are an associate corporate member of SAGMJ.
NADA - What it is
The National Automobile Dealers' Association is a professional body representing the interests of businessmen who own/operate new vehicle franchise motor dealerships and qualifying used car only outlets in South Africa, It is dynamically committed toward the enhancement of the image of the retail motor business; facilitating the interface between dealers and the motor manufacturers who supply them; building rewarding relationships between dealers and their customers; and bringing relevant issues facing its members to the attention of government at all levels. In all forums, NADA is the fully representative and respected voice of the retail motor industry in South Africa.
NADA - Where it fits
NADA is one of the 12 Constituent Associations of the RMI, and also has affiliations with a number of similar organisations worldwide.
With dealer members countrywide, it operates through a structure of member-elected regional committees to a National Executive Committee which develops and implements policies and activities. Participation by members in these activities is welcomed and is limited only by the level of input and the amount of executive time those concerned are prepared to give.
NADA - Activities
At both regional and national levels, NADA arranges regular opportunities for members to meet and network on current issues. Every two years, it stages a major international convention which features both overseas and local speakers covering global issues of real significance to day-to-day business in South Africa. NADA also arranges top-level study tours to other countries to monitor the latest trends and developments in motor retailing.
In this way NADA members have been able to anticipate developments such as customer satisfaction index (CSI) measurements, multi-franchising and some major developments in vehicle marketing, and introduce South African strategies to handle them here.
Tour groups of South African NADA members regularly attend the annual United States NADA Convention (famed for its size and spectacle) and top executive members of NADA also form part of RMI's participation in the annual conference of the IOMTR (International Organisation of Motor Traders and Repairers). Locally NADA from time to time stages its own "road shows" where a touring party visits members throughout the country and presents to them on developments within the sector.
