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0000-00-00 NIADA Acquires Assets and Operations of NABD
Merger Creates Succession Plan for NABD and a Combined Mega-Conference for the Used Vehicle Industry
 
Arlington, Texas (Dec. 20, 2017) --  The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association has acquired the assets and operations of the National Alliance of Buy Here-Pay Here Dealers and will merge NABD’s conference and educational services into those of NIADA.
 
NIADA closed on the acquisition Dec. 14, completing more than two years of review, strategic discussions and due diligence.
 
The merger provides a succession plan for NABD, founded in 1998 by Ken Shilson.
 
“We are thrilled to formally join forces with Ken Shilson, Ingram Walters and the entire NABD team as we move forward together with a long-term NABD succession plan,” NIADA CEO Steve Jordan said.
 
“NABD has provided a strong voice and specialized educational resources to more than 14,000 members over the past 19 years. I am pleased that the NABD legacy will live on within NIADA as we continue to develop new ways to serve the entire used motor vehicle industry.”
 
The NABD staff will transition into NIADA and continue in expanded roles to serve the needs of NABD members, NIADA members and the BHPH industry.
 
“Success in this industry is about working together,” said Shilson, NABD’s president. “It’s about using our collective resources to help our members succeed. And that’s exactly what we’ve done here. We’re working together for the success of the used car industry, which is what this merger is about.”
 
NABD’s Walters agreed that the deal embodies what NABD has always been about.
 
“Our goal at NABD has always been the dealers’ success,” he said. “This combination will provide even more basis for that and an ongoing plan for their success.”
 
That plan includes merging NABD’s National BHPH Conference into the NIADA Convention and Expo for a combined NIADA-NABD Mega-Conference set for June 18-21 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla.
 
A fall conference in Las Vegas is also under development, with plans to be announced in early 2018.
 

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