Q. How is POADA different from associations?

A. There is a major difference. POADA is not an association; it is a business alliance. Dealer associations, like NADA and NIADA, protect dealers’ interests on a wide front, including regulatory and legislative challenges as well as helping the dealer improve his or her operations. These associations do an outstanding job as dealer advocates, and we encourage all dealers to join and be active in organizations like NADA and NIADA; it’s a must in today’s environment.

As a business alliance, POADA is complementary to these dealer associations. POADA is just what the name implies: an alliance of dealers and companies formed to help grow sales and profits in the pre-owned marketplace. We are witnessing a market realignment as dealers seek out new alliances to stabilize and grow their pre-owned business. POADA brings together dealers and companies — we call these companies Partners — to do more business together, with advantages they would not have on their own outside of the Alliance.