The TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award (TMQDA), recently renamed the TIME Dealer of the Year, is presented to a select few dealers who have been nominated for their business success, their involvement with their local, state and national associations, and for their civic and charitable commitments in their respective communities.ĪADA has been often recognized for its commitment to civic and charitable organizations. Since TIME Magazine introduced the TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award over 35 years ago, fifteen Arkansas dealers have received finalist recognition and Arkansas has had five national winners: And, AADA has had its share of quality dealers as well. Dealers throughout the state have always been involved in local and state government and several have served in the Arkansas Legislature.Īs testimony to this leadership, Arkansas has had a dealer serve as Vice Chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, Roland Hughes, from Jonesboro in 1959, and Chairman of NADA, Jim Caplinger, from England in 1987. AADA provides dealers with an array of products and services but its most important function is advocacy. Today, AADA serves over 200 franchised automobile and truck dealers and is recognized as one of the state’s largest and most influential trade associations. In 1990 the title for the chief elected official was changed from President to Chairman of the Board. Since that time there have been seventy-seven men and two women to serve in that capacity representing dealerships from every corner of the state. Smart, Smart Chevrolet, Pine Bluff, led the association serving as President from 1932 – 1934. Initially the association had a membership base in central Arkansas and through the years expanded into a statewide trade association.ĭuring AADA’s organizational years Felix G. The hardest part of the job is not being - more.The Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association was founded in the fall of 1932 to represent the interests of Arkansas franchised new car and truck dealers. The co-workers are great, we have fun each and every day, and we learn from each other. I stay positive and humble no matter what! The management is great even though I feel my maturity is on another level (that being higher), but they work hard and I appreciate that. I have also learned not to get too high in the months I'm doing well and not too low on the slow months. I have learned to manage my money because you can have a wonderful month in sales and making money, but the following month can be strictly the opposite. I have learned that people have all the right questions to be concerned and complicate matters on major commitments when all they need is the right answers to have the piece of mind and confidence that they can handle any situation if they would just look at it in a more simple way. It has helped me to listen to people carefully and look deeper into an answer that someone will give whether it's yes or no, because every answer has a reason. I have learned that objections can be overcome by listening to people concerns and just presenting them with a simple plan to eradicate worry and doubt. Then I'll prospect the service department and call other customers that's in the market but is not ready to make a decision. Once I browse our inventory I then begin to watch the lot for about thirty minutes to an hour for customers driving and browsing. I will then go around the dealership to check for new inventory. A typical day at work will start with a sales meeting, then I would make follow up calls with my previous clients.
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