California New Car Dealers Association The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) is the country’s largest state association of franchised new car and truck dealers with over 1,400 dealer members. CNCDA members are primarily engaged in the retail sale and lease of new vehicles, and also engage in automotive service, repair and part sales. CNCDA promotes fair and ethical business practices through a wide range of educational programs, services and industry publications.

National Automobile Dealers Association The National Automobile Dealers Association represents more than 19,700 new car and truck dealers, both domestic and international, with more than 43,000 separate franchises. NADA provides counsel on legal and regulatory matters; represents dealers on Capitol Hill; develops research data on the automobile industry; and operates training and service programs to improve dealership business operations, sales and service practices.

American International Automobile Dealers Association The American International Automobile Dealers Association\'s mission is to protect the economic viability and represent the political interests of America’s 10,000 international nameplate automobile dealerships by educating lawmakers, policy makers and the public at large about the positive impact our members have on their local, regional and national economy.

California Department of Motor Vehicles The mission of the Department of Motor Vehicles is to administer the motor vehicle laws, protect and secure the public interest and serve the public. The Department registers the approximately 26 million vehicles in the state and licenses more than 20 million drivers.

Hurricane-Damaged Vehicles Database The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced the launch of a special online database for the public, listing vehicles damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The NICB executives said 70,000 vehicles are listed in the database, with more added daily. The NICB teams are working with the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit, in addition to Mississippi, Texas and Alabama state police to create the database, where VIN numbers of damaged vehicles are available for free. For more information, go to NICB’s website: www.nicb.org.

Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics A group of auto dealers and vehicle lenders has launched launching a website – www.autofinancing101.org – that designed to inform consumers about dealership finance and insurance practices. It is the first major project of Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics (AWARE). The National Automobile Dealers Association and the American Financial Services Association formed AWARE in March of this year. The site advises consumers to know their credit scores when they shop for a vehicle. It urges them to set a realistic price range that fits their budget before they visit a dealership. It also encourages buyers to compare loan interest rates and financing terms from several sources. The website is available in English and Spanish. Click on the link above to access the AWARE website.