Ron Fornaca CHAIRMAN’S LETTER As your incoming Chairman of the New Car Dealers Association Board of Directors, I am honored and excited to serve the San Diego County new car dealer community over the next year in this new role. Having been on Board of Directors for several years now, I’ve seen firsthand just how valuable our Association is and how much work is done on behalf of dealers. New car dealers are entering an era that likely will involve unprecedented changes to the way we interact with our customers and vendors. We continue to face ongoing challenges related to the franchise system, regulatory compliance, government relations, and human resources, just to name a few. We operate complex businesses, and the New Car Dealers Association continues to position itself at the forefront of the issues and challenges confronting us today and into the future. I want to thank everyone who attended this year’s Golf Tournament and Annual Meeting/Luncheon. I hope all of you who participated enjoyed your time interacting with your fellow NCDA members at the Maderas Golf Club, the first new venue for this event in more than 25 years! I am very excited to welcome back our San Diego International Auto Show, which, after a two-year hiatus will return on December 30 through January 2. The auto show truly is our best opportunity of the year to engage with the car-buying public as they explore the many makes and models available in the market and make short and long-term purchase decisions. The show will only increase in importance to dealers as we move toward an all-electric future, and I urge all of you to support it in whatever capacity possible. I also encourage you to take full advantage of the incredible benefits offered by the New Car Dealers Association. And please don’t hesitate to reach out to your board members and the Association staff with any issues or questions you might have. I look forward to representing our Association both internally and externally and collaborating with the rest of the Board and Association staff to ensure that we run our businesses effectively and efficiently. Sincerely, Ron Fornaca New car dealers are entering an era that likely will involve unprecedented changes to the way we interact with our customers and vendors. 2 San Diego Dealer
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