William Underriner

NADA CONVENTION

Underriner: Ease rules on stores

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013
With little payback proved, automakers should back off demands on dealers for massive investment in facility image programs, outgoing NADA Chairman Bill Underriner told dealers.... Read More »

 

Outgoing NADA chairman urges factories to be flexible on facilities

5:08 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 9, 2013
With little payback proven, automakers should back off demands on dealers for massive investment in facility image programs, outgoing Chairman Bill Underriner told dealers today at the National Automobile Dealers Association convention.... Read More »

 

Q&A: BILL UNDERRINER, OUTGOING NADA CHAIRMAN

Underriner to automakers: Don't shift costs to dealers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013
Bill Underriner says he was shocked when Phil Brady told him last July at the swanky Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah, that he was quitting as president of the National Automobile Dealers Association. Underriner, 61, a Montana dealer and chairman of the association for the last year, quickly set out to find a new president, someone to be a forceful advocate for dealers.... Read More »

 

JAMIE LaREAU

NADA leaders talk facility upgrades at the Detroit auto show

2:48 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Brick-and-mortar issues are on Bill Underriner’s mind as much as shiny new cars and trucks -- even when walking the floor of the Detroit auto show.... Read More »

 

Obama signs bill to let dealers toss out insurance booklets

3:28 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2013
President Obama today signed into law a bill allowing dealerships to stop stocking copies of a government booklet on insurance costs, the White House said. The measure, which dealers sought as a way to save time and money, cleared the House of Representatives in July without a dissenting vote. It quietly passed the Senate over the holidays.... Read More »

 

NADA chief blasts factory 'intrusion'

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29, 2012
The chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association criticized manufacturers last week for "intrusion" into dealers' operations by requiring facility renovations and creating two tiers of pricing for retailers.... Read More »

 

NADA task force to tackle facilities programs, 2-tier pricing

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
A new National Automobile Dealers Association task force will push for changes in manufacturers' facility renovation programs and incentives that lead to perceived two-tier pricing. One likely outcome: NADA leaders will take a more forceful position with automakers on those hot-button issues, NADA Chairman Bill Underriner said.... Read More »