In early June, as protests erupted across the nation over the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, National Automobile Dealers Association CEO Peter Welch had a message for his members.
"Racism and discrimination have no place in the car business, or America," he said in a blog post at the time. "We must root them out together."
While protests, demonstrations and civil unrest over police brutality, inequality and racism are ongoing in the U.S., NADA has put a spotlight on its own efforts to improve diversity, inclusion and equity within the organization and among its 16,000-plus members by implementing changes designed to bring more diverse voices to the table.