NADA Show 2025 recap: Weather delays, resiliency and optimism in New Orleans
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Piles of snow greeted attendees after an unprecedented snowstorm hit New Orleans, delaying the show schedule. (Nick Bunkley)
Snow piled outside the New Orleans convention center. (NICK BUNKLEY/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
NADA's 2025 chairman, Tom Castriota, gives his first address to dealers Jan. 25. (NICK BUNKLEY/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
Thomas King, president of data and analytics for J.D. Power (J.D. POWER)
Automotive News brought together dealer and industry executives for its annual private dinner at the NADA Show, hosted at Domenica in the Roosevelt Hotel. KC Crain, publisher of Automotive News, and co-host Sam DiNello, CEO of Future Energy, welcomed the guests. (JACQUELINE BAO/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
A DeLorean tricked out Back to the Future style at the Podium booth. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
NAMAD Chairman Damon Lester speaking during a session on diversity. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
Emma Hancock, host of Up to Speed, doing an interview at the broadcast desk at the Automotive News NADA Show booth. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
Cox Automotive's booth with an interactive screen. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
An attendee reading the Automotive News NADA Show Daily during a break. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
A marching band makes its way across the NADA Show floor in New Orleans. (PAIGE HODDER/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
A robot dog walks around the NADA Show floor. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
A mirror-suited man walks through the NADA Show floor during a parade featuring several costumes. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
A parade featuring people in costumes and on bikes works its way through the NADA Show floor in New Orleans. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
Automotive News Executive Editor and McKinsey & Co. Senior Partner Inga Maurer, discuss key takeaways from NADA. (TOM CARL/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
The General Motors booth at the 2025 NADA Show. (RUDY SCHORK/AUTOMOTIVE NEWS)
Doug Betts, president of J.D. Power’s global automotive division, left, speaks with CDK CEO Brian MacDonald during the "Leaders Look Forward" Q & A. (J.D. POWER)
Raymond Farabaugh receives the award for 2025 Time Dealer of the Year. (NADA)
