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NADA Plans Big Kickoff for In-Person 2022 Show The Na onal Automobile Dealers Associa on is planning to fire up its annual show with a big kickoff recep on March 10 at Allegiant Stadium. WASHINGTON — With plans for an in-person 2021 event intercepted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Na onal Automobile Dealers Associa on says it is preparing for a “safe and responsible” return to Las Vegas in 2022. The associa on is planning to kick off its annual show with a recep on March 10 at Allegiant Stadium, the brand-new NFL venue, where a endees will be welcomed with a performance by rock band Train. The main show runs March 11-13 at the Las Vegas Conven on Center. NADA Show Commi ee Chairman Sco Dube described the opening night party as a “can’t miss” event for the industry and the largest celebra on the associa on has hosted since its 100-year anniversary in 2017. “There’s no other way to describe it,” Dube told Automo ve News last week during a recording of the «Daily Drive» podcast. «The level of excitement, the number of people that will be there, the venue itself — it›s just going to be an epic event.» Last year, NADA quickly pivoted its 2021 show from an in-person gathering at the Ernest N. Morial Conven on Center in New Orleans to its first all-virtual show amid uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The organiza on had been tenta vely moving ahead with plans to host the in-person event in January, but a series of state and local government orders to limit the spread of the virus proved to be a showstopper. NADA ul mately opted for a virtual-only show, pushing the event to February to allow more me to adjust. Face-to-face While the 2022 NADA Show is being planned for in-person a endance, the associa on said it’s reviewing the possibility of presen ng some of its workshops online. “It’s a very heavy li to do an expo virtually,” said Dube, who is also a secondgenera on dealer and president of Bill Dube Hyundai in Wilmington, Mass. “I think what we’ve learned is that our dealers appreciate, our vendors appreciate, and our OEMs appreciate, an in-person show.” Continued on Page 5
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