National Auto Auction Association

NAAA President Craig Amelung presenting the conference welcome today at Used Car Week.

Our travels continue in Phoenix! Special thank you to the teams at Carvana and ADESA Phoenix for taking time out of your busy schedules to meet with us. Pictured in the Carvana photo on the left: Nihar Shah Tom Taira Mike Caggiano Kathy Hopkins Doug Shore Paul Lips Eddie Lafferty Craig Amelung Pictured in the ADESA Phoenix photo on the right: Jason Brown Glen Gaines Douglas Vachon Matt Brady Dan Dineson Alyssa Hedrick Tom Robinson Jake Caggiano Rod Davis Eddie Lafferty Craig Amelung

NAAA is on the road in Phoenix! While in town for Used Car Week, the NAAA leadership team had the opportunity to visit some of our members in the area. Special thank you to Gus Jones and the team at Manheim Phoenix, Jerry Stiver, Steve Dulley, and the team at Metro Auto Auction of Phoenix, and Jim Mumford and the team at Dealers Auto Auction of the Southwest. It's always great to see our members' dedication and hard work first hand! Pictured with our members is NAAA President Craig Amelung, President-Elect Eddie Lafferty, and Executive Director Paul Lips.

NAAA seeks applicants for the Ron Hope Memorial Scholarship for Auction Academy. The scholarship, which was announced at the 2024 NAAA World Remarketing Convention, covers the tuition cost for a student going through the two-year Auction Academy program. The call for applicants is for Auction Academy Class 9, which kicks off in February 2025. The Ron Hope Memorial Scholarship is open to regular NAAA auction members only. NAAA seeks applicants who have demonstrated upward mobility by advancing through roles at the auction, have demonstrated leadership potential, and are dedicated to continuing a career in the auction industry. Interested applicants should fill out the interest form linked here: https://bit.ly/3YIMYvn Submissions are due by midnight on November 17th.

NAAA is just down in the road in Baltimore and at Bel Air Auto Auction to join Auction Academy Class 8! We are thrilled to be a part of Auction Academy's time in Maryland, and thank you to NAAA Past President R. Charles Nichols, the team at Bel Air, and Pierre Pons, Penny Wanna, CAR, and the Auction Academy team for your hospitality and partnership. And of course, it wouldn't be a photo gallery without a Charlie Vogelheim selfie!

NAAA has established a Cybersecurity Task Force that represents a diverse group of experts of business leaders in the wholesale auto auction industry to collect and share information and help mitigate risks associated with cybercrime. The Task Force will meet regularly over the course of the next year. It was created by NAAA President Craig Amelung and will be led by NAAA President-Elect Eddie Lafferty. Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/3A9vdf9. ?

We can't believe it's already been two weeks since our World Remarketing Convention. NAAA extends a heartfelt thank you to all of our members, attendees, industry partners, sponsors, exhibitors, panelists, speakers, emcees, vendors, and everyone else who had a hand in contributing to our event. Photos from the convention are now posted online, and you can see everything here: https://bit.ly/4eZFbPL We can't wait to see everyone again next year in Kansas City!

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, we are thinking of everyone in Florida and across the Southeast. To donate to the NAAAWYSSF, visit https://bit.ly/4837TMW. To request disaster relief assistance, download and fill out the attached PDF to this post and send it to [email protected].

Wow, what a great final day at the NAAA World Remaketing Convention! We can’t thank everyone enough for being with us in Orlando this week!

NAAA congratulates Craig Amelung on becoming the new NAAA president for the 2024-2025 term. Craig is pictured here officially receiving the gavel from outgoing President Eric Autenrieth and giving his first speech as NAAA president.