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5 FALL 2014 Executive Director’s MESSAGE Bob Smith GREATER LOS ANGELES NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION Los Angeles Auto Show ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ T he most exciting time of year for the retail automotive industry is upon us. We are proud to sponsor and endorse the Los Angeles Auto Show, "The Greatest Show on Earth." Press Days for the Show begins on Tuesday, November 18th with the Western Automotive Conference at the L.A. Hotel Downtown. This half day event brings to- gether industry leaders from all over the country to look at the state of our industry. Key Speakers at the event include Jim Lentz (CEO of Toyota North America) and Christopher Rhoades (Chief Designer of Mercedes Benz Design). Also launching that day is the Connected Car Expo, where technology and automotive innovation come together. This multi day event is a great opportunity to network with industry leaders and innovators. There will be over 60 global and North American debuts by the top automakers in the world the following two days (Nov.19 and 20). We hope your plans include attending some or all of these events. New Vehicle sales in Los Angeles County continue to trend at a pace of a 10% increase over last year’s totals. On a state and national level, sales are increasing with a projection of 16.4 million vehicles sold for the year 2014. These trends are favorable for the overall health and well being of our industry here in Los Angeles. We are helping promote a "New Law Seminar" for Automotive Retailers here in Southern Califor- nia on Dec. 11 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. This will be an opportunity to look at the outcome of the 2014 Legislative Session here in our state, and also be briefed on pending labor issues that might impact New Car Dealers in 2015. We hope you can join us!  Kind regards, Bob Smith Executive Director